Mehdi Carcela-González

Moroccan footballer

Morocco Midfielder Nationality explained

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159Club apps

25Club goals

176Height (cm)

Mehdi Carcela-González: profile

Mehdi Carcela-González (born 1 July 1989 in Liège, Belgium) is a former Moroccan footballer who played as a midfielder.

Carcela-González made the step into senior football with Standard Liège in 2008. He played for 3 clubs in 3 countries since 2008. His most appearances came at Standard Liège (2008–2011), where he made 83 appearances and scored 18 goals. Across all recorded club spells he totals 159 appearances and 25 goals.

At international level, Carcela-González represented Morocco (2011–present). Before committing to Morocco, he had represented Belgium, Belgium U17, Belgium U18, Belgium U21 and Belgium national youth.

Liège has produced 9 footballers in our database, including Nacer Chadli, Loïs Openda and Landry Mulemo.

Nationality explained: Why does Mehdi Carcela-González play for Morocco?

Key facts

Senior international debut: 2011 (aged about 22)
Countries played in: 3: Belgium, Russia and Portugal
Club goals per game: 0.16 (25 in 159)
Height: 176 cm — taller than 27% of Moroccan internationals on record
Latest move: S.L. Benfica (2015)
Shares a birthday with: Rigobert Song, Evann Guessand and Mohamed Abdel-Shafy (more)

Club career

Years	Club	League	Apps	Goals
2008–2011	Standard Liège	Belgian Pro League	83	18
2011–2013	FC Anzhi Makhachkala	Russian Second League	31	1
2013–2015	Standard Liège	Belgian Pro League	45	6
2015–	S.L. Benfica	Primeira Liga	–	–
	Total		159	25

Appearances and goals are league figures where recorded on Wikidata; “–” means not recorded.

International career

Years	Team	Level	Caps	Goals
2004	Belgium national youth	Senior	2	0
2005–2006	Belgium U17	Under-17	11	2
2006–2007	Belgium U18	Under-18	12	1
2009–2010	Belgium U21	Under-21	8	1
2009–2010	Belgium	Senior	2	0
2011–	Morocco	Senior	–	–