Mezian Mesloub

Mezian Mesloub Soares (born 8 November 2009) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Lens. Born in France of Algerian and Portuguese descent, he plays for Portugal at youth level.

Club career

Mezian Mesloub is the son of Algerian international and former Lens captain Walid Mesloub. He is a youth product of FC Lorient and RC Lens.

A standout with Lens youth teams, he was first called in the pro squad by Pierre Sage in May 2026. Coming on for Abdallah Sima, Mesloub scored his first goal only 5 seconds after coming on, making him the fastest to score a goal in Ligue 1 on debut and the 7th youngest ever.

International career

Born in France, of Portuguese descent by his mother (his grandfather, the singer Felizardo Soares, born in Portugal in 1959, moved to France in 1969) and of Algerian descent by his father, French-born Algerian international footballer Walid Mesloub, but has played for Portugal since May 2025 in the under-16 and under-17 youth national teams.