Djamel Mesbah
| Personal information |
| Full name |
Djamel Eddine Mesbah[1] |
| Date of birth |
9 October 1984 (1984-10-09) (age 27) |
| Place of birth |
Zighoud Youcef, Algeria |
| Height |
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] |
| Playing position |
Left back |
| Club information |
| Current club |
Milan |
| Number |
15 |
| Youth career |
| 1995–2001 |
US Annecy-le-Vieux |
| 2001–2003 |
Servette FC |
| Senior career* |
| Years |
Team |
Apps† |
(Gls)† |
| 2003–2004 |
Servette |
11 |
(3) |
| 2004–2006 |
Basel |
11 |
(1) |
| 2006 |
→ Lorient (loan) |
0 |
(0) |
| 2006–2008 |
Aarau |
60 |
(1) |
| 2008–2009 |
Luzern |
6 |
(0) |
| 2008–2009 |
→ Avellino (loan) |
27 |
(2) |
| 2009–2012 |
Lecce |
82 |
(6) |
| 2012– |
Milan |
5 |
(0) |
| National team‡ |
| 2010– |
Algeria |
10 |
(0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, March 4, 2012 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:00, March 4, 2012 (UTC) |
Djamel Eddine Mesbah (born 9 October 1984 in Zighoud Youcef) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a left back for Italian Serie A club Milan.
[edit] Career
[edit] Early career
Mesbah began his playing career in the junior ranks of French club US Annecy-le-Vieux before being spotted by scouts from Swiss side Servette FC in 2001.[3] He progressed through the ranks at Servette FC and made his senior debut in the 2003–04 Swiss Super League season, playing in 11 games and scoring 3 goals.
[edit] FC Basel
In the summer of 2004, he left the club as it was facing financial difficulties and joined FC Basel. Used mostly as a substitute, he would go on to make just 11 appearances and score 1 goal. In January 2006, he was loaned out to FC Lorient who were playing in Ligue 2 at the time. However, he was injured before he could make his debut and never featured for them.
[edit] FC Aarau
In the summer of 2006, he signed with FC Aarau, a Swiss club playing in the countries second division. He stayed there for two seasons and was a starter the entire time.
[edit] FC Luzern
He was signed by FC Luzern on 1 July 2008, but made only 6 appearances the whole year, all of which were coming off the substitute bench.
[edit] AS Avellino 1912
On 1 September 2008, he was signed by A.S. Avellino 1912, the first Italian club in his career.
[edit] US Lecce
In July 2009 he was signed by U.S. Lecce. At Lecce he played mostly as a left sided midfielder, but occasionally as a central midfielder or even a left sided wing-back. His ability to play many positions well, attracted the interest of a few Italian clubs.
[edit] AC Milan
On 18 January 2012, US Lecce announced that Mesbah would be leaving the club to join A.C. Milan.[4] The following day, Milan confirmed the transfer, announcing that Mesbah had signed a four and a half year contract with the club for an undisclosed fee.[5]
[edit] Algeria national team
[edit] Statistics
- As of 20 February 2012
[edit] International
- As of 20 February 2012[6]
[edit] Honours
- FC Basel
[edit] External links
[edit] References
| Persondata |
| Name |
Mesbah, Djamel |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
9 October 1984 |
| Place of birth |
Zighoud Youcef, Algeria |
| Date of death |
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| Place of death |
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