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Mehdi Léris
Personal information
Full name Mehdi Pascal Marcel Léris
Date of birth (1998-05-23) 23 May 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Mont-de-Marsan, France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sampdoria
Number 26
Youth career
2013–2016 Chievo
2016–2017 → Juventus (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Chievo 27 (0)
2019– Sampdoria 15 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:17, 1 August 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 August 2019

Mehdi Pascal Marcel Léris (born 23 May 1998) is a French professional footballer, who plays for Serie A club Sampdoria as a midfielder.

Professional career

Léris caught the eye of A.C. ChievoVerona in an amateur showcase tournament in Paris in 2013, and thereafter joined the youth academy of the team.[1] Léris moved on loan to Juventus F.C. with an option to buy for a year, becoming a part of the youth squad without making an appearance for the senior team.[2][3] Léris returned to Chievo, and made his professional debut with them in a 3–0 Serie A loss to Juventus FC on 9 September 2017.[4]

On 12 August 2019, Léris signed a five-year deal with Sampdoria.[5]

Personal life

Léris was born in France to a Spanish father and Algerian mother, and is eligible for all three national teams.[6] Léris' father, Yannick, is a former amateur footballer and a U16 football coach in France.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 August 2020[8]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Chievo 2017–18 Serie A 4 0 0 0 — — 4 0
2018–19 23 0 1 1 — — 24 1
Total 27 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 28 1
Sampdoria 2019–20 Serie A 15 1 1 0 — — 16 1
Career total 42 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 44 2

References

  1. ^ S.p.A., Società Editrice Athesis. "La Signora alla finestra per il gioiellino Leris".
  2. ^ "Officiel - Un jeune français signe à la Juventus".
  3. ^ "Football : le jeune Montois Mehdi Léris, joueur à la Juventus, rencontre le pape François".
  4. ^ "Juventus 3-0 Chievo". BBC Sport. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  5. ^ "UFFICIALE: Samp, dal Chievo arriva Leris. Ha firmato fino al 2024". Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  6. ^ Bouzidi, Lotfi (24 February 2017). "Futur DZ : Concurrence entre l'Algérie l'Espagne et la France pour le talent de la Juvé - Fennec Football".
  7. ^ "Football : le Chievo Vérone fait de l'œil à Mehdi Léris".
  8. ^ Mehdi Léris at Soccerway
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