Mehdi Puch

Mehdi Puch
Puch with Ajaccio in 2024
Personal information
Full name Mehdi Guillermo Moh Puch-Herrantz[1]
Date of birth (2004-01-20) 20 January 2004 (age 22)
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Hércules
Number 37
Youth career
2008–2015 Sevran FC
2015–2022 FC Villepinte
2015–2022 Torcy
2015–2021 FC Montfermeil
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2025 Ajaccio II 44 (1)
2023–2025 Ajaccio 40 (0)
2025– Hércules 5 (1)
International career
2022 Algeria U18 3 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 February 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:40, 30 April 2023 (UTC)

Mehdi Guillermo Moh Puch-Herrantz (Arabic: مهدي بوش هيرانتز; born 20 January 2004), known as Mehdi Puch, is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Spanish Primera Federación club Hércules. Born in France, he is a former youth international for Algeria.

Career

Puch is a youth product of Sevran FC, FC Villepinte, Torcy and Montfermeil, before moving to the reserves of AC Ajaccio in 2021.[2] On 25 August 2022, he signed a professional contract with the club for 5 years.[3] He made his professional debut with Ajaccio as a late substitute in a 3–0 Ligue 1 loss to Nice on 10 February 2023.[4]

On 12 November 2025, Puch signed for Spanish third tier team Hércules for a 1-year deal with extension clause.[5] He was technically assigned to the reserve squad initially, but never made an appearance for the reserves, debuting for the main squad after the league registration window opened in January.

International career

Born in France, Puch is of Algerian and Spanish descent. He represented the Algeria U18s at the 2022 Mediterranean Games.[6] He scored the game-winning goal from outside the box in a 1–0 win over the Spain U18s in the side's first match in the tournament.[7]

References

  1. ^ Depasse, Guillaume (29 June 2022). "Jeux Méditerranéens d'Oran 2022 : Ce qu'il faut savoir de France - Algérie en football, le 30 juin". Olympics.com (in French). Retrieved 31 March 2023.
  2. ^ Pereira, Alexis (23 February 2022). "Mehdi Puch a tapé dans l'œil de l'AC Milan". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert.
  3. ^ rabah, Farid Kada (9 February 2023). "Convocation avec les professionnels de Mehdi Puch avec l'AC Ajaccio, Youcef Belaili absent".
  4. ^ "Oui, il faudra compter sur Nice pour l'Europe ! - Débrief et NOTES des joueurs (OGCN 3-0 ACA)". www.maxifoot.fr.
  5. ^ "Mehdi Puch, nuevo jugador del Hércules CF" [Mehdi Puch, new player for Hércules CF] (in Spanish). Hércules CF. 12 November 2025. Retrieved 11 February 2026.
  6. ^ "JM-Oran-2022 : La sélection nationale U18 en stage à Sidi Moussa – Footalgerien.com". 14 June 2022.
  7. ^ TOMEGAH, Rodolph (26 June 2022). "Jeux Méditerranéens : L'Algérie bat l'Espagne et entame bien l'épreuve de football".