Mehdi Guillermo Moh Puch-Herrantz ( ar, مهدي بوش هيرانتز; born 20 January 2004) is a professional
footballer
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who plays as a
defensive midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundari ...
for
Ajaccio. Born in France, he is a youth international for Algeria.
Career
Puch-Herrantz is a youth product of Sevran FC, FC Villepinte,
Torcy and Montfermeil, before moving to the reserves of
AC Ajaccio
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in 2021. On 25 August 2022, he signed a professional contract with the club for 5 years. He made his professional debut with Ajaccio as a late substitute in a 3–0
Ligue 1
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loss to
Nice
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on 10 February 2023.
International career
Born in France, Puch-Herrantz is of Algerian and Spanish descent. He represented the
Algeria U18s at the
2022 Mediterranean Games. He scored the game-winning goal from outside the box in a 1–0 win over the
Spain U18s in the side's first match in the tournament.
References
External links
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Ligue 1 profile
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2004 births
Living people
Footballers from Paris
Algerian men's footballers
Algeria men's youth international footballers
Algerian people of Spanish descent
French sportspeople of Algerian descent
French people of Spanish descent
AC Ajaccio players
Ligue 1 players
Championnat National 3 players
Men's association football midfielders
Competitors at the 2022 Mediterranean Games