Mehdi Mostefa Sbaa (Arabic: مهدي مصطفى سبع; born 30 August 1983) is a former professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.[1] Born in France, he played for Algeria national team at international level.
 Mostefa in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 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) |
| 2018–2023 | Béziers | 63 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 2010–2014 | Algeria | 25 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2021 | |||
Personal
editMostefa 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 Province in Algeria.[3]
Club career
editOn 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 Lorient to sign Mostefa.[6]
International career
editOn 30 October 2010, Mostefa was called up to the Algeria 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
edit- ^ "Mehdi MOSTEFA - Football : la fiche de Mehdi MOSTEFA (Bastia)". L'Equipe.fr (in French). Retrieved 28 March 2018.
- ^ Le Buteur chez les Mostefa Archived 7 April 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mehdi Mostefa : «J'ai fêté ma convocation en famille» Archived 2 November 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mostefa officiellement à l'AC Ajaccio Archived 16 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mehdi Mostefa signe 3 ans au FC Lorient Archived 8 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Mehdi Mostefa va s'engager deux ans avec Bastia" [Mehdi Mostefa signs for two years with Bastia]. L'Équipe (in French). 18 August 2021. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ Liste des joueurs retenus pour Luxembourg- Algérie Archived 26 February 2011 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Luxembourg 0-0 Algérie Archived 23 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Algérie 1-0 Maroc Archived 9 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
External links
edit- Mehdi Mostefa at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Mehdi Mostefa at Soccerway
- Mehdi Mostefa at WorldFootball.net