Lamine Ghezali Explained

Lamine Ghezali
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Birth Date:6 July 1999
Birth Place:Lagny-sur-Marne, France
Height:1.75 m
Position:Winger
Currentclub:UTA Arad
Youthyears1:2006–2014
Youthclubs1:Torcy
Youthyears2:2014–2017
Youthclubs2:Saint-Étienne
Years1:2016–2022
Clubs1:Saint-Étienne B
Caps1:62
Goals1:12
Years2:2017–2022
Clubs2:Saint-Étienne
Caps2:8
Goals2:1
Years3:2019–2020
Clubs3:Châteauroux (loan)
Caps3:9
Goals3:0
Years4:2019–2020
Clubs4:Châteauroux B (loan)
Caps4:4
Goals4:0
Years5:2020–2021
Clubs5:SC Lyon (loan)
Caps5:14
Goals5:0
Years6:2020–2021
Clubs6:SC Lyon B (loan)
Caps6:2
Goals6:2
Years7:2022–2024
Clubs7:Dinamo București
Caps7:41
Goals7:9
Years8:2024
Clubs8:Levadiakos
Caps8:5
Goals8:0
Years9:2024–
Clubs9:UTA Arad
Caps9:0
Goals9:0
Nationalyears1:2015
Nationalteam1:France U17
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2017
Nationalteam2:France U18
Nationalcaps2:2
Nationalgoals2:0
Club-Update:14 August 2024

Lamine Ghezali (Arabic: غزالي الأمين; born 6 July 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Liga I club UTA Arad.

Career

Ghezali played youth football up to the age of 15 with Torcy, moving to the training centre of Saint-Étienne in August 2014. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 23 April 2017 against Rennes.[1] Top scorer in the under-19 side, he signed his first professional contract, for three years, on 27 June 2017.[2] He scored his first senior goal with Saint-Étienne in a 5–0 victory at Caen in Ligue 1 on 16 March 2019.[3]

In July 2019, Ghezali was loaned to Ligue 2 side Châteauroux for the 2019–20 season.[4] He was loaned out again in July 2020, this time to Championnat National side SC Lyon.[5] On 15 January 2022, he made his Ligue 1 return for Saint-Étienne in a 2–1 home loss to Lens.[6]

On 17 August 2022, Ghezali joined Romanian side Dinamo București.[7] He was sold in January 2024 to Greek club Levadiakos.

Personal life

Born in France, Ghezali is of Algerian descent and has dual nationality.[8] [9]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Saint-Étienne B2015–16CFA 27070
2016–17CFA 29292
2017–18National 37373
2018–19National 2173173
2019–20National 23131
2021–22National 3193162
Total62126212
Saint-Étienne2016–17Ligue 110000010
2018–19Ligue 161000061
2021–22Ligue 1100010
Total81000081
Châteauroux (loan)2019–20Ligue 290101[10] 0110
Châteauroux B (loan)2019–20National 34040
SC Lyon (loan)2020–21National14000140
SC Lyon B (loan)2020–21National 32222
Dinamo București2022–23Liga II249512[11] 33113
2023–24Liga I17040210
Total41991235213
Levadiakos2023–24Super League Greece 25050
UTA Arad2024–25Liga I000000
Career total145241013315428

Honours

Levadiakos

2023–24

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Saint-Étienne vs. Stade Rennais - 23 April 2017 - Soccerway. soccerway.com. 27 April 2017.
  2. Web site: ASSE - Mercato : Lamine Ghezali ravi d'être passé pro. foot-sur7.fr. fr. 27 June 2017.
  3. Web site: Caen vs. Saint-Etienne 0-5. Soccerway. 16 March 2019.
  4. Web site: Arrivée de Lamine GHEZALI !. LB Châteauroux. fr. 17 July 2019.
  5. Web site: SC Lyon : un jeune espoir formé à l’ASSE arrive en prêt. monfoot69.fr. fr. 23 July 2020.
  6. Web site: 15 January 2022 . Live Commentary - St Etienne vs RC Lens . 28 April 2022 . Sky Sports.
  7. Web site: Jugravu . Robert . 17 August 2022 . Întăriri pentru Ovidiu Burcă: Dinamo a transferat doi fotbaliști francezi! Unul dintre ei a jucat pentru Saint-Etienne până în ianuarie . 20 August 2022 . ProSport . Romanian.
  8. News: Saint-Étienne : Lamine Ghezali (17 ans) lancé en Ligue 1 !. Le site spécialisé de l’Equipe Nationale de Football d'Algérie. 8 February 2018. fr-FR.
  9. Web site: Lamine GHEZALI . 2023-08-14 . unfp.org.
  10. Appearance in the Coupe de la Ligue
  11. Appearance in the Liga I promotion play-off