Yanis Merdji

Yanis Merdji
	Merdji in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	29 October 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth	Roanne, France
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
2012–2014	Andrézieux
2014–2015	Loire Nord
2015–2016	Domtac
2016–2017	Limonest
2017–2018	Bourg-en-Bresse
2018–2020	Auxerre
2020	→ Le Mans (loan)
2020–2021	Châteauroux
2021–2023	Chamois Niort
2023–2024	Concarneau
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024

Yanis Merdji (born 29 October 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward.

He has previously represented Andrézieux, Bourg-Péronnas, Auxerre, Le Mans and Châteauroux.^[2]^[3]

Personal life

Merdji holds French and Algerian nationalities.^[4]^[5]

Career statistics

As of matches played 1 February 2022.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	Division	League		Coupe de France		Coupe de la Ligue		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Andrézieux	2012–13	CFA2	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2013–14	CFA2	7	0	0	0	—		—		7	0
	Total		8	0	0	0	—		—		8	0
Limonest	2016–17	CFA2	12	10	0	0	—		—		12	10
Bourg-Péronnas	2016–17	Ligue 2	17	6	0	0	0	0	—		17	6
	2017–18	Ligue 2	35	9	5	1	1	0	2^[a]	0	43	10
	Total		52	15	5	1	1	0	2	0	60	16
Auxerre	2018–19	Ligue 2	15	3	0	0	2	0	—		17	3
	2019–20	Ligue 2	14	4	2	1	1	0	—		17	5
	Total		29	7	2	1	3	0	—		34	8
Le Mans (loan)	2019–20	Ligue 2	7	0	0	0	0	0	—		7	0
Châteauroux	2020–21	Ligue 2	18	2	1	0	—^[b]		—		19	2
Chamois Niortais	2021–22	Ligue 2	19	3	—^[c]		—		—		19	3
Career total			145	37	8	2	4	0	2	0	159	39

^ Matches played in the 2017–18 Ligue 2 relegation playoffs
^ The Coupe de la Ligue was indefinitely suspended following the 2019–20 edition
^ Niort excluded from the 2021–22 Coupe de France

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Yanis Merdji at WorldFootball.net
^ "Lorenzo Rajot et Yanis Merdji ont signé!" [Lorenzo Rajot and Yanis Merdji have signed!] (in French). Le Mans FC. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
^ "Y. Merdji". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
^ Tolba, Nazim (2 May 2017). "Merdji: "Je rêve d'une trajectoire à la Mahrez"" [Merdji: "I dream of a career like Mahrez"]. Liberté (in French). Algeria. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
^ "Yanis MERDJI". unfp.org. Retrieved 8 January 2024.

External links

Yanis Merdji at Soccerway

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