Mehdi Méniri

Mehdi Méniri
Personal information
Date of birth	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
1996–2000	Nancy
2000–2003	Troyes
2003–2006	Metz
2006–2009	Bastia
2008	→ Al-Khor (loan)
2009	Al Dhafra
2010–2012	Amnéville
Total
International career
2000–2008	Algeria
	*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

UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2001^[5]

References

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

External links

Mehdi Méniri – French league stats at Ligue 2 (in French) – English translation

[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.

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