Since returning from international duty after the November break, Baghdad Bounedjah has been unstoppable. The Algerian striker has been scoring in quick succession. This weekend, he scored a hat-trick in Al Sadd's 4-0 league win over Al Rayyan. That gives him 5 goals in 7 league games and 13 goals in 17 games in all competitions this season with Al Sadd. Since his return from the 2026 World Cup qualifiers with Les Fennecs, he has taken part in 4 matches, scoring in each of them.