Mehdi Mostefa
Mehdi Mostefa Sbaa (Arabic: مهدي مصطفى سبع; born 30 August 1983) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Béziers.[1] At international level, he represented Algeria.
Mostefa in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mehdi Mostefa Sbaa | ||
Date of birth | 30 August 1983 | ||
Place of birth | Dijon, France | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Béziers | ||
Number | 4 | ||
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) |
2014–2015 | Lorient | 24 | (1) |
2015–2017 | Bastia | 56 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Pafos | 22 | (0) |
2018– | Béziers | 54 | (1) |
National team | |||
2010–2014 | Algeria | 25 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:01, 5 May 2020 (UTC) |
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 6 June 2011 Mostefa signed a two years contract with newly promoted Ligue 1 side AC Ajaccio.[4]
On 7 August 2014 Mostefa moved to FC Lorient for a three years contract because he's interested with the club project.[5]
On 27 August 2015 Bastia reached an agreement with FC Lorient to sign Mostefa.[6]
International career
On 30 October 2010 Mostefa was called up to the Algerian national team by head coach Abdelhak Benchikha for a friendly against Luxembourg.[7] He made his debut in that game as a starter, before being substituted off in the 69th minute.[8] On 30 March 2011 Mostefa played his first official match for Algeria in a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Morocco.[9] He played the entire match as Algeria went on to win 1–0.
References
- "Mehdi MOSTEFA - Football : la fiche de Mehdi MOSTEFA (Bastia)". L'Equipe.fr (in French). Retrieved March 28, 2018.
- Le Buteur chez les Mostefa Archived April 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- Mehdi Mostefa : «J'ai fêté ma convocation en famille» Archived November 2, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- Mostefa officiellement à l'AC Ajaccio Archived June 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- Mehdi Mostefa signe 3 ans au FC Lorient Archived August 8, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- "Mehdi Mostefa to Bastia for 2 years (in French)". m.lequipe.fr. August 27, 2015. Retrieved August 27, 2015.
- Liste des joueurs retenus pour Luxembourg- Algérie Archived February 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
- Luxembourg 0-0 Algérie Archived December 23, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- Algérie 1-0 Maroc Archived June 9, 2011, at the Wayback Machine