Mehdi Méniri

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox football biography Mehdi Méniri (Template:Langx; 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, 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.

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

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

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	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Libya	flag alias = Flag of Libya.svg	flag alias-1864 = Flag of Vilayet-i Trablusgarp.svg	flag alias-1911 = Flag of Italy (1861–1946).svg	flag alias-1949 = Flag of Cyrenaica.svg	flag alias-1951 = Flag of Libya (1951–1969).svg	flag alias-1969 = Flag of Libya (1969–1972).svg	flag alias-1972 = Flag of Libya (1972–1977).svg	flag alias-1977 = Flag of Libya (1977–2011).svg	flag alias-transition = Flag of Libya (2011 combined).svg	flag alias-air force = Flag of the Libyan Air Force.svg	flag alias-army = Flag of the Libyan Ground Forces.svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Libya.svg	flag alias-naval-1977 = Naval Ensign of Libya (1977–2011).svg	flag alias-navy = Flag of the Libyan Navy.svg	link alias-navy = Libyan Navy	flag alias-military = Flag of the Libyan Ground Forces.svg	link alias-military = Libyan National Army	link alias-army= Libyan Ground Forces	link alias-air force = Libyan Air Force	link alias-naval = Libyan Navy	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = 1977 }}	2–1	2–1	Friendly
2	24 March 2007	Stade 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Cape Verde	flag alias = Flag of Cape Verde.svg	flag alias-1975 = Flag of Cape Verde (1975-1992).svg	Cape Verdean Coast Guard	flag alias-naval = Flag of the Cape Verdean Coast Guard.svg	Cape Verdean National Guard	flag alias-army = Flag of the Cape Verdean National Guard.svg	Cape Verdean Coast Guard	flag alias-navy = Flag of the Cape Verdean Coast Guard.svg	link alias-military = Cape Verdean Armed Forces	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}	2–0	2–0	2008 African Cup of Nations (qualification)

Honours

Troyes

• UEFA Intertoto Cup: 2001

External links

• Template:LFP Ligue 2