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Mehdi Zeffane

{{short description|Footballer (born 1992)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Mehdi Zeffane

| image = Stade rennais vs USM Alger, July 16th 2016 - Mehdi Zeffane 3.jpg

| caption = Zeffane with Rennes in 2016

| fullname = Mehdi Embareck Zeffane{{cite web |url=https://images.cafonline.com/image/upload/caf-prd/kpakgtavgq0lbzxizu89.pdf |title=Algeria |publisher=Confederation of African Football |page=1 |date=15 June 2019 |accessdate=16 July 2019}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1992|5|19|df=y}}

| birth_place = Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, France

| height = 1.76 m{{cite web |title=Zeffane |url=https://www.staderennais.com/fiche/mehdi-zeffane |website=Stade Rennais F.C. |accessdate=17 April 2019 |language=French}}

| position = Right-back

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 2003–2012

| youthclubs1 = Lyon

| years1 = 2010–2014

| clubs1 = Lyon B

| caps1 = 74

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2012–2015

| clubs2 = Lyon

| caps2 = 12

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2015–2019

| clubs3 = Rennes

| caps3 = 52

| goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2016–2017

| clubs4 = Rennes B

| caps4 = 3

| goals4 = 0

| years5 = 2020–2021

| clubs5 = Krylia Sovetov Samara

| caps5 = 45

| goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2022

| clubs6 = Yeni Malatyaspor

| caps6 = 9

| goals6 = 0

| years7 = 2022–2024

| clubs7 = Clermont

| caps7 = 41

| goals7 = 1

| nationalyears1 = 2014–2021

| nationalteam1 = Algeria

| nationalcaps1 = 19

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| club-update = 10:41, 10 October 2024 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update =

| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}

{{MedalCountry|{{fb|ALG}}}}

{{MedalCompetition|Africa Cup of Nations}}

{{Medal|W|2019 Egypt|}}

}}

Mehdi Embareck Zeffane ({{langx|ar|مهدي إمبارك زفان}}; born 19 May 1992) is a professional footballer who most recently played for {{French football updater|Clermont}} club Clermont. Although primarily a right-back, he has played as a left winger and left midfielder. Born in France, he played for the Algeria national team from 2014 to 2021.

Club career

Born in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon, Zeffane made his debut for the Olympique Lyonnais B side on 21 August 2010 against RCO Agde at the Stade Louis Sanguin, in which he played the full 90 minutes, as Lyon's B team lost the match 1–0.{{cite web|title=AGDE VS. OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS II 1 - 0 Summary|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2010/08/21/france/cfa/racing-club-olympique-agathois/olympique-lyonnais-ii/985505/|work=Soccerway|accessdate=4 March 2013}} He scored his first goal for the Lyon B team the next season on 13 August 2011 against FC Villefranche at the Stade Armand Chouffet, when he found the net in the 54th minute in what turned out to be Lyon B's last goal in a 6–0 rout over Villefranche.{{cite web|title=VILLEFRANCHE VS. OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS II 0 - 6|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/08/13/france/cfa/fc-villefranche-beaujolais/olympique-lyonnais-ii/1165233/|work=Soccerway|accessdate=4 March 2013}}

In August 2015, Zeffane joined Ligue 1 club Rennes, signing a four-year contract with the club.{{cite web|url=http://www.staderennais.com/index.php?rb=22&id=AT9606|title=Mehdi Zeffane rejoint le Stade Rennais F.C.|publisher=Stade Rennais F.C. / Ouest Médias|date=12 August 2015|language=French|access-date=12 August 2015}} On 22 August 2015, he scored the winning goal against his former side Lyon in a 2–1 away win for Rennes.{{cite news|url= http://www.ligue1.com/ligue1/feuille_match/79954|title= Olympique Lyonnais vs. Stade Rennais F.C|work= ligue1.com|date= 22 August 2015|accessdate= 25 August 2015}}

On 30 January 2020, Zeffane signed a two-year contract with Russian Premier League club Krylia Sovetov Samara.{{cite press release|publisher=PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara|url=http://www.kc-camapa.ru/cgi-bin/newsprn.cgi?17864|title=Зеффан Мехди – первый новичок "Крыльев" в этом году|date=30 January 2020|language=Russian}}

On 14 January 2022, he joined Süper Lig club Yeni Malatyaspor on a one-and-a-half-year contract, with an option to extend for another year.{{cite web|publisher=Yeni Malatyaspor|url=https://www.facebook.com/yenimalatyaspor/posts/1977245105795566|title=Kulübümüz, Cezayir Milli Takımı oyuncusu sağ bek Mehdi Zeffane ile 1 yılı opsiyonlu 1.5 yıllık sözleşme imzalamıştır.|date=14 January 2022|language=tr}} He agreed the termination of his contract in April after the club failed to play his salary and that of teammates.{{cite news |title=Mehdi Zeffane résilie au Yeni Malatyaspor |url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Mehdi-zeffane-resilie-au-yeni-malatyaspor/1325572 |access-date=24 April 2022 |work=L'Équipe |date=2 April 2022 |language=fr}} He made nine appearances while Yeni Malatyaspor placed last in the league.

On 15 June 2022, Zeffane returned to France and signed a contract with Clermont for two years with an option for a third year.{{cite web|publisher=Clermont|url=https://www.clermontfoot.com/mehdi-zeffane-3eme-recrue-du-clermont-foot-63/|title=MEHDI ZEFFANE, 3ÈME RECRUE DU CLERMONT FOOT 63|date=15 June 2022|access-date=7 July 2022|language=fr}}

International career

Born in France to Algerian parents, Zeffane was initially eligible to represent either France or Algeria. In August 2014, he was named in a provisional 31-man squad by new Algeria coach Christian Gourcuff for a pair of 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Ethiopia and Mali.{{cite web|url=http://www.dzfoot.com/2014/08/14/liste-retour-de-belfodil-boudebouz-et-chaouchi-et-premiere-pour-zeffane-49809.php|author=Amar K|title=Liste : retours de Belfodil, Boudebouz et Chaouchi, première pour Zeffane|publisher=DZfoot|language=French|date=14 August 2014|accessdate=31 August 2014}} Ten days later, he was included in the final squad for the matches.{{cite web|url=http://www.dzfoot.com/2014/08/25/can-2015-les-27-zeffane-convoque-retour-de-belfodil-et-boudebouz-50307.php|title=CAN 2015 : Les 27, Zeffane convoqué, retour de Belfodil et Boudebouz|author=HMF|publisher=DZfoot|language=French|date=25 August 2014|accessdate=31 August 2014}}

On July 19, 2019, he won the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations under Djamel Belmadi.

Career statistics

=Club=

{{updated|match played 4 May 2024}}{{Soccerway|mehdi-zeffane/161652}}

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"|National cup

!colspan="2"|League cup

!colspan="2"|Continental

!colspan="2"|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="6" |Lyon B

|2010–11

|CFA

|12

|0

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|12

|0

2011–12

|CFA

|26

|1

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|26

|1

2012–13

|CFA

|27

|0

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|27

|0

2013–14

|CFA

|8

|0

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|8

|0

2014–15

|CFA

|1

|0

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|1

|0

colspan="2" |

!74

!1

! colspan="2" |—

! colspan="2" |—

! colspan="2" |—

!74

!1

rowspan="4" |Lyon

|2012–13

|Ligue 1

|0

000001Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League010
2013–14

|Ligue 1

|8

0202050170
2014–15

|Ligue 1

|4

000101060
colspan="2" |Total

!12

0203070240
rowspan="5" |Rennes

|2015–16

|Ligue 1

|16

10020colspan="2" |—181
2016–17

|Ligue 1

|1

00010colspan="2" |—30
2017–18

|Ligue 1

|15

00000colspan="2" |—150
2018–19

|Ligue 1

|20

1302060311
colspan="2"|Total

!52

2305060662
Rennes B

|2016–17

|CFA

|3

|0

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|3

|0

rowspan="4" |Krylia Sovetov Samara

|2019–20

|Russian Premier League

|6

000colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—60
2020–21

|Russian National League

|24

050colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—290
2021–22

|Russian Premier League

|15

000colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—150
colspan="2" |Total

!45

050colspan="2" |—colspan="2" |—500
Yeni Malatyaspor

|2021–22

|Süper Lig

|9

|0

|0

|0

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|9

|0

rowspan="3" |Clermont

|2022–23

|Ligue 1

|18

|1

|1

|0

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|19

|1

2023–24

|Ligue 1

|23

|0

|2

|1

| colspan="2" |—

| colspan="2" |—

|25

|1

colspan="2" |Total

!41

!1

!3

!1

! colspan="2" |—

! colspan="2" |—

!44

!2

colspan="3" |Career total

!236

4131801302705

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=International=

{{Updated|match played 7 September 2021}}{{NFT|57846}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year

National teamYearAppsGoals
rowspan="7" |Algeria

|2014

10
201550
201650
201700
201800
201940
2021

|4

|1

colspan="2" |Total191

Honours

Rennes

Algeria

  • Africa Cup of Nations: 2019{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/live/football/49048899|title=Algeria hold on against Senegal to win Afcon|website=BBC Sport|date=19 July 2019}}

References

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Category:Living people

Category:1992 births

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