| Mehdi Boudjemaa | |
| Birth Date: | 1998 4, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Pontoise, France[1] |
| Height: | 1.81m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Hatayspor |
| Clubnumber: | 8 |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Beauvais |
| Youthyears2: | 2013–2014 |
| Youthclubs2: | Strasbourg |
| Youthyears3: | 2014–2015 |
| Youthclubs3: | Beauvais |
| Youthyears4: | 2015–2016 |
| Youthclubs4: | Saint-Quentin |
| Years1: | 2016–2019 |
| Clubs1: | Guingamp II |
| Caps1: | 59 |
| Goals1: | 5 |
| Years2: | 2019–2021 |
| Clubs2: | Guingamp |
| Caps2: | 3 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2020 |
| Clubs3: | → Quevilly-Rouen (loan) |
| Caps3: | 5 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs4: | → Laval (loan) |
| Caps4: | 30 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2021– |
| Clubs5: | Hatayspor |
| Caps5: | 64 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Years6: | 2023 |
| Clubs6: | → Ferencváros (loan) |
| Caps6: | 3 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 26 June 2024 |
Mehdi Boudjemaa (born 7 April 1998) is a French professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Turkish club Hatayspor.
Born in Pontoise in the Val-d'Oise department of Île-de-France, Boudjemaa was raised in Beauvais, Oise. He began playing for AS Beauvais Oise, and had a year at RC Strasbourg Alsace when he was 15, before returning to Beauvais to play in the national under-17 division. After their relegation, he had one season at Olympique Saint-Quentin where he attracted the attention of EA Guingamp.[1]
Boudjemaa began playing for Guingamp's reserve team in the fifth-tier Championnat National 3. After turning down an approach from Stade Brestois 29,[1] he was first called up by the first team for their Ligue 1 game at Stade Malherbe Caen on 20 October 2018, remaining unused in a goalless draw.[2] The following 19 February, he signed his first professional contract, for two-and-a-half years.[3] He made his professional debut with the club in a 1–0 Ligue 2 win over Orléans on 9 August 2019, as a 63rd-minute substitute for Bryan Pelé.[4]
On 9 January 2020, Boudjemaa was loaned to third-tier Championnat National team US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole, where he made five appearances before the season was curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic.[5] He joined Stade Lavallois of the same league on the same basis on 5 June.[6]
Boudjemaa moved abroad for the first time on 8 July 2021, joining Hatayspor of the Turkish Süper Lig.[7] The following 4 April, he was sent off for two late yellow cards in a goalless draw at home to local rivals Adana Demirspor.[8]
On 6 January 2023, Boudjemaa survived the earthquake that killed Hatayspor player Christian Atsu and sporting director Taner Savut among tens of thousands of others.[9]
The club withdrew from the season and ten days later, he joined Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I leaders Ferencvárosi TC on loan with the option to buy.[10] He won the 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I.[11] [12]
Born in France, Boudjemaa holds French and Algerian nationalities. In 2017, he expressed interest in representing the Algeria national football team.[13]