Amir Laidouni: ASO Chlef complete free transfer for Algerian right-back from USM Annaba

ASO Chlef have completed the signing of Algerian right-back Amir Laidouni from USM Annaba on a free transfer, with the move officially registered as starting on 2026-07-04 and running through to an undisclosed contract end date.

The 26-year-old defender arrives without a recorded transfer fee after his spell at Annaba, stepping back into Algerias Ligue 1 with Chlef as his next destination. The deal is listed with no current market valuation attached, despite Laidouni having previously been valued as high as 150,000 earlier in his career.

Born in Skikda on 1999-09-20, Laidouni is a specialist right-back whose main position is recorded as defender on the right side. He holds Algerian nationality and has spent his entire professional career in domestic football, but will now be operating in the top flight with ASO Chlef after his move from a lower-division environment at USM Annaba.

The transfer continues a career marked by steady movement through well-known Algerian clubs. Laidouni progressed from JSM Skikda to ES Setif on 2020-09-01, before switching to Olympique de Medea on 2021-09-24. A move to NC Magra followed on 2023-08-12, ahead of his transfer into USM El Harrach on 2024-08-17 and then on to USM Annaba for the 2025-26 season. His latest move to ASO Chlef is his sixth documented club change.

His market value history underlines the fluctuations of his career trajectory. While at ES Setif, Laidounis valuation rose from 50,000 to 125,000 between late 2020 and mid-2021. At Olympique de Medea, it peaked at 150,000 in early 2022 before dropping to zero by March 2023. A subsequent revival at NC Magra saw the figure return to 150,000 in February 2024, then ease to 125,000 by June of the same year, before another recorded value of zero following his move to USM El Harrach in August 2024. The most recent transfer to Chlef lists his market value as unknown rather than quantified.

Although Laidouni has remained in his home country throughout his senior career, the move places him firmly in Ligue 1, Algerias top tier, and into a more visible competitive environment than several of his previous clubs. The data provided does not include recent match details, appearances, or statistical contributions for his most recent seasons, nor does it specify his role in individual fixtures.

At 1.76m and in his mid-twenties, Laidouni joins ASO Chlef entering what is typically considered a defenders prime years. With experience across multiple Algerian sides and a history of fluctuating valuations, his ability to re-establish himself at Ligue 1 level with Chlef will be central to how this move is ultimately judged and how it shapes perceptions of his career trajectory within Algerian football.