Mehdi Mostefa
 Mostefa in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mehdi Mostefa Sbaa | ||
| Date of birth | August 30, 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Dijon, France | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lorient | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1997 | Fontaine-les-Dijon FC | ||
| 1997–1998 | Dijon | ||
| 1998–2003 | Monaco | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2005 | Valence | 37 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Montluçon | - | (-) |
| 2006–2007 | Sète | 31 | (4) |
| 2007–2011 | Nîmes | 104 | (6) |
| 2011–2014 | Ajaccio | 101 | (7) |
| 2014– | Lorient | 11 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010– | Algeria | 24 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:46, 13 December 2014 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Mehdi Mostefa Sbaa (Arabic: مهدي مصطفى سبع; born August 30, 1983) is an Algerian footballer who plays as a midfielder for his new club, FC Lorient in France's Ligue 1.[1]
Personal
Mostefa was born in Dijon, France, to an Algerian father and a French mother.[2] His father is originally from the town of Mazouna in the Relizane District in Algeria.[3]
Club career
On June 6, 2011, Mostefa signed a two years contract with newly promoted Ligue 1 side AC Ajaccio.[4]
On August 7, 2014, Mostefa moved to FC Lorient for a three years contract because he's interested with the club project.[5]
International career
On October 30, 2010, Mostefa was called up to the Algerian national team by head coach Abdelhak Benchikha for a friendly against Luxembourg.[6] He made his debut in that game as a starter, before being substituted off in the 69th minute.[7] On March 26, 2011, Mostefa played his first official match for Algeria in a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Morocco.[8] He played the entire match as Algeria went on to win 1-0.
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