Zakaria Naidji

Zakaria Naidji (زكرياء نعيجي; born 19 January 1995) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays for Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club MC Alger. He played one match for the Algeria national team in 2019.

Club career
Naidji was the top scorer of the 2018–19 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 with 20 goals. Across all competitions, he scored a total of 21 goals and made seven assists during the season.

In August 2019, Naidji joined Portuguese liga NOS club Gil Vicente on loan from Paradou AC. It was reported Gil Vicente paid €50,000 for the loan and also secured an option to sign him permanently for €1.4 million. In March 2021, Naidji joined USM Alger on loan from Paradou AC. In September 2021, he joined Pau FC on loan from Paradou AC. In July 2021, Naidji joined Laval from Paradou AC.

In August 2023, he joined MC Alger.

International career
Naidji made his Algeria national football team debut on 22 March 2019 in an African Cup of Nations qualifier against Gambia, as a 64th-minute substitute for Oussama Darfalou.

Honours

 * Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 top scorer: 2018–19