17 Facts About Mourad Meghni

Mourad Meghni is a former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder or winger.

Mourad Meghni is a former French youth international and was a part of the team that won the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship, held in Trinidad and Tobago.

Mourad Meghni opted to play for Algeria at senior level in August 2009, taking advantage of FIFA's new ruling, allowing him to change his national allegiance despite being older than 21 years of age.

Mourad Meghni went on to play for Algeria at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations in Angola.

Mourad Meghni was born on 16 April 1984 in Paris to Ali and Anna, an Algerian father and a Portuguese mother.

Mourad Meghni's father spoke on how Mourad joined several football training schools at an early age including that of Tursi and FC Nantes in France where he made impressive and swift progress as a budding player.

Mourad Meghni's mother stated during the interview that she had always made it her duty together with her husband to visit Algeria every year to get together with all the family members and friends in the family home of Ouled Hadadj.

At the age of 13 Mourad Meghni joined the national football school at Clairefontaine there he vastly improved his technique, prior to joining the academy Mourad Meghni always played on small pitches hence he learnt quickly the necessary skills and technique that would be needed when beating a man, whilst at Clairefontaine he had a Brazilian coach, Francisco Filho, who helped him improve his technique which became known for.

Mourad Meghni remained at the national football school at Clairefontaine for three years and signed a non-solicitation agreement with Cannes during his first season.

Mourad Meghni made a statement following Bologna's relegation to Serie B, in which he declared he would never play in what he considered to be a sub-standard competition.

Mourad Meghni did spend a year in Serie B, his last at the club, where he was a regular for the entire season, yet only found the net twice.

Mourad Meghni did make his debut in the UEFA Champions League, setting up a crucial goal for Tommaso Rocchi, which gave the club their only win in the competition, at home to Werder Bremen.

On 29 March 2012, it was announced Mourad Meghni would join Al Khor on a temporary loan.

On 6 July 2012, Mourad Meghni moved from Umm Salal to league rival Lekhwiya SC on a free transfer.

On 12 August 2009, Mourad Meghni was selected for the first time to join the ranks of the Algeria national team, in a game facing Uruguay.

Mourad Meghni was not in Algeria's final World Cup squad after being informed that his knee injury had not sufficiently healed and would require surgery despite the great lengths that both the player and the Fennecs medical team had gone to give him a chance of recovering in time.

Mourad Meghni's father, Ammi Ali, is Algerian while his mother, Anna, is a Portuguese national.