Mehdi Zeffane
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Full name | Mehdi Embareck Zeffane[1] | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 19 May 1992 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, France | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) |
Right-back | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Clermont | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
2003–2012 | Lyon | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2010–2014 | Lyon B | 74 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
2012–2015 | Lyon | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2015–2019 | Rennes | 52 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2016–2017 | Rennes B | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2020–2021 | Krylia Sovetov Samara | 45 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2022 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 9 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2022– | Clermont | 39 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
2014–2021 | Algeria | 19 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:51, 22 April 2024 (UTC) |
Mehdi Embareck Zeffane (
Club career
Born in
In August 2015, Zeffane joined Ligue 1 club Rennes, signing a four-year contract with the club.[5] On 22 August 2015, he scored the winning goal against his former side Lyon in a 2–1 away win for Rennes.[6]
On 30 January 2020, Zeffane signed a two-year contract with Russian Premier League club Krylia Sovetov Samara.[7]
On 14 January 2022, he joined Süper Lig club Yeni Malatyaspor on a one-and-a-half-year contract, with an option to extend for another year.[8] He agreed the termination of his contract in April after the club failed to play his salary and that of teammates.[9] He made nine appearances while Yeni Malatyaspor placed last in the league.[9]
On 15 June 2022, Zeffane returned to France and signed a contract with Clermont for two years with an option for a third year.[10]
International career
Born in France to Algerian parents, Zeffane was initially eligible to represent either France or Algeria. In August 2014, he was named in a provisional 31-man squad by new Algeria coach Christian Gourcuff for a pair of 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Ethiopia and Mali.[11] Ten days later, he was included in the final squad for the matches.[12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 14 April 2024[13]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Lyon B | 2010–11 | CFA | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
2011–12 | CFA | 26 | 1 | — | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||||
2012–13 | CFA | 27 | 0 | — | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||||
2013–14 | CFA | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
2014–15 | CFA | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
74 | 1 | — | — | — | 74 | 1 | ||||||
Lyon | 2012–13 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5[a] | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
Total | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 24 | 0 | ||
Rennes | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |
2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | 31 | 1 | |
Total | 52 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 66 | 2 | ||
Rennes B | 2016–17 | CFA | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
Krylia Sovetov Samara | 2019–20 | Russian Premier League | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
2020–21 | Russian National League
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24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | |||
2021–22 | Russian Premier League | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||
Total | 45 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 50 | 0 | ||||
Yeni Malatyaspor | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
Clermont | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 1 | ||
2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 23 | 1 | |||
Total | 39 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 42 | 2 | ||||
Career total | 234 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 268 | 5 |
- ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 7 September 2021[14]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Algeria | 2014 | 1 | 0 |
2015 | 5 | 0 | |
2016 | 5 | 0 | |
2017 | 0 | 0 | |
2018 | 0 | 0 | |
2019 | 4 | 0 | |
2021 | 4 | 1 | |
Total | 19 | 1 |
Honours
Rennes
Algeria
References
- ^ "Algeria" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 15 June 2019. p. 1. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "Zeffane". Stade Rennais F.C. (in French). Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "AGDE VS. OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS II 1 - 0 Summary". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
- ^ "VILLEFRANCHE VS. OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS II 0 - 6". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
- ^ "Mehdi Zeffane rejoint le Stade Rennais F.C." (in French). Stade Rennais F.C. / Ouest Médias. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
- ^ "Olympique Lyonnais vs. Stade Rennais F.C". ligue1.com. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
- ^ "Зеффан Мехди – первый новичок "Крыльев" в этом году" (Press release) (in Russian). PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara. 30 January 2020.
- ^ "Kulübümüz, Cezayir Milli Takımı oyuncusu sağ bek Mehdi Zeffane ile 1 yılı opsiyonlu 1.5 yıllık sözleşme imzalamıştır" (in Turkish). Yeni Malatyaspor. 14 January 2022.
- ^ a b "Mehdi Zeffane résilie au Yeni Malatyaspor". L'Équipe (in French). 2 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
- ^ "MEHDI ZEFFANE, 3ÈME RECRUE DU CLERMONT FOOT 63" (in French). Clermont. 15 June 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2022.
- ^ Amar K (14 August 2014). "Liste : retours de Belfodil, Boudebouz et Chaouchi, première pour Zeffane" (in French). DZfoot. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ HMF (25 August 2014). "CAN 2015 : Les 27, Zeffane convoqué, retour de Belfodil et Boudebouz" (in French). DZfoot. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
- ^ Mehdi Zeffane at Soccerway
- ^ Mehdi Zeffane at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Algeria hold on against Senegal to win Afcon". BBC Sport. 19 July 2019.
External links
- Mehdi Zeffane – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Mehdi Zeffane at L'Équipe Football (in French)