Mehdi Méniri

Mehdi Méniri

Personal information
Date of birth	June 29, 1977 (1977-06-29)
Place of birth	Metz, France
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	CSO Amnéville
Youth career
	AS Nancy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1996-2000	AS Nancy	96	(6)
2000-2003	ES Troyes	69	(4)
2003-2006	FC Metz	70	(5)
2006-2009	SC Bastia	73	(4)
2008	→ Al-Khor (loan)	26	(3)
2009	Al Dhafra	25	(3)
2010-	Amnéville	25	(6)
National team‡
2000-2008	Algeria	22	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 21 October 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:00, 21 October 2011 (UTC)

Mehdi Méniri (Arabic: مهدي منيري‎) (born June 29, 1977 in Metz, France) is an Algerian football defender. He currently plays for CSO Amnéville in the Championnat de France amateur.

Career

Despite having been born in Metz, Méniri first played senior football for AS Nancy. He moved on to Toyes AC, with whom he played in the UEFA Cup, and in the summer of 2003 he finally went to play for FC Metz. After 3 seasons with FC Metz he signed with SC Bia in Ligue 2.

At the end of the 2007-2008 season, he was loaned out to Qatari club Al Khor for 3 months. He returned to SC Bastia after his loan spell. On 31 March 2010 the SC Bastia of the France's Ligue 2 32-year old Algerian defender signed a season long contract with Al Dhafra Club.

On September 16, 2010, it was announced that Meniri was joining French amateur side CSO Amnéville.

National team statistics

Algeria national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2000	2	0
2001	4	0
2002	0	0
2003	0	0
2004	1	0
2005	1	0
2006	5	0
2007	6	2
2008	3	0
Total	22	3

International career

Méniri made his debut for the Algeria National Team in a friendly against Bulgaria on November 14, 2000.

International goals

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	February 7, 2007	Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria	Libya	2 – 1	2 – 1	Friendly match
2.	March 24, 2007	Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria	Cape Verde	2 – 0	2 – 0	2008 African Cup of Nations (qualification)

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