Djamel Mesbah

Djamel Mesbah

Personal information
Full name Djamel Eddine Mesbah[1]
Date of birth (1984-10-09) 9 October 1984
Place of birth Zighoud Youcef, Algeria
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Left back, Left wingback
Club information
Current team
 Crotone
Number 15
Youth career
1995–2001 US Annecy-le-Vieux (74)
2001–2003 Servette
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Servette 11 (3)
2004–2006 Basel 11 (1)
2006 → Lorient (loan) 0 (0)
2006–2008 Aarau 60 (1)
2008–2009 Luzern 6 (0)
2008–2009 → Avellino (loan) 27 (2)
2009–2012 Lecce 82 (6)
2012–2013 Milan 13 (1)
2013–2014 Parma 10 (1)
2014 → Livorno (loan) 15 (1)
2014–2016 Sampdoria 23 (0)
2016– Crotone 4 (0)
National team‡
2010– Algeria 36 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 July 2016

Djamel Eddine Mesbah (Arabic: جمال الدين مصباح‎‎; born 9 October 1984 in Zighoud Youcef) is an Algerian professional footballer who last played as a left back and left wing-back for Italian club Crotone in Serie A.

An Algerian international, Mesbah was a member of the Algeria national team at two World Cups, the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa and the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil, as well as 2013 Africa Cup of Nations in South Africa. As of 11 October 2014, he has 31 international caps and 1 goal for the Desert Foxes.

Club career

Early career

Mesbah began his playing career in the junior ranks of French club US Annecy-le-Vieux before being spotted by scouts from Swiss side Servette FC in 2001.[2] He progressed through the ranks at Servette FC and made his senior debut in the 2003–04 Swiss Super League season, playing in 11 games and scoring 3 goals.

Switzerland

In the summer of 2004, he left the club as it was facing financial difficulties and joined FC Basel. Used mostly as a substitute, he would go on to make just 11 appearances and score 1 goal. In January 2006, he was loaned out to FC Lorient who were playing in Ligue 2 at the time. However, he was injured before he could make his debut and never featured for them. In the summer of 2006, he signed with FC Aarau, a Swiss club playing in the countries second division. He stayed there for two seasons and was a starter the entire time. He was signed by FC Luzern on 1 July 2008, but made only 6 appearances the whole year, all of which were coming off the substitute bench.

Mesbah in action for A.C. Milan

US Avellino

On 1 September 2008, he was signed by Avellino, the first Italian club in his career.

US Lecce

In July 2009 he was signed by U.S. Lecce. At Lecce he played mostly as a left sided midfielder, but occasionally as a central midfielder or even a left sided wing-back. His ability to play many positions well, attracted the interest of a few Italian clubs.

AC Milan

Mesbah with Milan in 2012

On 18 January 2012, US Lecce announced that Mesbah would be leaving the club to join A.C. Milan.[3] The following day, Milan confirmed the transfer, announcing that Mesbah had signed a four and a half-year contract with the club for an €1.2 million transfer fee[4][5]

On 26 January 2012, Mesbah made his debut for Milan, starting in the 2011–12 Coppa Italia quarter-final tie against Lazio.[6] Mesbah played the entire match with Milan going on to win 3–1. On 20 March 2012, Mesbah scored his first goal for Milan, in a 2–2 draw with Juventus in the Semi-Finals of the 2011–12 Coppa Italia. His goal tied the game 1–1, but proved ineffective as Milan drew in extra time to exit the cup on aggregate 4–3. He made a total of twelve appearances in all competitions for Milan, including two in the UEFA Champions League, one against Arsenal and the other against Barcelona. The away leg at Arsenal was his first appearance in the competition.

In the 12/13 season, Mesbah was used even more sparingly and due to form and injury, he made just two appearances in the first half of the season. This prompted Milan to sell the player to Parma F.C. in January 2013, in a cashless swap with Cristian Zaccardo.[7]

Parma F.C.

Mesbah was again used sparingly at Parma and he made seven appearances until the end of the 12/13 season. The next season Mesbah made just four further appearances and so went out on loan to A.S. Livorno Calcio in January 2014.

Livorno (loan)

At Livorno, Mesbah was a constant starter. He played as their left sided wingback in a 3-5-2 formation but unfortunately was unable to help Livorno in their push to avoid relegation.

U.C. Sampdoria

Mesbah signed for U.C. Sampdoria late on 1 September 2014 (swap with Juan Antonio),[8] penning a three-year deal with the Genovese club.[9] It was his fourth different club since January 2012.

International career

In May 2010, Mesbah was called up for the first time to the Algeria national football team by Rabah Saâdane for a two-week training camp in Crans-Montana, Switzerland in preparation for the 2010 World Cup.[10] Mesbah made his debut for the team two weeks later, on 28 May 2010, as a starter in a friendly against the Republic of Ireland.[11] He was included in the final 23-man squad for the World Cup.[12]

Statistics

Club

As of 6 July 2016
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Switzerland League Schweizer Cup League Cup Total
2003–04ServetteSwiss Super League 113––––113
2004–05Basel61––––61
2005–0650––––50
2006–07FC Aarau270––––270
2007–08Swiss Challenge League331––––331
2008–09LuzernSwiss Super League60––––60
Total Switzerland 885––––885
France League Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Total
2005–06LorientLigue 2 00000000
Total France 00000000
Italy League Coppa Italia Europe Total
2008–09AvellinoSerie B 2720000272
2009–10Lecce3632000383
2010–11Serie A3320000332
2011–121211000130
2011–12Milan802120121
2012–1310001020
2012–13Parma70000070
2013–1431100041
2013–14Livorno1410000151
2014–15Sampdoria160000000
2015–1670100080
Total Italy 15010713016011
Career total 23815713024816

International

As of 11 October 2014[13]
Algeria national team
YearAppsGoals
201050
201140
201260
2013100
201461
Total311

International goals

Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first. "Score" column indicates the score after the player's goal.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 October 2014 Kamuzu Stadium, Blantyre, Malawi  Malawi 2–0 2–0 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Club

FC Basel

References

  1. ↑ "List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. Retrieved 2010-07-13.
  2. ↑ Interview de Djamel Mesbah : "Ma priorité actuelle, confirmer". | Football algérien
  3. ↑ Ufficiale la cessione di Mesbah al Milan; US Lecce SPA, 18 January 2012.
  4. ↑ page 134–135 AC Milan bilancio 2012 (Italian)
  5. ↑ A.C. MILAN COMUNICATO UFFICIALE; AC Milan, 19 January 2012.
  6. ↑ "Milan vs. Lazio – 26 January 2012 – Soccerway". Soccerway. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  7. ↑ 2013 bilancio AC Milan (Italian)
  8. ↑ "Mesbah è della Sampdoria, Juan Antonio diventa crociato" (in Italian). U.C. Sampdoria. 1 September 2014. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  9. ↑ U.C. Sampdoria S.p.A. bilancio (financial report and accounts) on 31 December 2014, PDF purchased from Italian C.C.I.A.A.
  10. ↑ "Les 25 joueurs qui iront en Suisse". DZFoot. 4 May 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  11. ↑ "République d'Irlande 3–0 Algérie". DZFoot. 28 May 2010. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  12. ↑ Richard Farley (1 June 2010). "Bougherra, Belhadj, Ziani Highlight Algeria's Final, 23-Man World Cup Roster". SB Nation. Retrieved 2 April 2012.
  13. ↑ "Mesbah, Djamel". National Football Teams. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
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