Mehdi Mostefa

Mehdi Mostefa Sbaa (; born 30 August 1983) is a former professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder. Born in France, he played for Algeria national team at international level.

Personal Mostefa was born in Dijon, France, to an Algerian father and a French mother. His father is originally from the town of Mazouna in the Relizane Province in Algeria.

Club career On 6 June 2011, Mostefa signed a two years contract with newly promoted Ligue 1 side AC Ajaccio.

On 7 August 2014, Mostefa moved to FC Lorient for a three years contract because he's interested with the club project.

On 27 August 2015, Bastia reached an agreement with Lorient to sign Mostefa.

International career On 30 October 2010, Mostefa was called up to the Algeria national team by head coach Abdelhak Benchikha for a friendly against Luxembourg. He made his debut in that game as a starter, before being substituted off in the 69th minute. On 30 March 2011, Mostefa played his first official match for Algeria in a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Morocco. He played the entire match as Algeria went on to win 1–0.