Mehdi Abeid

Lens

Abeid joined RC Lens in 2003 and was part of the academy team for eight years before he left to join Newcastle United.

Newcastle United

Abeid joined Newcastle United on 25 May 2011, signing a five-year contract. Following his transfer, he stated:

"After eight fantastic years at Lens, I have stagnated. I needed a change of air. I am not afraid to leave for abroad, I have had contact dating back some time and I visited the facilities there last week. I even trained with the reserve team. The leaders of the club told me about their plans and that they will rely on me for next season. For my part, I intend to give everything to develop in the Premier League. I already discussed things with Cheick Tioté and they encouraged me and welcomed my signature". Abeid made his debut for Newcastle United in a pre-season friendly against Darlington, which was followed by a pitch invasion, which caused the game to be delayed for ten minutes. On 20 September 2011, Abeid made his official debut for the club as a starter against Nottingham Forest in the third round of the 2011–12 Football League Cup. He scored his first goal in a 1–1 draw against Turkish side Fenerbahçe on 21 July 2012.

Loan to St Johnstone

On 31 January 2013, Abeid went on loan to Scottish Premier League side St Johnstone until the end of the season.

Loan to Panathinaikos

On 30 July 2013, Abeid signed a one-year loan deal with Panathinaikos. He scored his first goal in a match…

In 2009, Abeid was a member of the France national under-17 team at the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship in Germany. He played in all three of France's group games, starting two of them. He has also been capped at the under-16 and under-18 levels. In September 2011, Abeid said that he was considering an offer to switch allegiance and represent Algeria at under-23 level. On 30 September, sports daily Le Buteur announced that Abeid had spoken to Algeria's under-23 coach Azzedine Aït Djoudi and confirmed that he would be joining the team for a training camp in October. On 8 October, he started for the team in a friendly against USM Alger. On 13 November, he made his official debut as a starter in a 2–0 win against South Africa. On 16 November, he was selected as part of Algeria's squad for the 2011 CAF U-23 Championship in Morocco. In November 2014, Abeid received his first international call-up to the senior team for the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers against Ethiopia and Mali. A fractured toe ruled him out of selection for both games. In June 2015, he made his full international debut, coming on as a substitute for the last 5 minutes of a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Seychelles.

Club

As of 27 July 2019

International

As of match played 12 June 2021

Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Abeid goal.

Abeid was born in Montreuil, Seine-Saint-Denis, France, to Algerian parents from Aïn Témouchent, Algeria.