Reda Khadra

Reda Khadra
Personal information
Full name Reda Khadra[1]
Date of birth (2001-07-04) 4 July 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Berlin, Germany
Position(s) Winger, attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Reims
Number 14
Youth career
CFC Hertha 06
0000–2016 TeBe Berlin
2016–2020 Borussia Dortmund
2020–2021 Brighton & Hove Albion
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Borussia Dortmund II 1 (0)
2021–2023 Brighton & Hove Albion 1 (0)
2021–2022 → Blackburn Rovers (loan) 27 (4)
2022–2023 → Sheffield United (loan) 15 (1)
2023 → Birmingham City (loan) 14 (3)
2023– Reims 33 (1)
International career
2018–2019 Germany U18 3 (0)
2022 Germany U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:03, 22 September 2024 (UTC)

Reda Khadra (born 4 July 2001) is a German professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder or winger for Ligue 1 club Reims.

A youth product of Borussia Dortmund, Khadra moved to Brighton & Hove Albion in 2020 and made his Premier League debut in 2021. He was loaned to three Championship clubs: Blackburn Rovers for the 2021–22 season, followed by Sheffield United and Birmingham City in the 2022–23 season before signing for Ligue 1 side Reims in summer of 2023.

Khadra has represented Germany internationally at youth level since 2018.

Early life

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Originally from Tyre, Lebanon, Khadra's parents fled the country due to the ongoing civil war and settled in Berlin, Germany.[2] Khadra's two older sisters were born in Lebanon, while he and his brother were born in Berlin.[2]

Club career

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Borussia Dortmund

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Khadra played youth football for CFC Hertha 06 and TeBe Berlin,[3][4] before joining Borussia Dortmund's youth sector in 2016.[5] In 2017–18 Khadra played 11 games for the under-17 team,[6] helping them win the Under 17 Bundesliga.[4] In 2018–19 he was promoted to the under-19 team, playing 20 games in the Under 19 Bundesliga,[6] and helping his team win the league title.[4] Khadra also participated in the 2018–19 UEFA Youth League, playing six games.[7] On 9 June 2019, Khadra played for the senior team in a friendly game against Energie Cottbus, scoring the first goal in a 5–0 win.[8]

During the 2019–20 season, he contributed to nine goals in 25 games for the under-19 team,[9] and made an appearance for the reserve team in the Regionalliga West, in a 2–0 away defeat to Rödinghausen on 7 March 2020.[10] Khadra played six games in the 2019–20 UEFA Youth League.[7] Between 2016 and 2020, Khadra played 69 youth team matches for Borussia Dortmund, scoring two goals and providing 11 assists.[11] He was released in June 2020.[12]

Brighton & Hove Albion

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On 1 October 2020, Khadra moved to Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion, joining their Under-23 team.[9] He made his debut for the U23s on 3 October 2020,[7] scoring the match opener in a 3–2 away win against West Ham United.[13] On 13 January 2021, Khadra made his Premier League debut,[14] coming on in the 86th minute in a 1–0 away defeat to Manchester City.[15] He picked up an injury in early February, and was ruled out for the rest of the season.[16] Khadra signed a new contract on 13 April, until June 2023.[17]

Loan to Blackburn Rovers

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On 31 August 2021, Khadra joined EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers on a season-long loan deal.[18] He made his debut on 14 September, coming on as a 54th-minute substitute for John Buckley in the 2–0 home victory over Hull City.[19] Khadra scored the first senior goal of his career on 6 November, the equaliser in a 3–1 home win over Sheffield United.[20] He scored his second goal for Rovers three weeks later in a 1–0 away win over Stoke City.[21] Khadra scored on his FA Cup debut on 8 January 2022, putting his side 1–0 up in an eventual 3–2 third round loss to local rivals Wigan Athletic.[22]

He had played 27 league games for Rovers,[23] before being ruled out for the rest of a season due to a calf injury he picked up against Reading on 19 March.[24]

Loans to Sheffield United and Birmingham City

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On 26 July 2022, Khadra joined fellow Championship club Sheffield United on loan for the 2022–23 season.[25] He scored his only goal for United on 13 September, helping his side win 1–0 against Swansea City.[26] However, because Sheffield United's formation of choice did not include wingers, Khadra was used out of position and infrequently, and by the January transfer window, he had requested and been granted an early termination of his loan. Shortly afterwards, a transfer embargo was imposed on the club, whose manager Paul Heckingbottom said later that had he known he would be unable to sign a replacement, he might well have refused to release Khadra.[27][28]

Khadra returned to Brighton, signed a contract extension until June 2024, and joined another Championship club, Birmingham City, on 10 January 2023 on loan for the rest of the season.[29] He marked his debut with a goal away to Bristol City four days later, in a 4–2 defeat.[30] Away to Swansea City in February, he was fouled for a penalty, converted by Scott Hogan, but Birmingham went 3–2 down, only to come back to win 4–3. Khadra injured a hamstring during the game,[31] and was out for a month. In what remained of the season, he scored twice,[7] in a 2–0 win against fellow relegation candidate Rotherham United and the only goal against Blackburn Rovers, his former loan club,[32][33] and set up the goal for Lukas Jutkiewicz at Millwall that confirmed Birmingham's Championship status for the 2023–24 season.[34]

Reims

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On 21 July 2023, Khedra signed for Ligue 1 side Reims for undisclosed terms.[35]

International career

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Born in Germany, Khadra is also eligible to represent Lebanon internationally through his parents,[36] who are from Tyre.[37] He stated his preference to play for the Germany national team.[38]

Khadra represented Germany internationally at under-18 level three times between 2018 and 2019, in a friendly against Cyprus and two friendlies against France.[6] He was called-up to the under-21 squad for the first time in March 2022.[39][40] However, due to an injury, Khadra withdrew from the camp.[41] He eventually made his under-21 debut on 23 September 2022, in a 1–0 friendly defeat to France.[42]

Style of play

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Mainly a right winger, Khadra is a versatile player also capable of playing on the left or as an attacking midfielder.[43] His main characteristics are his pace, dribbling and finishing.[44]

Career statistics

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As of match played 21 September 2024[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Borussia Dortmund II 2019–20 Regionalliga West 1 0 — — 1 0
Brighton & Hove Albion 2020–21 Premier League 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2021–22 Premier League — — — 0 0
2022–23 Premier League — — — 0 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Blackburn Rovers (loan) 2021–22 Championship 27 4 1 1 — 28 5
Sheffield United (loan) 2022–23 Championship 15 1 0 0 1 0 16 1
Birmingham City (loan) 2022–23 Championship 14 3 2 1 — 16 4
Reims 2023–24 Ligue 1 29 1 2 0 — 31 1
2024–25 Ligue 1 4 0 0 0 — 4 0
Total 33 1 2 0 — 35 1
Career total 91 9 5 2 1 0 97 11
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup, Coupe de France
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup

Honours

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Borussia Dortmund

References

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  2. ^ a b Shield, James (29 July 2022). "Sheffield United: Reda Khadra on football, his family's flight from Lebanon and the toughest time of his career". The Star. Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Symbolische Scheckübergabe für Nachwuchsförderung" [Symbolic check handover for the promotion of young talent]. berliner-fussball.de (in German). 15 October 2020. Archived from the original on 24 April 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2021.
  4. ^ a b c رضا خضرة اللبناني الألماني على أعتاب عملاق الدوري الانجليزي [Reda Khadra, the Lebanese-German on the cusp of the English Premier League]. kooranew.com (in Arabic). 6 September 2020. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
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  6. ^ a b c Reda Khadra at DFB (also available in German)
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  8. ^ "BVB feiert Schützenfest im "Retterspiel" gegen Energie Cottbus". sport.de (in German). Retrieved 17 January 2021.
  9. ^ a b Busch, Daniel (1 October 2020). "Brighton sign Borussia Dortmund youngster Khadra: "Offers a lot of attributes"". Transfermarkt. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
  10. ^ "Rödinghausen vs. Borussia Dortmund II". Soccerway. 7 March 2020. Retrieved 13 January 2021.
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  19. ^ "Blackburn Rovers 2–0 Hull City: Hosts' improved second half sees them beat Tigers". BBC Sport. 14 September 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
  20. ^ "Blackburn Rovers 3–1 Sheffield United: Tony Mowbray's side come from behind to beat Blades". BBC Sport. 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  21. ^ "Stoke City 0–1 Blackburn Rovers: Brighton loan man Reda Khadra nets winner to beat Potters". BBC Sport. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  22. ^ "Wigan Athletic 3–2 Blackburn Rovers: Aynsley Pears goalkeeping error send Latics through". BBC Sport. 8 January 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
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  37. ^ رضا خضرا.. بين لبنان وألمانيا [Reda Khadra.. between Lebanon and Germany]. Lebanon Football Guide (in Arabic). 16 January 2021. Retrieved 17 January 2021.
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  39. ^ "Di Salvo nominiert vier Neue für erste Länderspiele des Jahres" [Di Salvo nominates four new players for the first international matches of the year] (in German). German Football Association. 17 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
  40. ^ Hanson, Charlie (21 March 2022). "Who's on international duty this break?". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
  41. ^ "Di Salvo reagiert auf zahlreiche Ausfälle" [Di Salvo reacts to numerous withdrawals] (in German). German Football Association. 21 March 2022. Archived from the original on 22 March 2022. Retrieved 22 March 2022.
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