Farés Mehenni

Farés Mehenni (Arabic: فارس مهني; born 12 September 2002) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Nancy.[1]

Farés Mehenni
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-09-12) 12 September 2002
Place of birth Paris, France
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Nancy
Youth career
0000–2014 FCM Garges
2014–2016 AAS Sarcelles
2016–2017 Reims
2017–2021 Nancy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Nancy II 2 (0)
2021– Nancy 1 (0)
National team‡
2020- Algeria U20 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 July 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 July 2021

Early life

Mehenni was born in Paris, first playing football in Île-de-France at Garges-lès-Gonesse. He later played for AAS Sarcelles and Reims, before joining Nancy in 2017.[2][3]

Club career

After playing with the first team ahead of the 2021–22 season,[4] Mehenni made his professional debut for Nancy on 24 July 2021, replacing Lamine Cissé in the final minutes of a 2–1 Ligue 2 away defeat to Pau.[5][6]

International career

Mehenni is of Algerian descent, and was selected for the UNAF qualification tournament for the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations with the Algeria national under-20 team.[3][7][8]

References
  1. Farés Mehenni at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 July 2021.
  2. Pereira, Alexis (21 October 2020). "Info FM : à la découverte de Farès Mehenni, talent en herbe de l'AS Nancy". Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 24 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Moumen Ait Kaci Ali (22 October 2020). "Pros : Découverte: Mehenni : «Servir mon pays est une fierté immense, heureux de vivre cet honneur»". lebuteur.com (in French). Retrieved 24 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  4. "Football/Ligue 2. AS Nancy Lorraine : Daniel Stendel ouvre bien la porte aux jeunes". L'Est Républicain (in French). 16 June 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. Jacquot, Romain (24 July 2021). "L'AS Nancy Lorraine craque dans le temps additionnel à Pau (2-1)". L'Est Républicain (in French). Retrieved 24 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. Drechsler, Guillaume (24 July 2021). "Ligue 2 : le Pau FC l'emporte au bout du temps additionnel". France Bleu (in French). Retrieved 24 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  7. Benhammadi, Saïd (12 October 2020). "Sélection U20 : Fin du premier stage, des bi-nationaux bientôt en renfort ?". La Gazette du Fennec (in French). Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  8. "« On a tous envie de réussir comme Mahrez »". Afrique Sports (in French). 23 October 2020. Retrieved 24 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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