Mehdi Méniri

Mehdi Méniri

Personal information
Date of birth	(1977-06-29) June 29, 1977
Place of birth	Metz, France
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
	Nancy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1996–2000	Nancy	96	(6)
2000–2003	Troyes	69	(4)
2003–2006	Metz	70	(5)
2006–2009	Bastia	73	(4)
2008	→ Al-Khor (loan)	26	(3)
2009	Al Dhafra	25	(3)
2010–2012	Amnéville	25	(6)
International career‡
2000–2008	Algeria	22	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 21 October 2011 (UTC) ‡ 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 a former Algerian football defender.

Career

Despite having been born in Metz, Méniri first played senior football for AS Nancy. He moved on to Troyes, 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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