Mehdi Abeid
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Mehdi Abeid
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Mehdi Abeid | ||
| Date of birth | 6 August 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Montreuil, France | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Newcastle United | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2002 | Thiais | ||
| 2002–2004 | US Alfortville | ||
| 2004–2011 | Lens | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2009–2011 | Lens B[1] | 19 | (3) |
| 2011– | Newcastle United | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007–2008 | France U16 | 11 | (2) |
| 2008–2009 | France U17 | 16 | (3) |
| 2010 | France U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011– | Algeria U23 | 4 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 30 November 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). |
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Mehdi Abeid (born 6 August 1992) is an Algerian footballer currently playing for Premier League club Newcastle United as a midfielder.
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Personal
Abeid was born on August 6, 1992, in Montreuil, France, to Algerian parents. His family is originally from Aïn Témouchent.[2]
Club career
RC Lens
Abeid joined RC Lens in 2003 and he was part of the academy team for eight years before he left to join Newcastle United. He was training with the Reserves.
Newcastle United
Abeid joined Newcastle United on the 25 May and he passed a medical and later signed a five-year contract at St James' Park.[3] After he stated "After eight fantastic years at Lens, I have stagnated. I needed a change of air. I am not afraid to leave for abroad, I have had contact dating back some time and I visited the facilities there last week. I even trained with the reserve team. The leaders of the club told me about their plans and that they will rely on me for next season. For my part, I intend to give everything to develop in the Premier League. I already discussed things with Hatem Ben Arfa and Cheik Tiote and they encouraged me and welcomed my signature". Abeid made his debut for Newcastle United in a pre-season friendly against Darlington, which was followed by a pitch invasion which caused the game to be delayed for 10 minutes.[4] On 20 September 2011, Abeid made his official debut for the club as a starter against Nottingham Forest in the third round of the 2011–12 Football League Cup.[5]
International career
In 2009, Abeid was a member of the French under-17 national team at the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship in Germany. He played in all three of France's group games, starting two of them. He also been capped at the Under-18 level.
In September 2011, Abeid said that he was considering an offer to switch allegiances and represent Algeria at the Under-23 level.[2] On September 30, 2011, sports daily Le Buteur announced that Abeid had spoken to Algeria's under-23 coach Azzedine Aït Djoudi and confirmed that he would be joining the team for a training camp in October.[6] On October 8, 2011, he made unofficial debut for the team as a starter in a friendly against USM Alger.[7] On November 13, 2011, he made his official debut as a starter in a 2-0 win against South Africa.[8] On November 16, 2011, he was selected as part of Algeria's squad for the 2011 CAF U-23 Championship in Morocco.[9]
Career statistics
Club
| Club performance | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| France | League | Coupe de France | Coupe de la Ligue | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2008–09 | RC Lens B | CFA Groupe A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009–10 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | ||
| England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
| 2011–12 | Newcastle United | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | France | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | |
| England | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | ||
References
- ^ a b Mehdi Abeid; FootballDatabase.eu, 27 September 2011.
- ^ a b Mehdi Abeid won't be put off his Carling Cup chance; JournalLive.co.uk, 20 September 2011.
- ^ http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11678_6951664,00.html
- ^ Marhsall, Anthony (15 July 2011). "Darlington 0 Newcastle 2". Newcastle United FC. http://www.nufc.co.uk/articles/20110715/darlington-0-newcastle-2_2281670_2393957. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- ^ Forest 3 Newcastle 4 (After Extra-Time); NUFC.co.uk, 20 September 2011.
- ^ EN olympique : Abeid convoqué; Le Buteur, 30 September 2011.
- ^ E.N. U23 : match nul des Olympiques contre l'USM Alger; DZFoot.com, October 8, 2011.
- ^ EN U23 : Algérie 2-0 Afrique du Sud (amical); DZFoot, November 13, 2011.
- ^ EN U23 : Les 21 joueurs sélectionnés; DZFoot, November 16, 2011.
- ^ "Mehdi Abeid". Soccerbase. http://www.soccerbase.com/players/player.sd?player_id=59928. Retrieved 22 September 2011.
External links
- Profile at the official Newcastle United website
- Mehdi Abeid career stats at Soccerbase
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