Mehdi Méniri (; born 29 June 1977) is a former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who played as a defender. Born in France, he represented

Algeria Algeria, officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It is bordered to Algeria–Tunisia border, the northeast by Tunisia; to Algeria–Libya border, the east by Libya; to Alger ...

at international level.

Club career

Born in

Metz Metz ( , , , then ) is a city in northeast France located at the confluence of the Moselle (river), Moselle and the Seille (Moselle), Seille rivers. Metz is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Moselle (department), Moselle Departments ...

, Méniri first played senior football for

AS Nancy Association Sportive Nancy Lorraine (), known as AS Nancy Lorraine, and more commonly as Nancy, is a French football club founded in 1967 and based in Nancy, Grand Est. The club plays its home matches at the Stade Marcel Picot located in Tomb ...

. He moved on to

Troyes AC Espérance Sportive Troyes Aube Champagne (ESTAC), commonly known as Troyes, is a football in France, French professional association football club based in Troyes that competes in Ligue 2. It plays its home matches at the Stade de l'Aube. Foun ...

, with whom he played in the

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after helping them become one of the winners of the

2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup The 2001 UEFA Intertoto Cup finals were won by Aston Villa, Paris Saint-Germain and Troyes. All three teams advanced to the UEFA Cup. First round First leg ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ...

, and in the summer of 2003 he finally went to play for

FC Metz Football Club de Metz () is a Football in France, French association football club based in Metz, Lorraine. The club was formed in 1932 and plays in Ligue 1, the highest division in the French football league system, for the 2025–26 Ligue 1, ...

. After three seasons with FC Metz he signed with

SC Bastia Sporting Club Bastia (, commonly referred to as SC Bastia or simply Bastia) is a French professional association football, football club based in Bastia on the island of Corsica. The club plays in Ligue 2, the second tier of Football in France, ...

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. At the end of the 2007–08 season, he was loaned out to Qatari club

Al Khor Al Khor (; also spelled ''Al Khawr''), officially Al Khor and Al Thakhira, is a Municipalities of Qatar, municipality in northeastern Qatar. Al Khor (city), Al Khor City, the municipal seat, is located on the northeast coast of Qatar, around f ...

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 Al Dhafra FC () is an Emirati professional Association football, football club based in Madinat Zayed that competes in the UAE First Division League. Their Al Dhafra FC (futsal), futsal club participated in AFC Futsal Club Championship. Histor ...

. 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

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on 14 November 2000.

Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Méniri goal.''

Honours

Troyes *

UEFA Intertoto Cup The UEFA Intertoto Cup (from , "between" and , " betting pool"),Most precisely, from ( football pool); cf. originally called the International Football Cup, was a summer football competition between European clubs. The competition was dis ...

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Meniri, Mehdi 1977 births Living people Sportspeople from Metz Men's association football defenders French men's footballers Algerian men's footballers Algeria men's international footballers AS Nancy Lorraine players ES Troyes AC players FC Metz players SC Bastia players Al Dhafra FC players Al-Khor SC players CSO Amnéville players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Qatar Stars League players UAE Pro League players French sportspeople of Algerian descent Algerian expatriate men's footballers Algerian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Expatriate men's footballers in Qatar Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar French expatriate men's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Qatar French expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates