Mehdi Taouil
 Taouil playing for Kilmarnock | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mehdi Taouil | ||
| Date of birth | 20 May 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France | ||
| Height | 5 ft 5 in (1.65 m) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Sivasspor | ||
| Number | 91 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2001–2003 | Nancy | 8 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | 1. FC Nuremberg | 6 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Montpellier | 48 | (3) |
| 2007–2011 | Kilmarnock | 107 | (5) |
| 2011–2013 | Heart of Midlothian | 55 | (2) |
| 2013– | Sivasspor | 17 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004 | Morocco | 5 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 January 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Mehdi Taouil (Arabic: مهدي طويل) (born 20 May 1983 in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Val-de-Marne) is a French-born Moroccan football player currently playing as an attacking midfielder in the Turkish superlig for Sivasspor.
Personal
Taouil was born in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France to a Moroccan father and an Algerian mother.[1]
Club career
During the early stages of his career he played for Nancy and 1. FC Nuremberg but was limited to only infrequent games.
Montpellier
Taouil played for Montpellier in Ligue 2, joining the club on a two-year contract in June 2005, before being released at the end of the 2006/07 season. During his time there he made 48 league appearances scoring three goals.
Kilmarnock
He then signed a one-year deal at Scottish side Kilmarnock in October 2007.[2] On his Kilmarnock debut he was warmly greeted by the fans in a 1–0 loss to Motherwell and was voted as Kilmarnock's Man of the Match. He scored his first goal in the game against Hibernian on 26 December 2007 at Rugby Park, which ended in a 2–1 victory for the Ayrshire side.
Taouil was linked with a transfer to SPL rivals Hearts, but in July 2008 he signed a three-year deal with Kilmarnock.[3] Following the release of Gary Wales, Taouil was given the number 10 shirt for the new season.
In all he made 118 appearances in all competitions scoring 7 goals for Kilmarnock.[4]
Hearts
Despite turning Hearts down in 2008 they again made approaches to sign him when he became a free agent in the summer of 2011 after his three-year contract with Kilmarnock came to an end.[5]
On Tuesday 14 June 2011, Taouil signed for Hearts on a three-year contract.[6] He opted to sign for the Gorgie outfit despite interest from the continent and team up with his former Kilmarnock boss Jim Jefferies.[7] Making his debut against Rangers at Ibrox on 23 July.[8] He scored his first goal for the club on 3 December, with a consolation goal in their 2–1 defeat to St. Johnstone.[9]
Sivasspor
Mehdi Taouil signed a contract with Turkish Süper Lig side Sivasspor for the 2013/14 season.
International career
Taouil was part of the Moroccan national football team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Taouil played in all three games as the team exited in the first round, finishing third in Group D behind Iraq and Costa Rica.
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Scottish Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | App | Goals | ||
| Kilmarnock | 2007–08 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 2 |
| 2008–09 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 5 | |
| 2009–10 | 27 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 0 | |
| Total | 107 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 118 | 7 | |
| Heart of Midlothian | 2011–12 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 2 |
| 2012–13 | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 0 | |
| Total | 55 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 2 | |
| Career Totals | 148 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 9 | |
References
- ↑ Mehdi Taouil : "Revenir et porter les couleurs du Maroc"
- ↑ "Kilmarnock seal midfielder move". BBC Sport. 19 October 2007. Retrieved 19 October 2007.
- ↑ "Taouil commits himself to Killie". BBC Sport. 3 July 2008. Retrieved 3 July 2008.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Mehdi Taouil Stats". Soccerbase. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ↑ "Hearts in talks with Kilmarnock's Mehdi Taouil". BBC News. 10 March 2011. Retrieved 10 March 2011.
- ↑ "Mehdi Taouil leaves Kilmarnock for Hearts". BBC News. 14 June 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
- ↑ "Taouil will be a big hit: JJ". Retrieved 14 June 2011.
- ↑ "Rangers v Hearts". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 23 July 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2011.
- ↑ "Hearts 1 – 2 St Johnstone". BBC Sport. BBC. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- ↑ "Mehdi Taouil Stats". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 February 2012.
- ↑ Mehdi Taouil career stats at Soccerbase
External links
- Mehdi Taouil career stats at Soccerbase
- Mehdi Taouil French league stats at LFP.fr (French)
- Mehdi Taouil at National-Football-Teams.com
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