Carl Medjani

Carl Medjani

Personal information
Full name	Carl Medjani
Date of birth	May 15, 1985 (1985-05-15) (age 26)
Place of birth	Lyon, France
Height	1.84 m (6 ft  1⁄2 in)
Playing position	Centre Back
Club information
Current club	Ajaccio
Number	6
Youth career
2000-2003	Saint-Étienne
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2003-2006	Liverpool	0	(0)
2004-2005	→ Lorient (loan)	25	(0)
2005-2006	→ Metz (loan)	23	(0)
2006-2008	Lorient	9	(0)
2007-2008	→ Ajaccio (loan)	35	(1)
2008-	Ajaccio	105	(5)
National team‡
2001-2002	France U16	16	(0)
2002-2003	France U17	10	(0)
2003-2004	France U18	8	(0)
2004-2006	France U21	5	(1)
2010-	Algeria	7	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 17 October 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:00, 7 November 2011 (UTC)

Carl Medjani (Arabic: كارل مدجاني‎) (born May 15, 1985 in Lyon, France) is an Algerian international football player who is currently playing for AC Ajaccio in Ligue 1.

Career

After spending his youth development years at Saint-Étienne he was signed by Liverpool's manager Gérard Houllier in August 2003. Liverpool beat off stiff competition from Premiership rivals Arsenal, Manchester United and German giants Bayern Munich to secure his services.

Medjani struggled to break in the first team was sent on loan to Lorient for the whole 2004-05 season by new Liverpool manager Rafael Benítez. Despite impressing in the Toulon under-20 tournament in summer 2005, Benítez deemed it necessary for him to gain more experience and so he spent 2005-06 on loan at FC Metz. During the season he made 23 appearances for a struggling Metz team, who were eventually relegated from the French Ligue 1.

At the start of the 2006-07 season, he rejoined Lorient, this time on a permanent basis [1].

International career

Medjani captained the France U21 team in the 2006 Toulon tournament [2]. However, being of Algerian origin, he made the switch to represent Algeria in international competition and was called up by Rabah Saâdane to the Algerian preliminary squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.^[1]

Statistics

Club Performance

Club	Season	Ligue 1		French Cup		Ligue Cup		Europe		Others		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Metz	2005-06	23	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	0
Club	Season	Premiership		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Others		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Liverpool FC	2005-06	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Club	Season	Ligue 2		French Cup		Ligue Cup		Europe		Others		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Lorient	2004-05	25	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	0
Club	Season	Premiership		FA Cup		League Cup		Europe		Others		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Liverpool FC	2004-05	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Total		39	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	41	0

References

1. ^ http://www.dzfoot.com/article-1746.php

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Name	Medjani, Carl
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Date of birth	1985-05-15
Place of birth	Lyon, France
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