Mehdi Baaloudj (Arabic: مهدي بعلوج; born 2 February 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 2 club Clermont. Born in France, he is a youth international for Algeria.

Career

Baaloudj is a product of the youth academies of Dammarie Les Lys FC, Fontainebleau, Fleury, Le Mée SF, and Sedan. He began his senior career with the reserves of Marseille, but was controversially released by the club in December 2020 after an international callup with the Algeria U20s, where questions were raised regarding COVID-19 protocols.[1] He moved to Sainte-Geneviève for a couple of months where he couldn't play, before transferring to the reserves of Guingamp in the summer of 2021. In his debut season with Guingamp II for 2021-22 he scored 10 goals in 26 games, and was offered a professional contract with the club.[2] On 10 June 2022, he signed the professional contract with Guingamp for 2 seasons.[3] He made his senior debut with Guingamp in a 4–0 Ligue 2 win over Pau FC on 28 July 2022, coming on as a substitute in the 84th minute.[4]

On 16 January 2023, Baaloudj was loaned to Martigues in Championnat National.[5]

On 30 August 2023, Baaloudj signed a two-year deal with Versailles.[6]

On 2 September 2024, he moved to Clermont in Ligue 2 on a one-season deal.[7]

International career

Born in France, Baaloudj is of Algerian descent. He represented the Algeria U20s twice in a call-up in November 2020.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "EN U20 / OM : Enquête sur l'affaire Baaloudj-Khetir". DZfoot.com.
  2. ^ "Mehdi Baaloudj (Guingamp), en Ligue 2 l'année prochaine?". RMC SPORT.
  3. ^ "En Avant Guingamp. Mehdi Baaloudj a signé professionnel". Le Telegramme. 20 June 2022.
  4. ^ "Feuille de match". Ligue2 (in French). 28 July 2022. Retrieved 4 August 2022.
  5. ^ "MEHDI BAALOUDJ PRÊTÉ AU FC MARTIGUES" (in French). En Avant Guingamp. 16 January 2023. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Mercato 2023/2024 : Bienvenue Mehdi Baaloudj !" [Mercato 2023/2024: Welcome Mehdi Baaloudj!] (in French). Versailles. 30 August 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Mehdi Baaloudj s'engage avec le Clermont Foot 63" [Mehdi Baaloudj signs with Clermont Foot 63] (in French). Clermont. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 5 December 2024.
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