Mehdi Merghem

Mehdi Merghem
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-07-19) 19 July 1997 (age 28)
Place of birth Aubervilliers, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Right winger
Team information
Current team
Bastia
Number 29
Youth career
–2015 Châteauroux
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Châteauroux II 15 (2)
2016–2019 Châteauroux 56 (1)
2019–2020 Guingamp II 2 (1)
2019–2024 Guingamp 97 (10)
2020–2021Nancy (loan) 8 (0)
2024–2025 Farense 12 (0)
2025 USM Alger 7 (1)
2025–2026 JS Kabylie 14 (1)
2026– Bastia 0 (0)
International career
2025– Algeria A' 6 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 February 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 August 2025

Mehdi Merghem (Arabic: مهدي مرغم; Tamazight: ⵎⴻⵀⴷⵉ ⵎⴻⵔⴳⵀⴻⵎ; born 19 July 1997) is an professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Ligue 2 club Bastia. Born in France, he represents Algeria internationally.

Career

Merghem made his professional debut for Châteauroux in a 3–2 Ligue 2 win over Brest on 27 July 2017.[1]

On 28 August 2025, he signed a two-year contract with JS Kabylie.[2]

On 3 February 2026, he joined Bastia.[3]

Personal life

Born in France, Merghem holds French and Algerian nationalities.[4][5]

Honours

LB Châteauroux

EA Guingamp

USM Alger

References

  1. ^ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2017/2018 - 1ère journée - Stade Brestois 29 / Châteauroux". www.lfp.fr.
  2. ^ "Zinnbauer annonce l'arrivée de Merghem à la JS Kabylie". Competition. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
  3. ^ "JS Kabylie : le SC Bastia annonce la signature de Mehdi Merghem". mediafootdz.dz. 3 February 2026. Retrieved 3 February 2026.
  4. ^ farid (8 January 2019). "Un Franco-Algérien de ligue 2, proche de Guingamp".
  5. ^ "Mehdi MERGHEM". unfp.org. Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  6. ^ "USMA 2 – CRB 0 : une USMA 9 étoiles". Competition. 6 July 2025. Retrieved 6 July 2025.