Mehdi Boukassi
{{short description|Algerian footballer (born 1996)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mehdi Boukassi
| image =
| fullname = Mohamed El Mehdi Boukassi
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1996|06|15|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Sidi Bel Abbès, Algeria
| height = {{convert|1.83|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Botev Vratsa
| clubnumber = 26
| youthyears1 = 2007–2009
| youthclubs1 = USM Bel Abbès
| youthyears2 = 2009
| youthclubs2 = Paradou AC
| youthyears3 = 2009–2011
| youthclubs3 = ASFA Oran
| youthyears4 = 2011–2017
| youthclubs4 = Charleroi
| youthyears5 = 2017
| youthclubs5 = Roda Kerkrade
| years1 = 2017–2019
| clubs1 = Oliveirense
| caps1 = 26
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2019–2020
| clubs2 = Cherno More
| caps2 = 17
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2021–2022
| clubs3 = Torpedo Kutaisi
| caps3 = 36
| goals3 = 6
| years4 = 2022
| clubs4 = Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
| caps4 = 7
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2022–2023
| clubs5 = Raja CA
| caps5 = 0
| goals5 = 0
| years6 = 2023
| clubs6 = → Haka (loan)
| caps6 = 4
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 2024
| clubs7= Tadamon Sour
| caps7 = 8
| goals7 = 1
| years8 = 2024–
| clubs8 = Botev Vratsa
| caps8 = 5
| goals8 = 0
| club-update = 6 January 2025
| nationalteam-update =
}}
Mohamed El Mehdi Boukassi ({{langx|ar|محمد المهدي بوكاسي}}; born 15 June 1996) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bulgarian First League club Botev Vratsa.
Career
Boukassi played in Portugal and Bulgaria as well.{{cite news | title=Черно море подписа с халф, играл в Холандия и Португалия| url = http://chernomorepfc.bg/bg/%d1%87%d0%b5%d1%80%d0%bd%d0%be-%d0%bc%d0%be%d1%80%d0%b5-%d0%bf%d0%be%d0%b4%d0%bf%d0%b8%d1%81%d0%b0-%d1%81-%d1%85%d0%b0%d0%bb%d1%84-%d0%b8%d0%b3%d1%80%d0%b0%d0%bb-%d0%b2-%d1%85%d0%be%d0%bb%d0%b0%d0%bd/ | website=chernomorepfc.bg | date=8 October 2019 | language=Bulgarian}}
In February 2021, Boukassi signed with Torpedo Kutaisi and was presented as a new player of the club.{{cite web|url=http://lelo.ge/article/video-%E1%83%9E%E1%83%A0%E1%83%94%E1%83%A1%E1%83%99%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C%E1%83%A4%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0%E1%83%94%E1%83%9C%E1%83%AA%E1%83%98%E1%83%90-%E1%83%93%E1%83%90-%E1%83%9E%E1%83%A0%E1%83%94%E1%83%96%E1%83%94%E1%83%9C%E1%83%A2%E1%83%90%E1%83%AA%E1%83%98%E1%83%90-%E1%83%90%E1%83%A1%E1%83%94%E1%83%97%E1%83%98%E1%83%90-%E1%83%90%E1%83%AE%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98-%E1%83%A2%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A0%E1%83%9E%E1%83%94%E1%83%93%E1%83%9D-%E1%83%B0%E1%83%90%E1%83%9B%E1%83%96%E1%83%98%E1%83%A9%E1%83%98%E1%83%93%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C-%E1%83%96%E1%83%98%E1%83%93%E1%83%90%E1%83%9C%E1%83%90%E1%83%9B%E1%83%93%E1%83%94-27726|title=ასეთია ახალი ტორპედო: ჰამზიჩიდან ზიდანამდე...|trans-title=Here is a new Torpedo: From Hamzic to Zidane...|publisher=Lelo|language=Georgian|date=27 February 2021|accessdate=27 February 2021}}
In March 2023, Boukassi was loaned out to Finnish Veikkausliiga club Haka from Raja CA for the 2023 season. He eventually missed most of the season due to injury.[https://www.veikkausliiga.com/uutiset/2023/03/09/hyokkaava-keskikentta-loytyi-marokosta-hakan-joukkue-kaudelle-2023-lahes-valmis Hyökkäävä keskikenttä löytyi Marokosta - Hakan joukkue kaudelle 2023 lähes valmis], veikkausliiga.com, 9 March 2023
In January 2024, he joined Tadamon Sour SC in Lebanon.
Career statistics
{{updated|9 January 2025}}
| 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"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan=3|Oliveirense
|9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 11 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19
|LigaPro |15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 15 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!24 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | |
| rowspan=3|Cherno More
|10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 11 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21
|Bulgarian First League |5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 6 | 0 | ||
| colspan=2|Total
!15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
| Torpedo Kutaisi
|2021 |35 | 6 | 1 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 36 | 6 | ||
| Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
|7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4{{efn|Appearances in AFC Champions League|name=afccl}} | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
| Raja CA
|0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Haka (loan)
|2023 |4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |
| Tadamon Sour
|8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 8 | 1 | ||
| Botev Vratsa
|Bulgarian First League |5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan=2|– | 7 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!98 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 109 | 9 |
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References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Soccerway|mehdi-boukassi/513200}}
{{FC Botev Vratsa squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Boukassi, Mehdi}}
Category:Sportspeople from Sidi Bel Abbès
Category:21st-century Algerian sportsmen
Category:Algerian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:USM Bel Abbès players
Category:U.D. Oliveirense players
Category:PFC Cherno More Varna players
Category:FC Torpedo Kutaisi players
Category:Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya players
Category:Liga Portugal 2 players
Category:First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players
Category:Erovnuli Liga players
Category:Iraq Stars League players
Category:Algerian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Category:Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
Category:Algerian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
Category:Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria
Category:Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Georgia (country)
Category:Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Georgia (country)
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Iraq
Category:Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Iraq
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Morocco
Category:Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Morocco
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Finland
Category:Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Finland
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