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 Ligue 2 club Ajaccio. Born in France, he is a youth international for Algeria.
.jpg) Puch with Ajaccio in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mehdi Guillermo Moh Puch-Herrantz[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 January 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ajaccio | ||
| 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– | Ajaccio II | 42 | (1) |
| 2023– | Ajaccio | 18 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Algeria U18 | 3 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:01, 27 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:40, 30 April 2023 (UTC) | |||
Career
editPuch 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]
International career
editBorn in France, Puch is of Algerian and Spanish descent. He represented the Algeria U18s at the 2022 Mediterranean Games.[5] 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.[6]
References
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ Pereira, Alexis (23 February 2022). "Mehdi Puch a tapé dans l'œil de l'AC Milan". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert.
- ^ rabah, Farid Kada (9 February 2023). "Convocation avec les professionnels de Mehdi Puch avec l'AC Ajaccio, Youcef Belaili absent".
- ^ "Oui, il faudra compter sur Nice pour l'Europe ! - Débrief et NOTES des joueurs (OGCN 3-0 ACA)". www.maxifoot.fr.
- ^ "JM-Oran-2022 : La sélection nationale U18 en stage à Sidi Moussa – Footalgerien.com". 14 June 2022.
- ^ TOMEGAH, Rodolph (26 June 2022). "Jeux Méditerranéens : L'Algérie bat l'Espagne et entame bien l'épreuve de football".
External links
edit- Mehdi Puch at Soccerway
- Ligue 1 profile