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 as of 24 July 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals 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. 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.

External links

• Farés Mehenni at Soccerway