page_title: Idriss Saadi
section_title: Cardiff City
hierarchical_section_title: Idriss Saadi / Career / Cardiff City
caption_attribution_description: English: Football Idriss Saadi playing for Cardiff City in 2015.
context_page_description: Idriss Saadi is a professional football player who currently plays for Cercle Brugge, on loan from Strasbourg, and the Algeria national team. He operates primarily in the lead striker role. A former French youth international, Saadi now represents Algeria internationally after making his senior debut in 2017.
context_section_description: On 31 August 2015, Saadi joined Championship side Cardiff City for an undisclosed fee. Manager Russell Slade stated that the club had been scouting Saadi for several months and described him as strong, powerful and technically good. Due to an injury picked up the previous season, Saadi didn't make his debut till 7 November 2015, in a 2–0 win over Reading, where he had lasted 13 minutes before suffering another injury ruling him out for another 6 weeks. He made just one more substitute appearance during his first season at the Cardiff City Stadium, during a 2–1 defeat to Fulham on 9 April.
caption: Saadi warming up for Cardiff City prior to a match in 2015.
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