Djamel Mesbah

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Djamel Mesbah

Mesbah with Milan in 2012
Personal information
Full nameDjamel Eddine Mesbah[1]
Date of birth (1984-10-09) 9 October 1984
Place of birthZighoud Youcef, Algeria
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionLeft back, Left wingback
Club information
Current clubParma
Number3
Youth career
1995–2001US Annecy-le-Vieux (74)
2001–2003Servette
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2003–2004Servette11(3)
2004–2006Basel11(1)
2006→ Lorient (loan)0(0)
2006–2008Aarau60(1)
2008–2009Luzern6(0)
2008–2009→ Avellino (loan)27(2)
2009–2012Lecce82(6)
2012–2013Milan9(0)
2013–Parma9(1)
National team‡
2010–Algeria22(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:00, August 1, 2013 (EST).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 05:00, August 1, 2013 (EST)

Djamel Eddine Mesbah (Arabic: جمال الدين مصباح‎; born 9 October 1984 in Zighoud Youcef) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a left back for the Italian Serie A club Parma F.C..

An Algerian international, Mesbah was a member of the Algeria national team at the 2010 FIFA World Cup and the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, both in South Africa.

Club career

Early 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 2003–04 Swiss Super League season, playing in 11 games and scoring 3 goals.

Switzerland

In the summer of 2004, he left the club as it was facing financial difficulties and joined FC Basel. Used mostly as a substitute, 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, a Swiss club playing in the countries second division. He stayed there for two seasons and was a starter the entire time. He was signed by FC Luzern on 1 July 2008, but made only 6 appearances the whole year, all of which were coming off the substitute bench.

Mesbah in action for A.C. Milan

AS Avellino 1912

On 1 September 2008, he was signed by A.S. Avellino 1912, the first Italian club in his career.

US Lecce

In July 2009 he was signed by U.S. Lecce. At Lecce he played mostly as a left sided midfielder, but occasionally as a central midfielder or even a left sided wing-back. His ability to play many positions well, attracted the interest of a few Italian clubs.

AC Milan

On 18 January 2012, US Lecce announced that Mesbah would be leaving the club to join A.C. Milan.[3] The following day, Milan confirmed the transfer, announcing that Mesbah had signed a four and a half-year contract with the club for an €1.2 million transfer fee[4][5] On 26 January 2012, Mesbah made his debut for Milan, starting in the 2011–12 Coppa Italia quarter-final tie against Lazio.[6] Mesbah played the entire match with Milan going on to win 3–1. On 20 March 2012, Mesbah scored his first goal for Milan, in a 2–2 draw with Juventus in the Semi-Finals of the 2011–12 Coppa Italia. His goal tied the game 1–1, but proved ineffective as Milan drew in extra time to exit the cup on aggregate 4–3.

International career

In May 2010, Mesbah was called up for the first time to the Algeria national football team by Rabah Saâdane for a two-week training camp in Crans-Montana, Switzerland in preparation for the 2010 World Cup.[7] Mesbah made his debut for the team two weeks later, on 28 May 2010, as a starter in a friendly against the Republic of Ireland.[8] He was included in the final 23-man squad for the World Cup.[9]

Statistics

Club

As of 4 December 2012
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Switzerland League Schweizer Cup League Cup Total
2003–04ServetteSwiss Super League 113––––113
2004–05Basel61––––61
2005–0650––––50
2006–07FC Aarau270––––270
2007–08Swiss Challenge League331––––331
2008–09LuzernSwiss Super League60––––60
Total Switzerland 885––––885
France League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Total
2005–06LorientLigue 2 00000000
Total France 00000000
Italy League Coppa Italia Europe Total
2008–09AvellinoSerie B 2720000272
2009–10Lecce3632000383
2010–11Serie A3320000332
2011–121211000130
2011–12Milan802120121
2012–1310001020
Total Italy 117851301258
Career total 20513513021314

International

As of 12 January 2013[10]
Algeria national team
YearAppsGoals
201050
201140
201260
201310
Total160

Honours

Club

FC Basel

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 2010-07-13. 
  2. ↑ Interview de Djamel Mesbah : "Ma priorité actuelle, confirmer". | Football algérien
  3. ↑ Ufficiale la cessione di Mesbah al Milan; US Lecce SPA, 18 January 2012.
  4. ↑ page 134–135 AC Milan bilancio 2012 (Italian)
  5. ↑ A.C. MILAN COMUNICATO UFFICIALE; AC Milan, 19 January 2012.
  6. ↑ "Milan vs. Lazio – 26 January 2012 – Soccerway". Soccerway. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012. 
  7. ↑ "Les 25 joueurs qui iront en Suisse". DZFoot. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2012. 
  8. ↑ "République d'Irlande 3–0 Algérie". DZFoot. 28 May 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2012. 
  9. ↑ Richard Farley (1 June 2010). "Bougherra, Belhadj, Ziani Highlight Algeria's Final, 23-Man World Cup Roster". SB Nation. Retrieved 2 April 2012. 
  10. ↑ "Mesbah, Djamel". National Football Teams. Retrieved 23 February 2012. 

External links

Parma F.C. – current squad
Algeria squad – 2010 FIFA World Cup
Algeria
Algeria squad – 2013 Africa Cup of Nations
Algeria
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