Mehdi Zeffane

Mehdi Embareck Zeffane (Arabic: مهدي زفان‎; born 19 May 1992) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays for Russian club Krylia Sovetov Samara and the Algeria national football team. He plays primarily as a right-back, but has also been used as a left winger or left midfielder.

Mehdi Zeffane
Zeffane with Rennes in July 2016
Personal information
Full name Mehdi Embareck Zeffane[1]
Date of birth (1992-05-19) 19 May 1992
Place of birth Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, France
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Krylia Sovetov Samara
Number 18
Youth career
2003–2012 Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Lyon B 74 (1)
2012–2015 Lyon 12 (0)
2015–2019 Rennes 52 (2)
2020– Krylia Sovetov Samara 21 (0)
National team‡
2014– Algeria 15 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:41, 26 July 2019 (UTC)

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.[3] 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.[4]

In August 2015, Zeffane joined Ligue 1 club Rennes, signing a four-year contract with the club.[5] On 22 August 2015, he scored the winning goal against his former side Lyon in a 2–1 away win for Rennes.[6]

On 30 January 2020, Zeffane signed a two-year contract with Russian Premier League club Krylia Sovetov Samara.[7]

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.[8] Ten days later, he was included in the final squad for the matches.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 12 June 2019[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lyon 2012–13 Ligue 1 0000001010
2013–14 0020205090
2014–15 0000101020
Total 00203070120
Rennes 2015–16 Ligue 1 161002000181
2016–17 1000100030
2017–18 150000000150
2018–19 201302060311
Total 522305060662
Krylia Sovetov Samara 2019–20 Russian Premier League 0000000000
Career total 5225080130782

International
As of matches played on 26 July 2019[11]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Algeria 201410
201550
201650
201700
201800
201940
Total150

Honours

Club

Stade Rennais

International

Algeria

References
  1. "Algeria" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 15 June 2019. p. 1. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  2. "Zeffane". Stade Rennais F.C. (in French). Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  3. "AGDE VS. OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS II 1 - 0 Summary". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  4. "VILLEFRANCHE VS. OLYMPIQUE LYONNAIS II 0 - 6". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 March 2013.
  5. "Mehdi Zeffane rejoint le Stade Rennais F.C." (in French). Stade Rennais F.C. / Ouest Médias. 12 August 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  6. "Olympique Lyonnais vs. Stade Rennais F.C". ligue1.com. 22 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
  7. "Зеффан Мехди – первый новичок "Крыльев" в этом году" (Press release) (in Russian). PFC Krylia Sovetov Samara. 30 January 2020.
  8. Amar K (14 August 2014). "Liste : retours de Belfodil, Boudebouz et Chaouchi, première pour Zeffane" (in French). DZfoot. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  9. HMF (25 August 2014). "CAN 2015 : Les 27, Zeffane convoqué, retour de Belfodil et Boudebouz" (in French). DZfoot. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
  10. "M. Zeffane". Soccerway. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  11. Mehdi Zeffane at National-Football-Teams.com
  12. "Algeria hold on against Senegal to win Afcon". BBC Sport. 19 July 2019.
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