Nadir Belhadj

Nadir Belhadj () (born 18 June1982 in Saint-Claude, Jura, France) is an Algerian professional football (soccer) player. In January 2007 Belhadj was bought by French champions Olympique Lyonnais for €3.24 million and signed a lucrative four and a half year deal. He was immediately loaned back to CS Sedan Ardennes after signing, and will be joining Lyon at the end of the season on July 1.

A defender, Belhadj began his career at Ligue 1 club RC Lens, where he failed to make the first-team. He joined Ligue 2 FC Gueugnon on loan in 2002 and after making 26 league appearances signed permanently in 2003.

Belhadj played 36 more Ligue 2 games for Gueugnon before moving to Sedan in 2004. Making more than thirty appearances in each of his two full seasons with Sedan in Ligue 2, gaining Promotion and relegation in the second. He is still a regular for them in Ligue 1.

He has won international recognition with Algeria national football team.

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