Adil Hamdani

About

Adil Hamdani (born 21 January 2009) is a French footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Lyon.

Born in Paris, Hamdani started playing football for local teams, before earning a move to Lyon’s youth academy in 2022.
In 2025, Hamdani received the Golden Kid award for the Best U17 player, an award given to the most promising young footballers from French youth academies.

On 23 November 2025, Hamdani made his debut for Lyon, coming on as a late-game substitute for Adam Karabec in a goalless draw against Auxerre in Ligue 1. At 16 years old and 306 days, he became the sixth youngest player to appear for Lyon in an official game, and the third youngest in the 21st century, behind Willem Geubbels and Rayan Cherki.

Beside from France, Hamdani is also eligible to represent Algeria and Sénégal. He has represented France internationally at youth levels, having played for the under-16s and under-17s.

As of match played 18 April 2026

Adil Hamdani at Soccerway