Imadeddine Azzi

Imadeddine Azzi (; born 21 June 1998) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a defender for USM Alger.

Early life Azzi was born on 21 June 1998 in Ouargla, Algeria. The younger brother of Algeria international Ayoub Azzi, he is the older brother of Algerian footballer Mohamed Azzi.

Club career As a youth player, Azzi joined the youth academy of Algerian side MC Alger in 2017, where he made zero league appearances and scored zero goals. Ahead of the 2018–19 season, he signed for Algerian side NA Hussein Dey, where he made forty-four league appearances and scored one goal. Following his stint there, he signed for Kuwaiti side Kazma SC in 2021.

Three years later, he was sent on loan to Algerian side USM Alger, where he made nineteen league appearances and scored one goal and helped the club win the 2024–25 Algerian Cup. African news website AfricaFoot wrote in 2025 that he "established himself as a central defensive pillar" while playing for them. During the summer of 2025, he signed for Russian side FC Dynamo Makhachkala, joining his brother Mohamed. On 31 January 2026, he returned to USM Alger.

International career Azzi is an Algeria youth international. On 15 October 2018, he debuted for the Algeria national under-23 football team during a 1–2 away friendly loss to the Morocco national under-23 football team.

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Honours USM Alger Algerian Cup: 2024–25 , 2025–26