Mehdi Méniri

Mehdi Méniri
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-06-29) 29 June 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Metz, France
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
Nancy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2000 Nancy 96 (6)
2000–2003 Troyes 69 (4)
2003–2006 Metz 70 (5)
2006–2009 Bastia 73 (4)
2008 → Al-Khor (loan) 26 (3)
2009 Al Dhafra 25 (3)
2010–2012 Amnéville 25 (6)
Total 384 (31)
International career
2000–2008 Algeria 23 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mehdi Méniri (Arabic: مهدي منيري; born 29 June 1977) is a former professional footballer who played as a defender. Born in France, he represented Algeria at international level.

Club career

Born in Metz, Méniri first played senior football for AS Nancy. He moved on to Troyes AC, with whom he played in the UEFA Cup after helping them become one of the winners of the 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup,[1] and in the summer of 2003 he finally went to play for FC Metz.

After three seasons with FC Metz he signed with SC Bastia in Ligue 2. At the end of the 2007–08 season, he was loaned out to Qatari club Al Khor for three months. He returned to Bastia after his loan spell.

On 31 March 2010, Méniri signed a season-long contract with Al Dhafra Club.[2]

On 16 September 2010, it was announced that Meniri was joining French amateur side CSO Amnéville.[3]

International career

Méniri made his debut for the Algeria national team in a friendly against Bulgaria on 14 November 2000.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by national team and year[4]
National team Year Apps Goals
Algeria 2000 2 0
2001 4 0
2002 0 0
2003 0 0
2004 1 0
2005 1 0
2006 5 0
2007 6 2
2008 3 0
Total 22 3
Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Méniri goal.
List of international goals scored by Mehdi Méniri
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 7 February 2007 Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria  Libya 2–1 2–1 Friendly
2 24 March 2007 Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria  Cape Verde 2–0 2–0 2008 African Cup of Nations (qualification)

Honours

Troyes

References

  1. ^ "Robson swiftly sunk by Troyes tempest". The Guardian. 22 August 2001. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Transferts : Meniri s'engage avec Al Dhafra émirati". dzfoot.com (in French). 30 March 2010. Retrieved 11 March 2020.
  3. ^ Méniri vers Amnéville
  4. ^ Mehdi Méniri at National-Football-Teams.com
  5. ^ "Newcastle 4-4 Troyes (Aggregate: 4 - 4)". uefa.com. Archived from the original on 17 December 2001. Retrieved 16 June 2020.