- Mehdi Abeid
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Mehdi Abeid Personal information 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 (2) 2010 France U18 2 (0) 2011– Algeria U23 2 (0) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 16 November 2011 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:00, 16 November 2011 (UTC)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 sold 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 September 20, 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.[6] 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.[7] On October 8, 2011, he made unofficial debut for the team as a starter in a friendly against USM Alger.[8] On November 13, 2011, he made his official debut as a starter in a 2-0 win against South Africa.[9] On November 16, 2011, he was selected as part of Algeria's squad for the 2011 CAF U-23 Championship in Morocco.[10]
Career statistics
Club
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total 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 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Total France 19 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 19 3 England 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 Career total 19 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 20 3 References
- ^ a b Mehdi Abeid; FootballDatabase.eu, 27 September 2011.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Mehdi Abeid won't be put off his Carling Cup chance; JournalLive.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
• 2 Dahmane • 3 Mazouzi • 4 Ali Guechi • 5 Benlamri • 6 Bitam • 7 Chafaï • 8 Khelili • 9 Ziti • 10 Abeid • 11 Anane • 12 Belaïli • 13 Benaldjia • 14 Daoud • 15 Hamroun • 16 Sayoud • 17 Aouedj • 18 Belkhiter • 19 Bounedjah • 20 Chalali • 21 Touahri • Coach: Aït Djoudi
Newcastle United F.C. – current squad 1 Harper · 2 Coloccini · 3 Santon · 4 Cabaye · 5 Simpson · 6 Williamson · 8 Guthrie · 10 Ben Arfa · 11 Løvenkrands · 13 Abeid · 14 Perch · 15 Gosling · 16 R. Taylor · 17 Smith · 18 Gutiérrez · 19 Ba · 20 Best · 22 Marveaux · 23 Shola Ameobi · 24 Tioté · 25 Obertan · 26 Krul · 27 S. Taylor · 28 Sammy Ameobi · 29 Vučkić · 30 Ranger · 31 Ferguson · 32 Donaldson · 34 Tavernier · 35 Elliot · 37 Dummett · Manager: Pardew
Categories:- 1992 births
- Algeria under-23 international footballers
- Algerian footballers
- Algerian expatriates in the United Kingdom
- Association football midfielders
- French expatriates in the United Kingdom
- French footballers
- French people of Algerian descent
- Living people
- Newcastle United F.C. players
- People from Montreuil
- France youth international footballers
- 2011 African U-23 Championship players
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