 Mostefa in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mehdi Mostefa Sbaa | ||
| Date of birth | (1983-08-30) 30 August 1983 (age 41) | ||
| 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 | |||
Mehdi Mostefa Sbaa (Arabic: مهدي مصطفى سبع; born 30 August 1983) is a former professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. Born in France, he played for Algeria national team at international level.
Personal
Mostefa was born in Dijon, France, to an Algerian father and a French mother. His father is originally from the town of Mazouna in the Relizane Province in Algeria.
Club career
On 6 June 2011, Mostefa signed a two years contract with newly promoted Ligue 1 side AC Ajaccio.
On 7 August 2014, Mostefa moved to FC Lorient for a three years contract because he's interested with the club project.
On 27 August 2015, Bastia reached an agreement with Lorient to sign Mostefa.
International career
On 30 October 2010, Mostefa was called up to the Algeria national team by head coach Abdelhak Benchikha for a friendly against Luxembourg. He made his debut in that game as a starter, before being substituted off in the 69th minute. On 30 March 2011, Mostefa played his first official match for Algeria in a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Morocco. 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 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
- Mehdi Mostefa at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Mehdi Mostefa at Soccerway
- Mehdi Mostefa at WorldFootball.net
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- Living people
- 1983 births
- Footballers from Dijon
- Men's association football midfielders
- Algerian men's footballers
- French men's footballers
- Nîmes Olympique players
- AS Monaco FC players
- ASOA Valence players
- Montluçon Football players
- FC Sète 34 players
- AC Ajaccio players
- FC Lorient players
- SC Bastia players
- Pafos FC players
- AS Béziers (2007) players
- Ligue 2 players
- Ligue 1 players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Algerian expatriate men's footballers
- Algeria men's international footballers
- 2013 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- French expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus
- Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus
- 2014 FIFA World Cup players
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- 21st-century Algerian sportsmen