Mehdi Mostefa Sba'a (; born 30 August 1983) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Béziers. Born in France, he played for Algeria national team at international level.

Personal

Mostefa was born in Dijon, France, to an Algerian father and a French mother. His father is originally from the town of Mazouna in the Relizane Province in Algeria.

Mehdi Mostefa

Club career

On 6 June 2011, Mostefa signed a two years contract with newly promoted Ligue 1 side AC Ajaccio.

Mehdi Mostefa

On 7 August 2014, Mostefa moved to FC Lorient for a three years contract because he's interested with the club project.

Mehdi Mostefa

On 27 August 2015, Bastia reached an agreement with Lorient to sign Mostefa.

International career

On 30 October 2010, Mostefa was called up to the Algeria national team by head coach Abdelhak Benchikha for a friendly against Luxembourg. He made his debut in that game as a starter, before being substituted off in the 69th minute. On 30 March 2011, Mostefa played his first official match for Algeria in a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Morocco. He played the entire match as Algeria went on to win 1–0.

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Living people

1983 births

Sportspeople from Dijon

Footballers from Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Men's association football midfielders

Algerian men's footballers

French men's footballers

Nîmes Olympique players

AS Monaco FC players

ASOA Valence players

Montluçon Football players

FC Sète 34 players

AC Ajaccio players

FC Lorient players

SC Bastia players

Pafos FC players

AS Béziers (2007) players

Ligue 2 players

Ligue 1 players

French expatriate men's footballers

Algerian expatriate men's footballers

Algeria men's international footballers

2013 Africa Cup of Nations players

Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus

French expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus

Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus

2014 FIFA World Cup players