Mehdi Zeffane

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Mehdi Zeffane
Zeffane with Rennes in 2016
Personal information
Full name Mehdi Embareck Zeffane[1]
Date of birth (1992-05-19) 19 May 1992 (age 34)
Place of birth Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, France
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position Right-back
Youth career
2003–2012 Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2014 Lyon B 74 (1)
2012–2015 Lyon 12 (0)
2015–2019 Rennes 52 (2)
2016–2017 Rennes B 3 (0)
2020–2021 Krylia Sovetov Samara 45 (0)
2022 Yeni Malatyaspor 9 (0)
2022–2024 Clermont 41 (1)
2025– ES Mostaganem 5 (0)
International career
2014–2021 Algeria 19 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Algeria
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2019 Egypt
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 December 2025

Mehdi Embareck Zeffane (Arabic: مهدي مبارك زفان; born 19 May 1992) is a professional footballer who most recently played as a right-back for Ligue 2 club Clermont. Born in France, he played for the Algeria national team from 2014 to 2021.

Club career

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Born in Sainte-Foy-lès-Lyon, a commune in the Metropolis of Lyon, Zeffane made his debut for the Olympique Lyonnais B side on 21 August 2010 against RCO Agde at the Stade Louis Sanguin, in which he played the full 90 minutes, as Lyon's B team lost the match 1–0.[3] He scored his first goal for the Lyon B team the next season on 13 August 2011 against FC Villefranche at the Stade Armand Chouffet, when he found the net in the 54th minute in what turned out to be Lyon B's last goal in a 6–0 rout over Villefranche.[4]

In August 2015, Zeffane joined Ligue 1 club Rennes, signing a four-year contract with the club.[5] On 22 August 2015, he scored the winning goal against his former side Lyon in a 2–1 away win for Rennes.[6]

On 30 January 2020, Zeffane signed a two-year contract with Russian Premier League club Krylia Sovetov Samara.[7]

On 14 January 2022, he joined Süper Lig club Yeni Malatyaspor on a one-and-a-half-year contract, with an option to extend for another year.[8] He agreed the termination of his contract in April after the club failed to play his salary and that of teammates.[9] He made nine appearances while Yeni Malatyaspor placed last in the league.[9]

On 15 June 2022, Zeffane returned to France and signed a contract with Clermont for two years with an option for a third year.[10]

On 28 August 2025, he joined ES Mostaganem.[11] On 12 December 2025, he terminated his contract with ES Mostaganem team by mutual consent.[12]

International career

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Born in France to Algerian parents, Zeffane was initially eligible to represent either France or Algeria. In August 2014, he was named in a provisional 31-man squad by new Algeria coach Christian Gourcuff for a pair of 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Ethiopia and Mali.[13] Ten days later, he was included in the final squad for the matches.[14]

On July 19, 2019, he won the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations under Djamel Belmadi.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 4 May 2024[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lyon B 2010–11 CFA 12 0 — — — 12 0
2011–12 CFA 26 1 — — — 26 1
2012–13 CFA 27 0 — — — 27 0
2013–14 CFA 8 0 — — — 8 0
2014–15 CFA 1 0 — — — 1 0
74 1 — — — 74 1
Lyon 2012–13 Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1[a] 0 1 0
2013–14 Ligue 1 8 0 2 0 2 0 5[a] 0 17 0
2014–15 Ligue 1 4 0 0 0 1 0 1[a] 0 6 0
Total 12 0 2 0 3 0 7 0 24 0
Rennes 2015–16 Ligue 1 16 1 0 0 2 0 — 18 1
2016–17 Ligue 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 — 3 0
2017–18 Ligue 1 15 0 0 0 0 0 — 15 0
2018–19 Ligue 1 20 1 3 0 2 0 6[a] 0 31 1
Total 52 2 3 0 5 0 6 0 66 2
Rennes B 2016–17 CFA 3 0 — — — 3 0
Krylia Sovetov Samara 2019–20 Russian Premier League 6 0 0 0 — — 6 0
2020–21 Russian National League 24 0 5 0 — — 29 0
2021–22 Russian Premier League 15 0 0 0 — — 15 0
Total 45 0 5 0 — — 50 0
Yeni Malatyaspor 2021–22 Süper Lig 9 0 0 0 — — 9 0
Clermont 2022–23 Ligue 1 18 1 1 0 — — 19 1
2023–24 Ligue 1 23 0 2 1 — — 25 1
Total 41 1 3 1 — — 44 2
Career total 236 4 13 1 8 0 13 0 270 5
  1. ^ a b c d Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 7 September 2021[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Algeria 2014 1 0
2015 5 0
2016 5 0
2017 0 0
2018 0 0
2019 4 0
2021 4 1
Total 19 1

Honours

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Rennes

Algeria

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