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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mehdi Zerkane | ||
Date of birth | 15 July 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Clermont-Ferrand, France | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2019 | Monaco B | 16 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Bordeaux B | 12 | (1) |
2020–2022 | Bordeaux | 33 | (1) |
2022 | → OFI (loan) | 0 | (0) |
2023 | Nimes | 5 | (0) |
2023 | MC Alger | 3 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2020– | Algeria | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:06, 11 November 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:06, 17 May 2021 (UTC) |
Mehdi Zerkane (Arabic: مهدي زرقان; born 15 July 1999) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a winger.[1] Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.
Zerkane's youth deal with Monaco expired at the end of June 2020.
He agreed a professional deal with Bordeaux soon after, signing a contract until 2022.[2]
Zerkane made his debut for Bordeaux against Nantes on 21 August 2020, but was sent off for a foul on Nicolas Pallois in a 0–0 draw at the Matmut Atlantique under new coach Jean-Louis Gasset.[3]
On 31 October 2022, he was released from the club after having his contract mutually terminated.[4]
On 5 September 2022, Zerkane was loaned for one season with an option to buy to Greek club OFI.[5] On 27 October 2022, his loan was cut short by OFI.[6]
On February 2, 2023 he signed a six-month contract with Ligue 2 side Nîmes Olympique.[7]
On August 17, 2023 he signed a two-year contract with MC Alger.[8]
Zerkane was born in France to an Algerian father and Moroccan mother.[9] He debuted for the Algeria national team in a 3–1 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over Zimbabwe on 12 November 2020.[10]