Career
Hadj Aïssa is nicknamed "Baggio" because of his hair and his style of play"s similarity to Italian legend Roberto Baggio. Managing Successful Programmes Batna
Hadj Aïssa started his playing career in 1994 with his hometown club Managing Successful Programmes Batna, starting with the youth sides and progressing to become one of the most talented players at the club In the 2003–2004 season, he made his full debut for the club in the Algerian Second Division, with his performances on the pitch attracting loads of interest from various domestic clubs.
Exact Sciences Sétif
In the summer of 2004, Hadj Aïssa joined Exact Sciences Sétif and made 25 appearances, scoring 2 goals, in his first season.
The following season, he made 28 appearances and scored 5 goals. On 10 June 2006, on the recommendation of Zinedine Zidane, Hadj Aïssa was offered a trial with Spanish club Real Madrid.
However, on the domestic front, the club could only manage a third-place finish. On 11 July 2008, it was announced that he was going on trial with Portuguese club Benfica.
However, days later, he announced that he would not join the club because they were looking to loan him out.
Two weeks later, he traveled to Ukraine and signed with Metalist Kharkov but the club would not match the price tag set by Exact Sciences Sétif president Abdelhakim Serrar. On 9 August 2009, Hadj Aïssa signed with Saudi Arabian club First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Ettifaq. However, a few days later, the contract was canceled after First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Ettifaq faced financial difficulties and failed to pay the transfer fee to Exact Sciences Sétif.
On 24 August 2009, it was announced that he was going on trial with English Premier League club Portsmouth.
He trained with the club until the end of the transfer window, on 31 September but did not end up signing because of work permit issues. Portsmouth had been keen on keeping him, but due the administrative issues they were unable to do southern
Qadsia South Carolina
On 15 August 2011, Hadj Aïssa signed a one-year contract with Kuwaiti Premier League club Qadsia South Carolina.