Mehdi Boudjemaa

French footballer
Mehdi Boudjemaa
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-04-07) 7 April 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Pontoise, France[1]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Hatayspor
Number 8
Youth career
2008–2013 Beauvais
2013–2014 Strasbourg
2014–2015 Beauvais
2015–2016 Saint-Quentin
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Guingamp II 59 (5)
2019–2021 Guingamp 3 (0)
2020 → Quevilly-Rouen (loan) 5 (0)
2020–2021 → Laval (loan) 30 (0)
2021– Hatayspor 56 (1)
2023 → Ferencváros (loan) 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:50, 3 March 2024 (UTC)

Mehdi Boudjemaa (born 7 April 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Turkish club Hatayspor.

Career

Guingamp

Born in Pontoise in the Val-d'Oise department of Île-de-France, Boudjemaa was raised in Beauvais, Oise. He began playing for AS Beauvais Oise, and had a year at RC Strasbourg Alsace when he was 15, before returning to Beauvais to play in the national under-17 division. After their relegation, he had one season at Olympique Saint-Quentin where he attracted the attention of EA Guingamp.[1]

Boudjemaa began playing for Guingamp's reserve team in the fifth-tier Championnat National 3.[2] After turning down an approach from Stade Brestois 29,[1] he was first called up by the first team for their Ligue 1 game at Stade Malherbe Caen on 20 October 2018, remaining unused in a goalless draw.[3] The following 19 February, he signed his first professional contract, for two-and-a-half years.[4] He made his professional debut with the club in a 1–0 Ligue 2 win over Orléans on 9 August 2019, as a 63rd-minute substitute for Bryan Pelé.[5]

On 9 January 2020, Boudjemaa was loaned to third-tier Championnat National team US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole, where he made five appearances before the season was curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] He joined Stade Lavallois of the same league on the same basis on 5 June.[7]

Hatayspor

Boudjemaa moved abroad for the first time on 8 July 2021, joining Hatayspor of the Turkish Süper Lig.[8] The following 4 April, he was sent off for two late yellow cards in a goalless draw at home to local rivals Adana Demirspor.[9]

On 6 January 2023, Boudjemaa survived the earthquake that killed Hatayspor player Christian Atsu and sporting director Taner Savut among tens of thousands of others.[10] The club withdrew from the season and ten days later, he joined Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I leaders Ferencvárosi TC on loan with the option to buy.[11]

Ferencváros

On 5 May 2023, he won the 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I with Ferencváros, after Kecskemét lost 1–0 to Honvéd at the Bozsik Aréna on the 30th matchday.[12][13]

Personal life

Born in France, Boudjemaa holds French and Algerian nationalities. In 2017, he expressed interest in representing the Algeria national football team.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Mehdi Boudjemaa, jeune espoir de l'EA Guingamp se livre à WeSportFR" [Mehdi Boudjemaa, young promise of EA Guingamp, opens up to WeSportFR] (in French). 11 July 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b Kada Rabah, Farid (24 September 2017). "Mehdi Boudjemaa, le David Luiz algérien, « J'aimerais jouer pour l'Algérie » (EA Guingamp)" [Mehdi Boudjemaa, the Algerian David Luiz, "I would love to play for Algeria" (EA Guingamp)] (in French). DZ Ballon. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Guingamp. Avec Boudjemaa et Phaeton à Caen" [Guingamp. With Boudjemaa and Phaeton at Caen]. Le Télégramme (in French). 19 October 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  4. ^ "Mehdi Boudjemaa, Guingamp blinde sa pépite" [Mehdi Boudjemaa, Guingamp tie down their gem] (in French). Football 365. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  5. ^ "Ligue 2. Guingamp s'offre son premier succès de la saison dans la douleur face à Orléans" [Ligue 2. Guingamp offer their first succes of the season in pain against Orléans]. Ouest-France (in French). 9 August 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Guingamp prête Boudjemaa à Quevilly-Rouen" [Guingamp loan Boudjemaa to Quevilly-Rouen]. Le Figaro (in French). 9 January 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  7. ^ "National : le milieu défensif de Guingamp, Mehdi Boudjemaa, arrive au Stade lavallois en prêt" [National: Guingamp defensive midfielder, Mehdi Boudjemaa, arrives on loan at Stade Lavallois] (in French). France Bleu. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  8. ^ "En Avant Guingamp. Mehdi Boudjemaa transféré à Hatayspor, en Turquie" [En Avant Guingamp. Mehdi Boudjemaa transferred to Hatayspor, in Turkey]. Ouest-France (in French). 8 July 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  9. ^ "Hatayspor - Adana Demirspor maç sonucu: 0-0" [Hatayspor - Adana Demirspor match result: 0-0]. Fanatik (in Turkish). 4 April 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  10. ^ Cotta, Martin (6 February 2018). "Séisme en Turquie : "Je vais bien", rassure l'ancien footballeur du Stade Lavallois Mehdi Boudjemaa" [Earthquake in Turkey: "I'm fine" reassures the former Stade Lavallois footballer Mehdi Boudjemaa] (in French). France Bleu. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  11. ^ "Football. L'ancien Guingampais Mehdi Boudjemaa quitte Hatayspor après le séisme" [Football. Former Guingamp player Boudjemaa leaves Hatayspor after the earthquake]. Le Télégramme (in French). 16 February 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  12. ^ nemzetisport.hu (2023-05-05). "NB I: a Ferencváros megszerezte 34. bajnoki címét - NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 2023-05-06.
  13. ^ "Summary - NB I - Hungary - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2023-05-06.

External links

  • Mehdi Boudjemaa – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
  • Mehdi Boudjemaa at Soccerway
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Hatayspor – current squad