Mehdi Mostefa

Mehdi Mostefa

File:Algérie - Arménie - 20140531 - Mehdi Mostefa.jpg Mostefa in 2014
Personal information
Full name	Mehdi Mostefa Sbaa
Date of birth	(1983-08-30) August 30, 1983
Place of birth	Dijon, France
Height
Position(s)	Defensive Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Bastia
Number	14
Youth career
1994–1997	Fontaine-les-Dijon FC
1997–1998	Dijon
1998–2003	Monaco
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2005	Valence	37	(1)
2005–2006	Montluçon
2006–2007	Sète	31	(4)
2007–2011	Nîmes	104	(6)
2011–2014	Ajaccio	101	(7)
2014–2015	Lorient	24	(1)
2015–	Bastia	9	(0)
International career‡
2010–	Algeria	24	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:26, 26 November 2015 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2014

Mehdi Mostefa Sbaa (Arabic: مهدي مصطفى سبع‎‎; born August 30, 1983) is an Algerian footballer who plays as a midfielder for SC Bastia in France's Ligue 1.

Personal

Mostefa was born in Dijon, France, to an Algerian father and a French mother. His father is originally from the town of Mazouna in the Relizane District in Algeria.

Club career

On June 6, 2011, Mostefa signed a two years contract with newly promoted Ligue 1 side AC Ajaccio.

On August 7, 2014, Mostefa moved to FC Lorient for a three years contract because he's interested with the club project.

On August 27, 2015, Bastia reached an agreement with FC Lorient to sign Mostefa.

International career

On October 30, 2010, Mostefa was called up to the Algerian national team by head coach Abdelhak Benchikha for a friendly against Luxembourg. He made his debut in that game as a starter, before being substituted off in the 69th minute. On March 26, 2011, Mostefa played his first official match for Algeria in a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Morocco. He played the entire match as Algeria went on to win 1-0.