Ali "hAdji" Haïnouss has announced his retirement from professional play, bringing an end to a career that stretched back to 2015.
"After years of dedication and chasing dreams, I've decided to retire as a player," he wrote on social media. He also made it clear that he intends to remain in the game and is open to opportunities on a team's staff.
hAdji first rose to prominence on Envy's academy roster before earning promotion to the senior team in February 2018. He went on to represent organizations including 3DMAX, LDLC, Falcons and Monte.
His deepest run at a notable LAN came with Envy at CAC 2018, where the French side finished 3-4th.
After stepping down from 3DMAX in March 2024, hAdji had two spells with Monte and represented DRILLAS before launching the organization-less illwill project with Volodymyr "Woro2k" Veletniuk in October 2025.
He most recently appeared in July as part of the Moroccan team that won the Esports Nations Cup open qualifier alongside Adil "ScreaM" Benrlitom and Nabil "Nivera" Benrlitom.
Although he is stepping away from playing, hAdji said that his love for the game and competition has not diminished and that he is ready to bring his experience, work ethic and passion to a staff role.
Envy
3DMAX
Bryan 'Maka' Canda
Lucas 'Lucky' Chastang
Kévin 'misutaaa' Rabier
Jeremy 'Kursy' Gast
Filip 'Graviti' Brankovic
Damien 'wasiNk' Dufour
Volodymyr 'Woro2k' VeletniukPast 3 months
illwill
LDLC
Nabil 'Nivera' BenrlitomPast 3 months
Ali 'hAdji' HaïnoussPast 3 months
Falcons
Finn 'karrigan' Andersen
Nikola 'NiKo' Kovač
René 'TeSeS' Madsen
Ilya 'm0NESY' Osipov
Maksim 'kyousuke' Lukin
Danny 'zonic' Sørensen
Monte
DRILLAS
Adil 'ScreaM' BenrlitomPast 3 months