Mezian Mesloub
Portuguese footballer (born 2009)
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Mezian Mesloub Soares (born 8 November 2009) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Lens. Born in France of Algerian and Portuguese descent, he plays for Portugal at youth level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mezian Mesloub Soares | ||
| Date of birth | 8 November 2009 | ||
| Place of birth | Martigues, France | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lens | ||
| Number | 38 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Lorient | |||
| 2018–2025 | Lens | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2026– | Lens | 1 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025 | Portugal U16 | 3 | (1) |
| 2025– | Portugal U17 | 5 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 May 2026 | |||
Club career
Mezian Mesloub is the son of Algerian international and former Lens captain Walid Mesloub.[1][2][3] He is a youth product of FC Lorient and RC Lens.[4][5][6]
A standout with Lens youth teams,[7][8][9] he was first called in the pro squad by Pierre Sage in May 2026.[6]
Mesloub made his professional debut with Lens in a 1–0 Ligue 1 win over FC Nantes on 8 May 2026, scoring and sending his team to the Champions League.[10][11] 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[12] and the 7th youngest ever.[1]
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)[13][14] and of Algerian descent by his father, French-born Algerian international footballer Walid Mesloub,[4][6] Mezian Mesloub Soares was called up by France U16 in August 2024,[15] but has played for Portugal since May 2025 in the under-16 and under-17 youth national teams.[1][4][6]
Career statistics
- As of match played 8 May 2026
| Club | Season | League | Coupe de France | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lens | 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Career total | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
