Djamel Mesbah

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 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current club Lecce
Number 11
Youth career
1995–2001 US Annecy-le-Vieux
2001–2003 Servette FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2003–2004 Servette FC 11 (3)
2004–2006 FC Basel 11 (1)
2006–2006 → FC Lorient (loan) 0 (0)
2006–2008 FC Aarau 60 (1)
2008–2009 FC Luzern 6 (0)
2008–2009 → Avellino (loan) 27 (2)
2009– Lecce 79 (6)
National team‡
2010– Algeria 8 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:00, 5 September 2011 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 05:00, 5 September 2011 (UTC)

Djamel Eddine Mesbah (born 9 October 1984 in Zighoud Youcef) is an Algerian footballer. He currently plays as left-sided midfielder for Italian Serie A side Lecce.

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Club 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.[2] He progressed through the ranks at Servette FC and made his senior debut in the 2003/2004 season, playing in 11 games and scoring 3 goals. In the summer of 2004, he left the club as it was facing financial difficulties and joined FC Basel. Used mostly as a sub, 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. In the summer of 2006, he signed with FC Aarau. He was signed by FC Luzern on July 1, 2008 but on September 1 was U.S. Avellino in Italy. In July 2009 he was signed by U.S. Lecce.

Statistics

Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Italy League Coppa Italia League Cup Total
2009–10 Lecce Serie B 36 3 - - - - - -
2010-11 Serie A 33 2 - - - - - -
Total Italy
Career total - - - - - - - -

Honours

External links

References

  1. ^ "List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/22/85/78/fwc_2010_squadlists.pdf. Retrieved 2010-07-13. 
  2. ^ Interview de Djamel Mesbah : "Ma priorité actuelle, confirmer". | Football algérien
Algeria squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup
U.S. Lecce – current squad