Mehdi Puch-Herrantz

Mehdi Guillermo Moh Puch-Herrantz (; born 20 January 2004), known as Mehdi Puch, is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Spanish Primera Federación club Hércules. Born in France, he is a former youth international for Algeria.

Career Puch is a youth product of Sevran FC, FC Villepinte, Torcy and Montfermeil, before moving to the reserves of AC Ajaccio in 2021. On 25 August 2022, he signed a professional contract with the club for 5 years. He made his professional debut with Ajaccio as a late substitute in a 3–0 Ligue 1 loss to Nice on 10 February 2023.

On 12 November 2025, Puch signed for Spanish third tier team Hércules for a 1-year deal with extension clause. He was technically assigned to the reserve squad initially, but never made an appearance for the reserves, debuting for the main squad after the league registration window opened in January.

International career Born in France, Puch is of Algerian and Spanish descent. He represented the Algeria U18s at the 2022 Mediterranean Games. He scored the game-winning goal from outside the box in a 1–0 win over the Spain U18s in the side's first match in the tournament.