Mourad Meghni
Umm Salal in 2011 | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | ||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 16 April 1984 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Paris, France | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) |
winger | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
1992–1996 | AS Champs-sur-Marne | |||||||||||||
1996–1999 | Torcy | |||||||||||||
1997–2000 | INF Clairefontaine | |||||||||||||
2000–2002 |
Bologna | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
2002–2007 |
Bologna | 72 | (7) | |||||||||||
2005–2006 | → Sochaux (loan) | 16 | (0) | |||||||||||
2007–2011 |
Lazio | 48 | (0) | |||||||||||
2011–2012 |
Umm Salal | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||
2012 |
→ Al-Khor (loan) | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
2012 |
Lekhwiya | 4 | (0) | |||||||||||
2015–2017 | CS Constantine | 19 | (6) | |||||||||||
Total | 165 | (13) | ||||||||||||
International career | ||||||||||||||
2000–2001 | France U17 | |||||||||||||
2002–2003 | France U19 | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||
2003–2005 | France U21 | 7 | (0) | |||||||||||
2009–2010 | Algeria | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mourad Meghni (
Aged thirteen, Meghni joined the famous academy
Meghni is a former French youth international and was a part of the team that won the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship, held in Trinidad and Tobago. He opted to play for Algeria at senior level in August 2009, taking advantage of FIFA's new ruling, allowing him to change his national allegiance despite being older than 21 years of age. He made his debut for Algeria in a 1–0 win on 12 August 2009, against Uruguay.[2] He went on to play for Algeria at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola.
Early life
Meghni was born on 16 April 1984 in Paris to Ali and Anna, an Algerian father and a Portuguese mother. His father during an interview spoke about how Mourad had been attracted by football at a very early age and that he used to take him to football stadiums very often notably to encourage his older brother Saïd who preceded him on the football pitches. His father also spoke on how Mourad joined several football training schools at an early age including that of Tursi and FC Nantes in France where he made impressive and swift progress as a budding player. His mother stated during the interview that she had always made it her duty together with her husband to visit Algeria every year to get together with all the family members and friends in the family home of Ouled Hadadj.[3][4]
At the age of 13 Meghni joined the national football school at Clairefontaine there he vastly improved his technique, prior to joining the academy Meghni always played on small pitches hence he learnt quickly the necessary skills and technique that would be needed when beating a man, whilst at Clairefontaine he had a Brazilian coach, Francisco Filho, who helped him improve his technique which became known for. Meghni remained at the national football school at Clairefontaine for three years and signed a non-solicitation agreement with Cannes during his first season.[5][6]
Due to financial problems Cannes was not sure it could keep their academy, and Meghni could not sign for any other French club because of his non-solicitation agreement.
Club career
Bologna
As a youth player, Meghni moved from the renowned
, before returning to Bologna.While at Bologna, Meghni was never able to turn his talent into success and consistency, and as such was never a favourite among the fans. He made a statement following Bologna's relegation to Serie B, in which he declared he would never play in what he considered to be a sub-standard competition. He did spend a year in Serie B, his last at the club, where he was a regular for the entire season, yet only found the net twice.[10]
Lazio
In the
Umm Salal
After a four-year stint playing for the Rome-based club, Meghni joined the
Al Khor
On 29 March 2012, it was announced Meghni would join
Lekhwiya
On 6 July 2012, Meghni moved from Umm Salal to league rival
International career
On 12 August 2009, Meghni was selected for the first time to join the ranks of the Algeria national team, in a game facing Uruguay (Algeria won on a score of 1–0).[22]
Meghni was not in Algeria's final World Cup squad after being informed that his knee injury had not sufficiently healed and would require surgery despite the great lengths that both the player and the Fennecs medical team had gone to give him a chance of recovering in time.[23]
Personal life
Meghni's father, Ammi Ali, is Algerian while his mother, Anna, is a Portuguese national.
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Super Cup | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Bologna
|
2002–03
|
Serie A | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||
2002–03[26]
|
8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 12 | 2 | ||||
2003–04[26] | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 14 | 0 | |||||
2004–05[26] | 17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 19 | 3 | |||||
2006–07[26] | Serie B | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 36 | 2 | ||||
Total | 72 | 7 | 7 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | – | 82 | 7 | ||||
Sochaux (loan) | 2005–06[26] | Ligue 1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 18 | 0 | ||
Lazio
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2007–08[26]
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Serie A | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | – | 24 | 0 | ||
2008–09[26]
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22 | 0 | 3 | 1 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||||
2009–10[26]
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7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 1 | – | 11 | 1 | ||||
2010–11[26]
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0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 48 | 0 | 4 | 1 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 60 | 2 | ||||
Umm Salal | 2011–12 | QSL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 1 | 9 | 1 | ||
Al-Khor (loan)
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2012 | QSL | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
Lekhwiya
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2012 | QSL | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||||
CS Constantine | 2015–16[27] | Algerian Ligue 1 | 11 | 1 | – | – | 11 | 1 | ||||||
2015–16[27] | 8 | 5 | – | – | 8 | 5 | ||||||||
Total | 19 | 6 | – | – | 19 | 6 | ||||||||
Career total | 165 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 196 | 17 |
Honours
Bologna
- UEFA Intertoto Cup: runner-up 2002
Lazio
- 2008–09
- Supercoppa Italiana: 2009
France U17
References
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- ^ "Algeria Call-Up Lazio's Mourad Meghni For Uruguay Friendly | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ a b ""Echorouk" pays a courtesy visit to Meghni's parents in Ouled Hadadj". Echorourk. 8 December 2009. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
- ^ http://soccernet.espn.go.com/players/profile?id=14193&cc=null [dead link]
- ^ https://www.sofoot.com/articles/mourad-meghni-jai-un-probleme-avec-les-medias-international-algerie-interview-partie-1
- ^ http://en.archive.uefa.com/competitions/under19/news/kind=1/newsid=82921.html[permanent dead link]
- ^ https://www.sofoot.com/articles/mourad-meghni-jai-un-probleme-avec-les-medias-international-algerie-interview-partie-1
- ^ https://www.fff.fr/equipe-nationale/joueur/9994-meghni-mourad/fiche.html
- ^ "Uefa.com - UEFA European U-19 C'Ship - News". Archived from the original on 9 March 2005. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
- ^ uefa.com. "Meghni makes Sochaux loan move – UEFA.com". www.uefa.com. Retrieved 8 February 2018.
- ^ Bologna F.C. 1909 S.p.A. bilancio al 2008-06-30 (in Italian). Bologna: Italian C.C.I.A.A. 2008.
- ^ "Bilancio separato e consolidato S.S. Lazio S.p.A." (PDF) (in Italian). S.S. Lazio. 23 August 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/clubs/player=58896/profile/index.html [dead link]
- ^ "Italy round-up: Three earn Champions League chance | Inside UEFA". 17 May 2003.
- ^ "Roulette comproprietà: L'Inter riscatta Acquafresca". La Gazzetta dello Sport (in Italian). 25 June 2008. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
- ^ Bologna F.C. 1909 S.p.A. bilancio al 2009-06-30 (in Italian). Bologna: Italian C.C.I.A.A. 2009.
Meghni: la compartecipazione è stata risolta anticipatamente nel mese di luglio 2008, per l'importo stabilito da contratto (1.750.000) senza il realizzo di nessun onere o provento.
- ^ "Infermeria". SS Lazio (in Italian). 10 February 2010. Retrieved 13 June 2010. [dead link]
- ^ "COMUNICATO". SS Lazio (in Italian). 10 June 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ^ "Umm-Salal engage Meghni". official website. Qatar Football Association. 12 June 2011. Archived from the original on 10 September 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
- ^ مغني بديلا لعبدالفتاح في الخور حتى نهاية الموسم. Al Kass (in Arabic). 29 March 2012. Retrieved 29 March 2012.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Meghni moves to Lekhwiya". official website. Qatar Football Association. 7 July 2012. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ^ "L'Algérie gagne face à l'Uruguay 1–0" (in French). FAF. 12 August 2009. Archived from the original on 16 August 2009. Retrieved 16 August 2009.
- ^ "World Cup 2010: Mourad Meghni To Miss Out on South Africa Trip Due To Injury". Goal. 25 May 2010. Retrieved 25 May 2010.
- ^ "Stars of the national football and Ramadan". Ennahar. 19 August 2009. Archived from the original on 5 June 2010. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
- ^ Vilas (21 January 2013). "Saïd Meghni, le grand frère" (in French). Archived from the original on 26 January 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Mourad Meghni » Club matches". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ a b "M. Meghni". Soccerway. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
External links
- Mourad Meghni – FIFA competition record (archived)
- UEFA profile
- Mourad Meghni at Soccerway