Carl Medjani
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Carl Medjani |
| Date of birth |
May 15, 1985 (1985-05-15) (age 26) |
| Place of birth |
Lyon, France |
| Height |
1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) |
| Playing position |
Centre Back |
| Club information |
| Current club |
Ajaccio |
| Number |
6 |
| Youth career |
| 2000-2003 |
Saint-Étienne |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
| 2003-2006 |
Liverpool |
0 |
(0) |
| 2004-2005 |
→ Lorient (loan) |
25 |
(0) |
| 2005-2006 |
→ Metz (loan) |
23 |
(0) |
| 2006-2008 |
Lorient |
9 |
(0) |
| 2007-2008 |
→ Ajaccio (loan) |
35 |
(1) |
| 2008- |
Ajaccio |
105 |
(5) |
| National team‡ |
| 2001-2002 |
France U16 |
16 |
(0) |
| 2002-2003 |
France U17 |
10 |
(0) |
| 2003-2004 |
France U18 |
8 |
(0) |
| 2004-2006 |
France U21 |
5 |
(1) |
| 2010- |
Algeria |
7 |
(0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 17 October 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:00, 7 November 2011 (UTC) |
Carl Medjani (Arabic: كارل مدجاني) (born May 15, 1985 in Lyon, France) is an Algerian international football player who is currently playing for AC Ajaccio in Ligue 1.
[edit] Career
After spending his youth development years at Saint-Étienne he was signed by Liverpool's manager Gérard Houllier in August 2003. Liverpool beat off stiff competition from Premiership rivals Arsenal, Manchester United and German giants Bayern Munich to secure his services.
Medjani struggled to break in the first team was sent on loan to Lorient for the whole 2004-05 season by new Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez. Despite impressing in the Toulon under-20 tournament in summer 2005, Benítez deemed it necessary for him to gain more experience and so he spent 2005-06 on loan at FC Metz. During the season he made 23 appearances for a struggling Metz team, who were eventually relegated from the French Ligue 1.
At the start of the 2006-07 season, he rejoined Lorient, this time on a permanent basis [1].
[edit] International career
Medjani captained the France U21 team in the 2006 Toulon tournament [2]. However, being of Algerian origin, he made the switch to represent Algeria in international competition and was called up by Rabah Saâdane to the Algerian preliminary squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.[1]
[edit] Statistics
[edit] References
| Persondata |
| Name |
Medjani, Carl |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
1985-05-15 |
| Place of birth |
Lyon, France |
| Date of death |
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