Mehdi Boudjemaa
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 April 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Pontoise, France[1] | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al Wehda | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2013 | Beauvais | ||
| 2013–2014 | Strasbourg | ||
| 2014–2015 | Beauvais | ||
| 2015–2016 | Saint-Quentin | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Guingamp II | 59 | (5) |
| 2019–2021 | Guingamp | 3 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Quevilly-Rouen (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | → Laval (loan) | 30 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Hatayspor | 64 | (1) |
| 2023 | → Ferencváros (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2024 | Çorum | 12 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | JS Kabylie | 29 | (0) |
| 2026– | Al Wehda | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025 | Algeria A' | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:37, 15 August 2025 (UTC) | |||
Mehdi Boudjemaa (Arabic: مهدي بوجمعة; Tamazight: ⵎⴻⵀⴷⵉ ⴱⵓⵊⴻⵎⴰ; born 7 April 1998) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as central midfielder for Saudi club Al Wehda.
Guingamp
Born in Pontoise in the Val-d'Oise department of Île-de-France from parents of Tizi Ouzou, Kabylia, Boudjemaa was raised in Beauvais, Oise. He began playing for AS Beauvais Oise, and had a year at RC Strasbourg Alsace when he was 15, before returning to Beauvais to play in the national under-17 division. After their relegation, he had one season at Olympique Saint-Quentin where he attracted the attention of EA Guingamp.[1]
Boudjemaa began playing for Guingamp's reserve team in the fifth-tier Championnat National 3.[2] After turning down an approach from Stade Brestois 29,[1] he was first called up by the first team for their Ligue 1 game at Stade Malherbe Caen on 20 October 2018, remaining unused in a goalless draw.[3] The following 19 February, he signed his first professional contract, for two-and-a-half years.[4] He made his professional debut with the club in a 1–0 Ligue 2 win over Orléans on 9 August 2019, as a 63rd-minute substitute for Bryan Pelé.[5]
On 9 January 2020, Boudjemaa was loaned to third-tier Championnat National team US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole, where he made five appearances before the season was curtailed by the COVID-19 pandemic.[6] He joined Stade Lavallois of the same league on the same basis on 5 June.[7]
Hatayspor
Boudjemaa moved abroad for the first time on 8 July 2021, joining Hatayspor of the Turkish Süper Lig.[8] The following 4 April, he was sent off for two late yellow cards in a goalless draw at home to local rivals Adana Demirspor.[9]
On 6 January 2023, Boudjemaa survived the earthquake that killed Hatayspor player Christian Atsu and sporting director Taner Savut among tens of thousands of others.[10]
The club withdrew from the season and ten days later, he joined Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I leaders Ferencvárosi TC on loan with the option to buy.[11] He won the 2022–23 Nemzeti Bajnokság I.[12][13]
JS Kabylie
In January 2025, Boudjemaa signed a contract, with JS Kabylie, until the end of the 2026–27 season. On 19 January 2026, he left JSK.[14]
Al Wehda
International career
Born in France, Boudjemaa holds French and Algerian nationalities. In 2017, he expressed interest in representing the Algeria national football team.[2]
In April 2025, he was called by Madjid Bougherra to play a decisive double confrontation against Gambia, with the Algeria A' national football team, as part of the second round of the qualifiers, for the 2024 CHAN.[16]
In July 2025, he was selected by Madjid Bougherra to participate in the 2024 CHAN, with the Algeria A' national football team.[17]