Mehdi Mostefa

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.

Mehdi Mostefa

Mostefa in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Mehdi Mostefa Sbaa
Date of birth	(1983-08-30) 30 August 1983 (age 42)
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 as of 1 July 2021

Personal

Mostefa 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

On 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

On 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.