Mehdi Mostefa

{{short description|Algerian professional footballer (born 1983)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Mehdi Mostefa

| image = Algérie - Arménie - 20140531 - Mehdi Mostefa.jpg

| caption = Mostefa in 2014

| fullname = Mehdi Mostefa Sbaa

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|8|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = Dijon, France

| height = 1.81 m

| position = Defensive midfielder

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 1994–1997

| youthclubs1 = Fontaine-les-Dijon FC

| youthyears2 = 1997–1998

| youthclubs2 = Dijon

| youthyears3 = 1998–2003

| youthclubs3 = Monaco

| years1 = 2004–2005

| clubs1 = Valence

| caps1 = 37

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2005–2006

| clubs2 = Montluçon

| caps2 =

| goals2 =

| years3 = 2006–2007

| clubs3 = Sète

| caps3 = 31

| goals3 = 4

| years4 = 2007–2011

| clubs4 = Nîmes

| caps4 = 104

| goals4 = 6

| years5 = 2011–2014

| clubs5 = Ajaccio

| caps5 = 101

| goals5 = 7

| years6 = 2014–2015

| clubs6 = Lorient

| caps6 = 24

| goals6 = 1

| years7 = 2015–2017

| clubs7 = Bastia

| caps7 = 56

| goals7 = 0

| years8 = 2017–2018

| clubs8 = Pafos

| caps8 = 22

| goals8 = 0

| years9 = 2018–2023

| clubs9 = Béziers

| caps9 = 63

| goals9 = 2

| nationalyears1 = 2010–2014

| nationalteam1 = Algeria

| nationalcaps1 = 25

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 1 July 2021

| nationalteam-update =

}}

Mehdi Mostefa Sbaa ({{langx|ar|مهدي مصطفى سبع}}; born 30 August 1983) is a former professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder.{{Cite news|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/FootballFicheJoueur21050.html|title=Mehdi MOSTEFA - Football : la fiche de Mehdi MOSTEFA (Bastia)|work=L'Equipe.fr|access-date=28 March 2018|language=fr}} Born in France, he played for Algeria national team at international level.

Personal

Mostefa was born in Dijon, France, to an Algerian father and a French mother.[http://www.lebuteur.com/en/actualites/le-buteur-chez-les-mostefa Le Buteur chez les Mostefa] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110407133522/http://www.lebuteur.com/en/actualites/le-buteur-chez-les-mostefa |date=7 April 2011 }} His father is originally from the town of Mazouna in the Relizane Province in Algeria.[http://www.letempsdz.com/content/view/47431/33/ Mehdi Mostefa : «J'ai fêté ma convocation en famille»] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101102155859/http://www.letempsdz.com/content/view/47431/33/ |date=2 November 2010 }}

Club career

On 6 June 2011, Mostefa signed a two years contract with newly promoted Ligue 1 side AC Ajaccio.[http://www.dzfoot.com/news-9323/transferts-mostefa-officiellement-a-l-ac-ajaccio/ Mostefa officiellement à l'AC Ajaccio] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110616060207/http://www.dzfoot.com/news-9323/transferts-mostefa-officiellement-a-l-ac-ajaccio/ |date=16 June 2011 }}

On 7 August 2014, Mostefa moved to FC Lorient for a three years contract because he's interested with the club project.

[http://www.fclweb.fr/info/article/mehdi-mostefa-signe-3-ans-au-fc-lorient Mehdi Mostefa signe 3 ans au FC Lorient] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808204047/http://www.fclweb.fr/info/article/mehdi-mostefa-signe-3-ans-au-fc-lorient |date=8 August 2014 }}

On 27 August 2015, Bastia reached an agreement with Lorient to sign Mostefa.{{cite news |title=Mehdi Mostefa va s'engager deux ans avec Bastia |trans-title=Mehdi Mostefa signs for two years with Bastia |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Mehdi-mostefa-va-s-engager-deux-ans-avec-bastia/585298 |access-date=18 August 2021 |work=L'Équipe |date=18 August 2021 |language=fr}}

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.[http://www.faf.dz/article.php?a_id=1360 Liste des joueurs retenus pour Luxembourg- Algérie] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110226115422/http://www.faf.dz/article.php?a_id=1360 |date=26 February 2011 }} He made his debut in that game as a starter, before being substituted off in the 69th minute.[http://www.dzfoot.com/fiche-5177.php Luxembourg 0-0 Algérie] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101223213452/http://www.dzfoot.com/fiche-5177.php |date=23 December 2010 }} On 30 March 2011, Mostefa played his first official match for Algeria in a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Morocco.[http://www.dzfoot.com/fiche-5010.php Algérie 1-0 Maroc] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110609204251/http://www.dzfoot.com/fiche-5010.php |date=9 June 2011 }} He played the entire match as Algeria went on to win 1–0.