Mehdi Cerbah: Career Stats, Clubs, Age & Nationality

Mehdi Cerbah: profile

Mehdi Cerbah (born 3 April 1953 in Algiers, Algeria) was an Algerian footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He died on 29 October 2021.

Cerbah made the step into senior football with USM Alger in 1971. He played for 4 clubs in 2 countries between 1971 and 1986. His most appearances came at Montreal Manic (1983), where he made 6 appearances and scored 0 goals. Across all recorded club spells he totals 6 appearances and 0 goals.

At international level, Cerbah represented Algeria (1975–1986), earning 57 caps and scoring 0 goals.

Algiers has produced 204 footballers in our database, including Islam Slimani, Rafik Halliche and Rabah Madjer.

Nationality explained: Why does Mehdi Cerbah play for Algeria?

Key facts

Senior international debut: 1975 (aged about 22)
Club career: 1971–1986 (16 seasons)
Countries played in: 2: Algeria and Canada
Height: 174 cm — taller than 17% of Algerian internationals on record
Shares a birthday with: Donald-Olivier Sié, Moussa Konaté and Ibrahima Conté (more)

Club career

Years	Club	League	Apps	Goals
1971–1972	USM Alger	Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1	–	–
1972–1980	JS Kabylie	Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1	–	–
1980–1982	RC Kouba	Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2	–	–
1983	Montreal Manic	North American Soccer League	6	0
1983–1986	RC Kouba	Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 2	–	–
	Total		6	0