Mehdi Abeid
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mehdi Abeid[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 August 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Montreuil, France | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Newcastle United | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2002 | Thiais | ||
| 2002–2003 | US Alfortville | ||
| 2003–2011 | Lens | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2011– | Newcastle United | 10 | (0) |
| 2013 | → St. Johnstone (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | → Panathinaikos (loan) | 28 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | France U16 | 11 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | France U17 | 16 | (3) |
| 2010 | France U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011– | Algeria U23 | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10:31, 22 March 2015 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Mehdi Abeid (born 6 August 1992) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays for English club Newcastle United as a midfielder.
Personal
Abeid was born in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, France, to Algerian parents originally from Aïn Témouchent, Algeria.[3]
Club career
Lens
Abeid joined Lens in 2003 and was part of the academy team for eight years before he left to join Newcastle United.[4]
Newcastle United
Abeid joined Newcastle United on 25 May 2011, signing a five-year contract.[5] Following his transfer, 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 Cheick Tioté 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 ten minutes.[6] 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.[7] He scored his first goal in a 1–1 draw against Turkish side Fenerbahçe on 21 July 2012.[8]
Loan to St. Johnstone
On 31 January 2013, Abeid went on loan to Scottish Premier League side St. Johnstone until the end of the season.[9]
Loan to Panathinaikos
On 30 July 2013, Abeid signed a one-year loan deal with Panathinaikos. He scored his first goal in a match against Veria. He went on to help his team achieve third place, three points behind runners-up PAOK. He contributed with seven goals and five assists in 28 appearances, being the team's second-highest goalscorer of the season.[10] On 26 April 2014, he helped Panathinaikos win the Greek Cup, their first since 2010.[11] He then helped his team win the Greek play-offs for the Champions League by scoring two goals in four games.
Return to Newcastle United
On 1 November 2014, three years after he signed for the club, Abeid made his Premier League debut for Newcastle United, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 home win over Liverpool.[12] He suffered a fractured toe while on international duty with Algeria in mid-November.[13]
International career
In 2009, Abeid was a member of the France national under-17 team at the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Germany. He played in all three of France's group games, starting two of them. He has also been capped at under-16 and under-18 level.
In September 2011, Abeid said that he was considering an offer to switch allegiance and represent Algeria at under-23 level.[3] On 30 September, 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.[14] On 8 October, he started for the team in a friendly against USM Alger.[15] On 13 November, he made his official debut as a starter in a 2–0 win against South Africa.[16] On 16 November, he was selected as part of Algeria's squad for the 2011 CAF U-23 Championship in Morocco.[17]
In November 2014, Abeid received his first international call-up to the senior team for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Ethiopia and Mali.[18] A fractured toe ruled him out of selection for both games.[13]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Others | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| RC Lens B | 2009–10 | CFA | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| 2010–11 | CFA | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 3 | ||
| Newcastle United | 2011–12 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2012–13 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| St. Johnstone (loan) | 2012–13 | Scottish Premier League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Panathinaikos (loan) | 2013–14 | Superleague Greece | 28 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 2 | 38 | 10 |
| Newcastle United | 2014–15 | Premier League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| Lens B total | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | ||
| Newcastle United total | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 67 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 86 | 13 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League.
- ↑ Appearances in the Superleague Greece UEFA Champions League play-offs.
Honours
- Panathinaikos
References
- ↑ "Barclays Premier League: notification of shirt numbers" (PDF). Premier League. p. 14. Retrieved 16 August 2014.
- ↑ "Newcastle United - Mehdi Abeid". Newcastle United. 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2015.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Mehdi Abeid won't be put off his Carling Cup chance". The Journal. 20 September 2011.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Mehdi Abeid; FootballDatabase.eu, 27 September 2011.
- ↑ "Toon seal Abeid swoop". Sky Sports. 25 May 2011.
- ↑ Marshall, Anthony (15 July 2011). "Darlington 0 Newcastle 2". Newcastle United FC. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- ↑ Marshall, Anthony (20 September 2011). "Forest 3 Newcastle 4 (After Extra-Time)". Newcastle United FC. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ↑ Marshall, Anthony (21 July 2012). "Newcastle 1 Fenerbahce 1". Newcastle United FC. Retrieved 22 July 2012.
- ↑ "St Johnstone: Loan deals for duo as Kevin Moon leaves". BBC Sport. 31 January 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ↑ "Greece - Panathinaikos FC". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Panathinaikos beats PAOK 4-1 in Greek Cup final". 26 April 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2014.
- ↑ Chowdhury, Saj (1 November 2014). "Newcastle United 1-0 Liverpool". BBC Sport.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Douglas, Mark (17 November 2014). "Newcastle United pondering loan exits after Mehdi Abeid suffers injury blow". Evening Chronicle. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ↑ EN olympique : Abeid convoqué; Le Buteur, 30 September 2011.
- ↑ E.N. U23 : match nul des Olympiques contre l'USM Alger; DZFoot.com, 8 October 2011.
- ↑ EN U23 : Algérie 2-0 Afrique du Sud (amical); DZFoot, 13 November 2011.
- ↑ EN U23 : Les 21 joueurs sélectionnés; DZFoot, 16 November 2011.
- ↑ "Newcastle's Abeid earns call-up to Algeria squad". Reuters Africa. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 16 November 2014.
- ↑ Mehdi Abeid career statistics at Soccerbase
External links
- Scoresway Profile
- Profile at the official Newcastle United website
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