Lazhar Hadj Aissa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lazhar Hadj Aïssa | ||
| Date of birth | 23 March 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Batna, Algeria | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–2003 | MSP Batna | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2004 | MSP Batna | – | (–) |
| 2004–2011 | ES Sétif | 137 | (16) |
| 2011–2012 | Qadsia | – | (3) |
| 2012 | Sharjah SC | 0 | (0) |
| 2013– | MC Alger | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | Al Safa FC | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005 | Algeria U23 | 8 | (0) |
| 2005– | Algeria | 8 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Algeria A' | 9 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 17 March 2012 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:00, 17 March 2012 (UTC) |
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Lazhar Hadj Aïssa (Arabic: لزهر الحاج عيسى) (born 23 March 1984 in Batna) is an Algerian professional football player who currently plays as an attacking midfielder for MC Alger in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.
Hadj Aïssa is nicknamed "Baggio" because of his hair and his style of play's similarity to Italian legend Roberto Baggio.
Hadj Aïssa started his playing career in 1994 with his hometown club MSP Batna, starting with the youth sides and progressing to become one of the most talented players at the club. In the 2003–2004 season, he made his full debut for the club in the Algerian Second Division, with his performances on the pitch attracting loads of interest from various domestic clubs.
In the summer of 2004, Hadj Aïssa joined ES Sétif and made 25 appearances, scoring 2 goals, in his first season. The following season, he made 28 appearances and scored 5 goals.
On 10 June 2006, on the recommendation of Zinedine Zidane, Hadj Aïssa was offered a trial with Spanish club Real Madrid.
In his third season with the club, Hadj Aïssa helped ES Sétif win the 2006–2007 Algerian League, their first league title since 1987. He also played a crucial role in the team's triumph in the 2006–2007 edition of the Arab Champions League and was named the Best Player of the competition.
The following season, he helped the club win the 2007–08 Arab Champions League. However, on the domestic front, the club could only manage a third-place finish.
On 11 July 2008, it was announced that he was going on trial with Portuguese club Benfica. However, days later, he announced that he would not join the club because they were looking to loan him out. Two weeks later, he traveled to Ukraine and signed with Metalist Kharkov but the club would not match the price tag set by ES Sétif president Abdelhakim Serrar.
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