Lamine Ghezali (Arabic: غزالي الأمين; born 6 July 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga I club UTA Arad.

Lamine Ghezali
Ghezali with Dinamo București in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-07-06) 6 July 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Lagny-sur-Marne, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
UTA Arad
Number 14
Youth career
2006–2014 Torcy
2014–2017 Saint-Étienne
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2022 Saint-Étienne B 62 (12)
2017–2022 Saint-Étienne 8 (1)
2019–2020Châteauroux (loan) 9 (0)
2019–2020Châteauroux B (loan) 4 (0)
2020–2021SC Lyon (loan) 14 (0)
2020–2021SC Lyon B (loan) 2 (2)
2022–2024 Dinamo București 41 (9)
2024 Levadiakos 5 (0)
2024– UTA Arad 5 (0)
International career
2015 France U17 1 (0)
2017 France U18 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024

Career

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Ghezali played youth football up to the age of 15 with Torcy, moving to the training centre of Saint-Étienne in August 2014.[2] He made his Ligue 1 debut on 23 April 2017 against Rennes.[3] Top scorer in the under-19 side, he signed his first professional contract, for three years, on 27 June 2017.[4] He scored his first senior goal with Saint-Étienne in a 5–0 victory at Caen in Ligue 1 on 16 March 2019.[5]

In July 2019, Ghezali was loaned to Ligue 2 side Châteauroux for the 2019–20 season.[6] He was loaned out again in July 2020, this time to Championnat National side SC Lyon.[7] On 15 January 2022, he made his Ligue 1 return for Saint-Étienne in a 2–1 home loss to Lens.[8]

On 17 August 2022, Ghezali joined Romanian side Dinamo București.[9] He was sold in January 2024 to Greek club Levadiakos.

Personal life

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Born in France, Ghezali is of Algerian descent and has dual nationality.[10][11]

Career statistics

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As of match played 2 November 2024[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Saint-Étienne B 2015–16 CFA 2 7 0 7 0
2016–17 CFA 2 9 2 9 2
2017–18 National 3 7 3 7 3
2018–19 National 2 17 3 17 3
2019–20 National 2 3 1 3 1
2021–22 National 3 19 3 16 2
Total 62 12 62 12
Saint-Étienne 2016–17 Ligue 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2018–19 Ligue 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 6 1
2021–22 Ligue 1 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 8 1 0 0 0 0 8 1
Châteauroux (loan) 2019–20 Ligue 2 9 0 1 0 1[a] 0 11 0
Châteauroux B (loan) 2019–20 National 3 4 0 4 0
SC Lyon (loan) 2020–21 National 14 0 0 0 14 0
SC Lyon B (loan) 2020–21 National 3 2 2 2 2
Dinamo București 2022–23 Liga II 24 9 5 1 2[b] 3 31 13
2023–24 Liga I 17 0 4 0 21 0
Total 41 9 9 1 2 3 52 13
Levadiakos 2023–24 Super League Greece 2 5 0 5 0
UTA Arad 2024–25 Liga I 5 0 1 0 6 0
Career total 150 24 11 1 3 3 160 28
  1. ^ Appearance in the Coupe de la Ligue
  2. ^ Appearance in the Liga I promotion play-off

Honours

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Levadiakos

References

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  1. ^ Lamine Ghezali at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Lamine Ghezali at the French Football Federation (archived) (in French)
  3. ^ "Saint-Étienne vs. Stade Rennais - 23 April 2017 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 27 April 2017.
  4. ^ "ASSE - Mercato : Lamine Ghezali ravi d'être passé pro" (in French). foot-sur7.fr. 27 June 2017.
  5. ^ "Caen vs. Saint-Etienne 0-5". Soccerway. 16 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Arrivée de Lamine GHEZALI !" (in French). LB Châteauroux. 17 July 2019.
  7. ^ "SC Lyon : un jeune espoir formé à l'ASSE arrive en prêt" (in French). monfoot69.fr. 23 July 2020.
  8. ^ "Live Commentary - St Etienne vs RC Lens". Sky Sports. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  9. ^ Jugravu, Robert (17 August 2022). "Întăriri pentru Ovidiu Burcă: Dinamo a transferat doi fotbaliști francezi! Unul dintre ei a jucat pentru Saint-Etienne până în ianuarie". ProSport (in Romanian). Retrieved 20 August 2022.
  10. ^ "Saint-Étienne : Lamine Ghezali (17 ans) lancé en Ligue 1 !". Le site spécialisé de l’Equipe Nationale de Football d'Algérie (in French). Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  11. ^ "Lamine GHEZALI". unfp.org. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  12. ^ Lamine Ghezali at Soccerway
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