Mahieddine Meftah Explained

Mahieddine Meftah
Birth Date:	25 September 1968
Birth Place:	Tizi Ouzou, Algeria
Position:	Defender
Youthyears1:	1980–1987
Youthclubs1:	JS Kabylie
Years1:	1987–1996
Clubs1:	JS Kabylie
Years2:	1996–2007
Clubs2:	USM Alger
Nationalyears1:	1990–2006
Nationalteam1:	Algeria
Nationalcaps1:	77
Nationalgoals1:	4

Mahieddine "Tchico" Meftah (born 25 September 1968) is an Algerian former professional footballer who played as a defender. With 77 caps, he is one of the most capped Algerian players. He also scored four goals for the Algeria national team.^[1]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[2]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
USM Alger	1996–97	National 1	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	1997–98		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	1998–99		0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
	1999–2000		15	2	3	2	0	0	0	0	18	4
	2000–01		18	0	3	0	—		—		21	0
	2001–02		24	3	2	0	3	1	—		29	4
	2002–03		27	1	4	0	6	0	—		37	1
	2003–04		23	0	4	0	6	1	—		33	1
	2004–05		22	0	0	0	9	0	—		31	0
	2005–06		15	0	1	0	0	0	—		16	0
	Total		144	6	17	2	24	2	0	0	185	10
Career total			144	6	17	2	24	2	0	0	185	10

International

Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Meftah goal.

List of international goals scored by Mahieddine Meftah

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1		Azadi Stadium, Tehran, Iran		1–1	1–2	Friendly	^[3]
2		Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor, Dakar, Senegal		1–	2–1	1994 African Cup of Nations qualification	^[4]
3		El Menzah Stadium, Tunis, Tunisia		3–0	4–0	Friendly	^[5]
4		19 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba, Algeria		2–1	3–2	Friendly	^[6]

Honours

JS Kabylie

• Ligue 1: 1988–89, 1989–90, 1994–95
• Algerian Cup: 1992, 1994
• Algerian Super Cup: 1992
• African Cup of Champions Clubs: 1990
• African Cup Winners' Cup: 1995

USM Alger

• Ligue 1: 2001–02, 2002–03, 2004–05
• Algerian Cup: 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004

Algeria

• African Cup of Nations: 1990
• Afro-Asian Cup of Nations: 1991

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mahieddine Meftah - International Appearances.
2. News: Mahieddine Meftah . 15 March 2018 . National-Football-Teams.com .
3. Web site: Iran vs. Algeria. National Football Teams. 3 September 2024.
4. Web site: Senegal vs. Algeria. National Football Teams. 3 September 2024.
5. Web site: Algeria vs. Mauritania. National Football Teams. 3 September 2024.
6. Web site: Algeria vs. Romania. National Football Teams. 3 September 2024.