Djamel Mesbah

Djamel Mesbah

Personal information
Full name	Djamel Eddine Mesbah[1]
Date of birth	9 October 1984 (1984-10-09) (age 27)
Place of birth	Zighoud Youcef, Algeria
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Lecce
Number	11
Youth career
1995–2001	US Annecy-le-Vieux
2001–2003	Servette FC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003–2004	Servette FC	11	(3)
2004–2006	FC Basel	11	(1)
2006–2006	→ FC Lorient (loan)	0	(0)
2006–2008	FC Aarau	60	(1)
2008–2009	FC Luzern	6	(0)
2008–2009	→ Avellino (loan)	27	(2)
2009–	Lecce	79	(6)
National team‡
2010–	Algeria	8	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 05:00, 5 September 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 05:00, 5 September 2011 (UTC)

Djamel Eddine Mesbah (born 9 October 1984 in Zighoud Youcef) is an Algerian footballer. He currently plays as left-sided midfielder for Italian Serie A side Lecce.

Club career

Mesbah began his playing career in the junior ranks of French club US Annecy-le-Vieux before being spotted by scouts from Swiss side Servette FC in 2001.^[2] He progressed through the ranks at Servette FC and made his senior debut in the 2003/2004 season, playing in 11 games and scoring 3 goals. In the summer of 2004, he left the club as it was facing financial difficulties and joined FC Basel. Used mostly as a sub, he would go on to make just 11 appearances and score 1 goal. In January, 2006, he was loaned out to FC Lorient who were playing in Ligue 2 at the time. However, he was injured before he could make his debut and never featured for them. In the summer of 2006, he signed with FC Aarau. He was signed by FC Luzern on July 1, 2008 but on September 1 was U.S. Avellino in Italy. In July 2009 he was signed by U.S. Lecce.

Statistics

Club performance			League		Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Italy			League		Coppa Italia		League Cup		Total
2009–10	Lecce	Serie B	36	3	-	-	-	-	-	-
2010-11		Serie A	33	2	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	Italy
Career total			-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Honours

• Won the Swiss Super League once with FC Basel in 2005

External links

• Soccerway profile
• U.S. Avellino profile (Italian)

References

1. ^ "List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/tournament/competition/01/22/85/78/fwc_2010_squadlists.pdf. Retrieved 2010-07-13. 
2. ^ Interview de Djamel Mesbah : "Ma priorité actuelle, confirmer". | Football algérien

Persondata
Name	Mesbah, Djamel
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Date of birth	9 October 1984
Place of birth	Zighoud Youcef, Algeria
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