# Aïssa Laïdouni

Aïssa Bilal Laïdouni (Arabic: عِيسَى بِلَال الْعَيْدُونِيّ; born 13 December 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Qatari club Al-Wakrah. Born in France, he plays for the Tunisia national team.

## Club career

A youth exponent from the club, Laïdouni made his Ligue 1 debut with Angers on 2 April 2016 against Troyes.
On 20 April 2021, Laïdouni won the 2020–21 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season with Ferencváros by beating archrival Újpest FC 3–0 at the Groupama Arena. He wears shirt number 93, a nod to his hometown of Livry-Gargan, a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France.
On 12 July 2024, Union Berlin announced Laïdouni's transfer to Al-Wakrah in Qatar.

## International career

Laïdouni was born in France, to a Tunisian mother and Algerian father. He was called up to represent the senior Tunisia national team on 19 March 2021. He made his debut on 25 March 2021 in an AFCON 2021 qualifier against Libya.

## Personal life

Laidouni is the older brother of the Algeria youth international footballer Naïm Laidouni.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 18 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Angers | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Les Herbiers (loan) | 2016–17 | Championnat National | 27 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 1 |
| Chambly (loan) | 2017–18 | Championnat National | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 19 | 2 |
| Voluntari | 2018–19 | Liga I | 30 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 32 | 6 |
| Voluntari | 2019–20 | Liga I | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 24 | 1 |
| Voluntari | Total | Total | 53 | 7 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 56 | 7 |
| Ferencváros | 2020–21 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 27 | 3 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 3 |
| Ferencváros | 2021–22 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 27 | 3 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | — | — | 41 | 4 |
| Ferencváros | 2022–23 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 2 | — | — | 16 | 2 |
| Ferencváros | Total | Total | 64 | 6 | 8 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 3 | — | — | 95 | 9 |
| Union Berlin | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 2 |
| Union Berlin | 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 |
| Union Berlin | Total | Total | 37 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | — | — | 50 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 200 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 250 | 21 |

### International

    As of match played 17 October 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Tunisia | 2021 | 11 | 1 |
| Tunisia | 2022 | 17 | 0 |
| Tunisia | 2023 | 8 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 36 | 2 |
    As of match played 12 September 2023
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 16 November 2021 | Stade Olympique Hammadi Agrebi, Radès, Tunisia | Zambia | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2022 World Cup Q |
| 2. | 12 September 2023 | 30 June Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | Egypt | 1–0 | 3–1 | Friendly |

## Honours

Ferencváros
* Nemzeti Bajnokság I: 2020–21; 2021–22
* Magyar Kupa: 2021–22
Individual
* Nemzeti Bajnokság I Most Valuable Player: 2020–21
* Tunisian Footballer of the Year: 2022