Mehdi Abeid

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Mehdi Abeid
Personal information
Full nameMehdi Abeid
Date of birth (1992-08-06) 6 August 1992
Place of birthMontreuil, France
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current clubPanathinaikos
(on loan from Newcastle United)
Number20
Youth career
1999–2002Thiais
2002–2003US Alfortville
2003–2011Lens
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2011–Newcastle United0(0)
2013→ St. Johnstone (loan)12(0)
2013–→ Panathinaikos (loan)17(5)
National team‡
2007–2008France U1611(2)
2008–2009France U1716(3)
2010France U182(0)
2011–Algeria U234(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 January 2014 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 30 November 2011 (UTC)

Mehdi Abeid (born 6 August 1992) is an Algerian footballer who plays for Panathinaikos, on loan from Newcastle United, as a midfielder.

Personal

Abeid was born in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, France, to Algerian parents originally from Aïn Témouchent, Algeria.[1]

Club career

RC Lens

Abeid joined RC Lens in 2003, and he was part of the academy team for eight years before he left to join Newcastle United.[2] He trained with the Reserves.

Newcastle United

Abeid joined Newcastle United on the 25th of May 2011, passed a medical, and later he signed a five-year contract at St James' Park.[3] Following, he stated:

"After eight fantastic years at Lens, I have stagnated. I needed a change of air. I am not afraid to leave for abroad, I have had contact dating back some time and I visited the facilities there last week. I even trained with the reserve team. The leaders of the club told me about their plans and that they will rely on me for next season. For my part, I intend to give everything to develop in the Premier League. I already discussed things with Cheik Tiote and they encouraged me and welcomed my signature".

Abeid made his debut for Newcastle United in a pre-season friendly against Darlington, which was followed by a pitch invasion which caused the game to be delayed for 10 minutes.[4] On 20 September 2011, Abeid made his official debut for the club as a starter against Nottingham Forest in the third round of the 2011–12 Football League Cup.[5] Abeid scored his first goal in Newcastle colours on 21 July 2012 in a 1-1 draw against Turkish side Fenerbahçe.[6]

On 31 January 2013, he signed a loan deal with SPL side St Johnstone until the end of the season.[7]

On 30 July 2013, he signed a 1-year loan deal with Panathinaikos. He scored his first goal in a match against Veria.

International career

In 2009, Abeid was a member of the French under-17 national team at the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship in Germany. He played in all three of France's group games, starting two of them. He also been capped at under-16 and under-18 level.

In September 2011, Abeid said that he was considering an offer to switch allegiances and represent Algeria at under-23 level.[1] On September 30, 2011, sports daily Le Buteur announced that Abeid had spoken to Algeria's under-23 coach Azzedine Aït Djoudi and confirmed that he would be joining the team for a training camp in October.[8] On October 8, 2011, he made unofficial debut for the team as a starter in a friendly against USM Alger.[9] On November 13, 2011, he made his official debut as a starter in a 2-0 win against South Africa.[10] On November 16, 2011, he was selected as part of Algeria's squad for the 2011 CAF U-23 Championship in Morocco.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 26 January 2014.[2][12]
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
France League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Europe Total
2008–09 RC Lens B CFA Groupe A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009–10 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
2010–11 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 3
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
2011–12 Newcastle United Premier League 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0
2012–13 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 3 0
Scotland League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Total
2012–13 St. Johnstone Scottish Premier League 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
Greece Superleague Greek Cup - Europe Total
2013–14 Panathinaikos Superleague Greece 17 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 5
Total France 19 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 3
England 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 5 0
Scotland 12 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 13 0
Greece 17 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 19 5
Career total 49 8 5 0 1 0 2 0 57 9

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mehdi Abeid won't be put off his Carling Cup chance; JournalLive.co.uk, 20 September 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mehdi Abeid; FootballDatabase.eu, 27 September 2011.
  3. ↑ Sky Sports http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11678_6951664,00.html |url= missing title (help). 
  4. ↑ Marhsall, Anthony (15 July 2011). "Darlington 0 Newcastle 2". Newcastle United FC. Retrieved 15 July 2011. 
  5. ↑ Marhsall, Anthony (20 September 2011). "Forest 3 Newcastle 4 (After Extra-Time)". Newcastle United FC. Retrieved 22 July 2012. 
  6. ↑ Marhsall, Anthony (21 July 2012). "Newcastle 1 Fenerbahce 1". Newcastle United FC. Retrieved 22 July 2012. 
  7. ↑ "St Johnstone: Loan deals for duo as Kevin Moon leaves". BBC Sport. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013. 
  8. ↑ EN olympique : Abeid convoqué; Le Buteur, 30 September 2011.
  9. ↑ E.N. U23 : match nul des Olympiques contre l'USM Alger; DZFoot.com, October 8, 2011.
  10. ↑ EN U23 : Algérie 2-0 Afrique du Sud (amical); DZFoot, November 13, 2011.
  11. ↑ EN U23 : Les 21 joueurs sélectionnés; DZFoot, November 16, 2011.
  12. ↑ "Mehdi Abeid". Soccerbase. Retrieved 22 September 2011. 

External links

Panathinaikos F.C. – current squad
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