Lamine Ghezali
{{Short description|French footballer (born 1999)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Lamine Ghezali
| image = Lamine Ghezali - Dinamo Bucuresti vs Petrolul Ploiesti, 26 August 2023.jpg
| upright = 0.75
| caption = Ghezali with Dinamo București in 2023
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|7|6|df=y}}
| birth_place = Lagny-sur-Marne, France
| height = 1.75 m{{WorldFootball.net|lamine-ghezali}}
| position = Winger
| currentclub = UTA Arad
| clubnumber = 14
| youthyears1 = 2006–2014
| youthclubs1 = Torcy
| youthyears2 = 2014–2017
| youthclubs2 = Saint-Étienne
| years1 = 2016–2022
| clubs1 = Saint-Étienne B
| caps1 = 62
| goals1 = 12
| years2 = 2017–2022
| clubs2 = Saint-Étienne
| caps2 = 8
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2019–2020
| clubs3 = → Châteauroux (loan)
| caps3 = 9
| goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2019–2020
| clubs4 = → Châteauroux B (loan)
| caps4 = 4
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2020–2021
| clubs5 = → SC Lyon (loan)
| caps5 = 14
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2020–2021
| clubs6 = → SC Lyon B (loan)
| caps6 = 2
| goals6 = 2
| years7 = 2022–2024
| clubs7 = Dinamo București
| caps7 = 41
| goals7 = 9
| years8 = 2024
| clubs8 = Levadiakos
| caps8 = 5
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 2024–
| clubs9 = UTA Arad
| caps9 = 17
| goals9 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2015
| nationalteam1 = France U17
| nationalcaps1 = 1
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2017
| nationalteam2 = France U18
| nationalcaps2 = 2
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| club-update = 24 February 2025
}}
Lamine Ghezali ({{langx|ar|غزالي الأمين}}; born 6 July 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga I club UTA Arad.
Career
Ghezali played youth football up to the age of 15 with Torcy, moving to the training centre of Saint-Étienne in August 2014.{{FFF male player|id=8190-ghezali-lamine}} He made his Ligue 1 debut on 23 April 2017 against Rennes.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2017/04/23/france/ligue-1/association-sportive-de-saint-etienne-loire/stade-rennais-fc/2236936/|title=Saint-Étienne vs. Stade Rennais - 23 April 2017 - Soccerway|publisher=soccerway.com|accessdate=27 April 2017}} Top scorer in the under-19 side, he signed his first professional contract, for three years, on 27 June 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.foot-sur7.fr/362119-asse-mercato-lamine-ghezali-ravi-d-etre-passe-pro|title=ASSE - Mercato : Lamine Ghezali ravi d'être passé pro|publisher=foot-sur7.fr|language=fr|date=27 June 2017}} He scored his first senior goal with Saint-Étienne in a 5–0 victory at Caen in Ligue 1 on 16 March 2019.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/03/16/france/ligue-1/stade-malherbe-caen-calvados-basse-norma/association-sportive-de-saint-etienne-loire/2792498/|title=Caen vs. Saint-Etienne 0-5|publisher=Soccerway|date=16 March 2019}}
In July 2019, Ghezali was loaned to Ligue 2 side Châteauroux for the 2019–20 season.{{cite web|url=https://www.berrichonne.net/actualites/saison-2019-2020/actu/1487/arrivee-de-lamine-ghezali-|title=Arrivée de Lamine GHEZALI !|publisher=LB Châteauroux|language=fr|date=17 July 2019}} He was loaned out again in July 2020, this time to Championnat National side SC Lyon.{{cite web|url=https://www.monfoot69.fr/SC-Lyon-un-jeune-espoir-forme-a-l-ASSE-arrive-en-pret_a11570.html|title=SC Lyon : un jeune espoir formé à l’ASSE arrive en prêt|publisher=monfoot69.fr|language=fr|date=23 July 2020}} On 15 January 2022, he made his Ligue 1 return for Saint-Étienne in a 2–1 home loss to Lens.{{Cite web |date=15 January 2022 |title=Live Commentary - St Etienne vs RC Lens |url=https://www.skysports.com/football/st-etienne-vs-rc-lens/449420 |access-date=28 April 2022 |website=Sky Sports}}
On 17 August 2022, Ghezali joined Romanian side Dinamo București.{{Cite web |last=Jugravu |first=Robert |date=17 August 2022 |title=Întăriri pentru Ovidiu Burcă: Dinamo a transferat doi fotbaliști francezi! Unul dintre ei a jucat pentru Saint-Etienne până în ianuarie |url=https://www.prosport.ro/fotbal-intern/liga-2/intariri-pentru-ovidiu-burca-dinamo-a-transferat-doi-fotbalisti-francezi-19506857 |access-date=20 August 2022 |website=ProSport |language=Romanian}} He was sold in January 2024 to Greek club Levadiakos.
Personal life
Born in France, Ghezali is of Algerian descent and has dual nationality.{{Cite news|url=http://lagazettedufennec.com/focus/decouverte/saint-etienne-lamine-ghezali-17-ans-lance-ligue-1/|title=Saint-Étienne : Lamine Ghezali (17 ans) lancé en Ligue 1 !|work=Le site spécialisé de l’Equipe Nationale de Football d'Algérie|access-date=8 February 2018|language=fr-FR}}{{Cite web |title=Lamine GHEZALI |url=https://www.unfp.org/joueur/lamine-ghezali-20585/ |access-date=2023-08-14 |website=unfp.org}}
Career statistics
{{Updated|match played 24 February 2025}}{{Soccerway|436691}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="7" |Saint-Étienne B
|7 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17
|CFA 2 |9 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 9 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18
|7 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 7 | 3 | |||
| 2018–19
|17 | 3 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 3 | |||
| 2019–20
|National 2 |3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22
|National 3 |19 |3 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— |16 |2 | ||||||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!62 | 12 | colspan="2" |— | colspan="2" |— | 62 | 12 | |||
| rowspan="4" |Saint-Étienne
|1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2018–19
|Ligue 1 |6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2021–22
|Ligue 1 |1 |0 |0 |0 | colspan="2" |— |1 |0 | ||||||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |
| Châteauroux (loan)
|9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1Appearance in the Coupe de la Ligue | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| Châteauroux B (loan)
|National 3 |4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 4 | 0 | |||
| SC Lyon (loan)
|14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 0 | ||
| SC Lyon B (loan)
|National 3 |2 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 2 | |||
| rowspan="3" |Dinamo București
|24 |9 |5 |1 |2Appearance in the Liga I promotion play-off |3 |31 |13 | ||||||||
| 2023–24
|17 |0 |4 |0 | colspan="2" |— |21 |0 | ||||||||
| colspan="2" |Total
!41 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 52 | 13 | |
| Levadiakos
|5 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 0 | |||
| UTA Arad
|Liga I |17 | 0 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 1 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!162 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 174 | 29 |
{{Reflist|group=lower-alpha}}
Honours
Levadiakos
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{FFF player|8190-ghezali-lamine}}
- {{FFF male player|2544164737}}
{{FC UTA Arad squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ghezali, Lamine}}
Category:French men's footballers
Category:France men's youth international footballers
Category:French sportspeople of Algerian descent
Category:Algerian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:AS Saint-Étienne players
Category:LB Châteauroux players
Category:Lyon-La Duchère players
Category:FC Dinamo București players
Category:Levadiakos F.C. players
Category:Championnat National 3 players
Category:Championnat National 2 players
Category:Championnat National players
Category:Super League Greece 2 players
Category:French expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Romania
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Greece