Farés Mehenni

Farés Mehenni
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-09-12) 12 September 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Paris, France
Position(s) Defender
Team 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)
International career‡
2020- Algeria U20 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 July 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 July 2021

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

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 [fr] (in French). Retrieved 24 July 2021.
  3. ^ a b 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.
  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.
  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.
  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.
  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.