Samy Kehli

Samy Kehli (born 27 January 1991) is a French professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Belgian First Division B outfit OH Leuven.

Samy Kehli
Personal information
Full name Samy Kehli
Date of birth (1991-01-27) 27 January 1991
Place of birth Saint-Avold, France
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
OH Leuven
Number 17
Youth career
2007–2010 Metz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2016 Metz 37 (2)
2013–2014Excelsior Virton (loan) 19 (7)
2014–2015Seraing (loan) 31 (12)
2016–2017 Roeselare 26 (6)
2017–2018 Lokeren 16 (1)
2018OH Leuven (loan) 13 (2)
2018– OH Leuven 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 January 2018

Career

Kehli began his career in the reserve team at Metz, and made his debut in the Championnat de France amateur 2 in the 3–0 home win against Jarville on 9 May 2010. He entered play as a 60th-minute substitute for Mehdi Bousbaa and scored the team's final goal four minutes from time. He made a second substitute appearance three weeks later as Metz won 1–0 away at Pontarlier. He played several more matches for the reserve side during the first half of the 2010–11 campaign. On 29 January 2011 he made his debut for the senior team, coming on as a substitute for Yeni Ngbakoto in the 1–2 defeat away at Troyes. He was then handed his first professional start the following week in the 2–1 away win over Vannes. He went on to play in 11 Ligue 2 matches for Metz during the 2010–11 season, five of them as a substitute.

Kehli made his first appearance of the 2011–12 season in the opening-day defeat away at Tours on 27 July 2011. He played in a further seven league matches during the first five months of the campaign, including a starting place in the 1–0 home win over Reims.

Personal life

Kehli is of Algerian descent.[1]

Career statistics

As of match played 1 June 2018[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Metz II 2010–11 CFA 7070
2011–12 161161
2012–13 136136
2013–14 CFA 2 1010
2015–16 135135
Total 50125012
Metz 2010–11 Ligue 2 1102000130
2011–12 802000100
2012–13 National 1120030142
2015–16 Ligue 2 70000070
Total 372403000442
Excelsior Virton (loan) 2013–14 Second Division 19700197
Seraing (loan) 2014–15 Second Division 3112103212
Roeselare 2016–17 First Division B 266107[lower-alpha 1]2348
Lokeren 2017–18 First Division A 16120181
OH Leuven (loan) 2017–18 First Division B 61007[lower-alpha 2]1132
OH Leuven 2018–19 First Division B 00000000
Total 1320071132
Career total 18541803014321044
  1. Appearances in the Europa League play-offs
  2. Appearances in the Europa League play-offs

References

  1. "Lokeren a présenté deux nouveaux renforts, Samy Kehli et Luciano Slagveer". 11 May 2017.
  2. "S. Kehli". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
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