Mehdi Mostefa
 Mostefa in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mehdi Mostefa Sbaa | ||
| Date of birth | August 30, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Dijon, France | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Béziers | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1997 | Fontaine-les-Dijon FC | ||
| 1997–1998 | Dijon | ||
| 1998–2003 | Monaco | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2005 | Valence | 37 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Montluçon | ||
| 2006–2007 | Sète | 31 | (4) |
| 2007–2011 | Nîmes | 104 | (6) |
| 2011–2014 | Ajaccio | 101 | (7) |
| 2014–2015 | Lorient | 24 | (1) |
| 2015–2017 | Bastia | 56 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Pafos | 22 | (0) |
| 2018– | Béziers | 54 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2010–2014 | Algeria | 25 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:01, 5 May 2020 (UTC) | |||
Mehdi Mostefa Sbaa (Arabic: مهدي مصطفى سبع; born August 30, 1983) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Béziers.[1] At international level, he represented Algeria.
Personal
Mostefa was born in Dijon, France, to an Algerian father and a French mother.[2] His father is originally from the town of Mazouna in the Relizane District in Algeria.[3]
Club career
On June 6, 2011, Mostefa signed a two years contract with newly promoted Ligue 1 side AC Ajaccio.[4]
On August 7, 2014, Mostefa moved to FC Lorient for a three years contract because he's interested with the club project.[5]
On August 27, 2015, Bastia reached an agreement with FC Lorient to sign Mostefa.[6]
International career
On October 30, 2010, Mostefa was called up to the Algerian national team by head coach Abdelhak Benchikha for a friendly against Luxembourg.[7] He made his debut in that game as a starter, before being substituted off in the 69th minute.[8] On March 26, 2011, Mostefa played his first official match for Algeria in a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Morocco.[9] He played the entire match as Algeria went on to win 1–0.
References
- ^ "Mehdi MOSTEFA - Football : la fiche de Mehdi MOSTEFA (Bastia)". L'Equipe.fr (in French). Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- ^ Le Buteur chez les Mostefa Archived April 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mehdi Mostefa : «J'ai fêté ma convocation en famille» Archived November 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mostefa officiellement à l'AC Ajaccio Archived June 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mehdi Mostefa signe 3 ans au FC Lorient Archived August 8, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Mehdi Mostefa to Bastia for 2 years (in French)". m.lequipe.fr. August 27, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
- ^ Liste des joueurs retenus pour Luxembourg- Algérie Archived February 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Luxembourg 0-0 Algérie Archived December 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Algérie 1-0 Maroc Archived June 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
External links
- Mehdi Mostefa at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Mehdi Mostefa at WorldFootball.net
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- Living people
- 1983 births
- Sportspeople from Dijon
- Association football midfielders
- Algerian footballers
- French footballers
- French people of Algerian descent
- Nîmes Olympique players
- AS Monaco FC players
- ASOA Valence players
- ÉDS Montluçon players
- FC Sète 34 players
- AC Ajaccio players
- FC Lorient players
- SC Bastia players
- Pafos FC players
- AS Béziers (2007) players
- Ligue 2 players
- Ligue 1 players
- Algerian expatriate footballers
- Algeria international footballers
- Algerian people of French descent
- 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players
- 2014 FIFA World Cup players