Mehdi Léris
Mehdi Pascal Marcel Léris (born 23 May 1998) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Serie A club Sampdoria and the Algeria national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mehdi Pascal Marcel Léris | ||
| Date of birth | 23 May 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Mont-de-Marsan, France | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sampdoria | ||
| Number | 37 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2016 | Chievo | ||
| 2016–2017 | → Juventus (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Chievo | 27 | (0) |
| 2019– | Sampdoria | 61 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | → Brescia (loan) | 33 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Algeria | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:15, 9 April 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:37, 19 November 2022 (UTC)) | |||
Club career
Léris caught the eye of A.C. ChievoVerona in an amateur showcase tournament in Paris in 2013, and thereafter joined the youth academy of the team.[2] Léris moved on loan to Juventus F.C. with an option to buy for a year, becoming a part of the youth squad without making an appearance for the senior team.[3][4] Léris returned to Chievo, and made his professional debut with them in a 3–0 Serie A loss to Juventus FC on 9 September 2017.[5]
On 12 August 2019, Léris signed a five-year deal with Sampdoria.[6]
On 18 August 2021, he joined Brescia on a season-long loan with an option to buy.[7]
International career
Leris was called up to the Algeria national team for a set of friendlies in November 2022.[8] He debuted with them in a 1–1 friendly tie with Mali on 16 November 2022.[9]
Personal life
Léris was born in France to a Spanish father and Algerian mother.[10] Léris' father, Yannick, is a former amateur footballer and a U16 football coach in France.[11]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 8 April 2023[12]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Chievo | 2017–18 | Serie A | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 27 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| Sampdoria | 2019–20 | Serie A | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | ||||
| 2022–23 | 26 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 61 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 2 | ||
| Brescia (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie B | 31 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 119 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 126 | 5 | ||
References
- "Mehdi Léris". U.C. Sampdoria. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- S.p.A., Società Editrice Athesis. "La Signora alla finestra per il gioiellino Leris".
- "Officiel - Un jeune français signe à la Juventus".
- "Football : le jeune Montois Mehdi Léris, joueur à la Juventus, rencontre le pape François".
- "Juventus 3-0 Chievo". BBC Sport. 9 September 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- "UFFICIALE: Samp, dal Chievo arriva Leris. Ha firmato fino al 2024". Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- "Mehdi Léris è un nuovo calciatore del Brescia" (in Italian). Brescia. 18 August 2021. Retrieved 28 October 2021.
- Toumert, Yanis (15 November 2022). "Mehdi Leris, le plus Italien des Algériens". La Gazette du Fennec.
- "Algérie Mali : À peine sur le terrain, Leris fait un bad buzz (Vidéo)". fennecfootball.com.
- Bouzidi, Lotfi (24 February 2017). "Futur DZ : Concurrence entre l'Algérie l'Espagne et la France pour le talent de la Juvé - Fennec Football".
- "Football : le Chievo Vérone fait de l'œil à Mehdi Léris".
- Mehdi Léris at Soccerway
External links
- Mehdi Léris at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Mehdi Léris at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- Mehdi Léris at BDFutbol