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Mehdi Boudjemaa
Personal information
Date of birth	7 April 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Pontoise, France
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Çorum
Number	10
Youth career
2008–2013	Beauvais
2013–2014	Strasbourg
2014–2015	Beauvais
2015–2016	Saint-Quentin
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2019	Guingamp II
2019–2021	Guingamp
2020	→ Quevilly-Rouen (loan)
2020–2021	→ Laval (loan)
2021–2024	Hatayspor
2023	→ Ferencváros (loan)
2024–	Çorum
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 August 2024

Mehdi Boudjemaa (born 7 April 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Turkish club Çorum.

Career

Guingamp

Born in Pontoise in the Val-d'Oise department of Île-de-France, Boudjemaa was raised in Beauvais, Oise. He began playing for AS Beauvais Oise, and had a year at RC Strasbourg Alsace when he was 15, before returning to Beauvais to play in the national under-17 division. After their relegation, he had one season at Olympique Saint-Quentin where he attracted the attention of EA Guingamp.^[1]

Boudjemaa began playing for Guingamp's reserve team in the fifth-tier Championnat National 3.^[2] After turning down an approach from Stade Brestois 29,^[1] he was first called up by the first team for their Ligue 1 game at Stade Malherbe Caen on 20 October 2018, remaining unused in a goalless draw.^[3] The following 19 February, he signed his first professional contract, for two-and-a-half years.^[4] He made his professional debut with the club in a 1–0 Ligue 2 win over Orléans on 9 August 2019, as a 63rd-minute substitute for Bryan Pelé.^[5]

On 9 January 2020, Boudjemaa was loaned to third-tier Championnat National team US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole, where he made five appearances before the season was curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic.^[6] He joined Stade Lavallois of the same league on the same basis on 5 June.^[7]

Hatayspor

Boudjemaa moved abroad for the first time on 8 July 2021, joining Hatayspor of the Turkish Süper Lig.^[8] The following 4 April, he was sent off for two late yellow cards in a goalless draw at home to local rivals Adana Demirspor.^[9]

On 6 January 2023, Boudjemaa survived the earthquake that killed Hatayspor player Christian Atsu and sporting director Taner Savut among tens of thousands of others.^[10]

The club withdrew from the season and ten days later, he joined Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I leaders Ferencvárosi TC on loan with the option to buy.^[11] He won the 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I.^[12]^[13]

Personal life

Born in France, Boudjemaa holds French and Algerian nationalities. In 2017, he expressed interest in representing the Algeria national football team.^[2]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Mehdi Boudjemaa, jeune espoir de l'EA Guingamp se livre à WeSportFR" [Mehdi Boudjemaa, young promise of EA Guingamp, opens up to WeSportFR] (in French). 11 July 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b Kada Rabah, Farid (24 September 2017). "Mehdi Boudjemaa, le David Luiz algérien, " J'aimerais jouer pour l'Algérie " (EA Guingamp)" [Mehdi Boudjemaa, the Algerian David Luiz, "I would love to play for Algeria" (EA Guingamp)] (in French). DZ Ballon. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
^ "Guingamp. Avec Boudjemaa et Phaeton à Caen" [Guingamp. With Boudjemaa and Phaeton at Caen]. Le Télégramme (in French). 19 October 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
^ "Mehdi Boudjemaa, Guingamp blinde sa pépite" [Mehdi Boudjemaa, Guingamp tie down their gem] (in French). Football 365. 19 February 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
^ "Ligue 2. Guingamp s'offre son premier succès de la saison dans la douleur face à Orléans" [Ligue 2. Guingamp offer their first success of the season in pain against Orléans]. Ouest-France (in French). 9 August 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
^ "Guingamp prête Boudjemaa à Quevilly-Rouen" [Guingamp loan Boudjemaa to Quevilly-Rouen]. Le Figaro (in French). 9 January 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
^ "National : le milieu défensif de Guingamp, Mehdi Boudjemaa, arrive au Stade lavallois en prêt" [National: Guingamp defensive midfielder, Mehdi Boudjemaa, arrives on loan at Stade Lavallois] (in French). France Bleu. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
^ "En Avant Guingamp. Mehdi Boudjemaa transféré à Hatayspor, en Turquie" [En Avant Guingamp. Mehdi Boudjemaa transferred to Hatayspor, in Turkey]. Ouest-France (in French). 8 July 2021. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
^ "Hatayspor - Adana Demirspor maç sonucu: 0-0" [Hatayspor - Adana Demirspor match result: 0-0]. Fanatik (in Turkish). 4 April 2022. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
^ Cotta, Martin (6 February 2018). "Séisme en Turquie : "Je vais bien", rassure l'ancien footballeur du Stade Lavallois Mehdi Boudjemaa" [Earthquake in Turkey: "I'm fine" reassures the former Stade Lavallois footballer Mehdi Boudjemaa] (in French). France Bleu. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
^ "Football. L'ancien Guingampais Mehdi Boudjemaa quitte Hatayspor après le séisme" [Football. Former Guingamp player Boudjemaa leaves Hatayspor after the earthquake]. Le Télégramme (in French). 16 February 2023. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
^ nemzetisport.hu (5 May 2023). "NB I: a Ferencváros megszerezte 34. bajnoki címét - NSO". NSO.hu (in Hungarian). Retrieved 6 May 2023.
^ "Summary - NB I - Hungary - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 May 2023.