Victor Pierrot Jean Mehdy Lekhal[1] (Arabic: فيكتور مهدي لكحل; born 27 February 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and currently play for Qatar Stars League club Umm Salal.[2] Born in France, he earned one cap for the Algeria national team.

Victor Lekhal
Lekhal in 2016
Personal information
Full name Victor Pierrot Jean Mehdy Lekhal
Date of birth (1994-02-27) 27 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Fécamp, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Umm Salal
Number 6
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2019 Le Havre B 35 (8)
2014–2023 Le Havre 201 (7)
2015–2016Avranches (loan) 15 (1)
2023– Umm Salal 0 (0)
International career
2019 Algeria 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 June 2023, 16:22 (UTC)

Early life

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Lekhal was born in Fécamp, and his family is originally from Sétif, Algeria.[3] He holds both French and Algerian nationalities.[4]

Club career

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In 2015–16, Lekhal was loaned out to US Avranches MSM for a season.

On 3 June 2023, Lekhal was brought his club secure promotion to Ligue 1 from 2023 to 2024 after defeat Dijon FCO narrowly 1-0 and champions of Ligue 2 in 2022–23. Four days later at same month, Lekhal announcement officially joined to Qatar Stars League club, Umm Salal from 2023 to 2024 season after departure from french Ligue 2 club, Le Havre AC from academy to Senior in 11 years.

International career

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He made his debut for the Algeria national football team on 26 March 2019 in a friendly against Tunisia, as a starter.[5]

Honours

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Le Havre

Individual

References

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  1. ^ "Les listes provisoires des équipes qualifiées pour la Coupe d'Afrique des Nations CAF TotalEnergies, Côte d'Ivoire 2023". CAF (in French). 20 December 2023. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
  2. ^ Victor Lekhal at Soccerway. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  3. ^ "LE HAVRAIS VICTOR LEKHAL SUIVI PAR LA FAF | footalgerie.com". www.footalgerien.com. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Victor LEKHAL -". www.unfp.org. Retrieved 5 August 2023.
  5. ^ "Algeria v Tunisia game report". ESPN. 26 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Ligue 2 : Arouna Sangante dans l'équipe type de la saison". Wiwsport.com (in French). 29 May 2023. Retrieved 29 May 2023.
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