Mehdi Khalis

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Mehdi Khalis
Personal information
Date of birth (1989-01-06) 6 January 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth Les Lilas, France
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) [1]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Olympic Safi
Number 5
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
Angers B
2010–2011 Falkirk 7 (1)
2011–2012 Drancy 17 (0)
2012–2013 Chamois Niortais 6 (0)
2013–2018 FUS de Rabat 87 (15)
2018–2019 Muaither
2019– Olympic Safi 6 (1)
International career
Morocco U21 10 (0)
2011 Morocco U23 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:05, 21 November 2019 (UTC)

Mehdi Khalis (born 6 January 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Olympic Safi. Born in England, he represented Morocco internationally at youth levels.

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Career

Khalis played for Falkirk in the Scottish First Division in the 2010–11 season. [2] During the 2011–12 season, he played 17 league matches for JA Drancy in the Championnat de France amateur. [3] On 6 June 2012, he signed for newly promoted Ligue 2 club Chamois Niortais. [4] He made eight appearances in total during the 2012–13 campaign. Khalis was subsequently told in the summer of 2013 that he was not part of manager Pascal Gastien's plans, and in September that year he joined Moroccan club FUS Rabat on a free transfer, signing a three-year contract. [5]

Born in Les Lilas, France, Khalis has represented Morocco internationally at under-21 and under-23 levels.

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References

  1. Mehdi Khalis joueur de LIBRE/ETRANGER - Foot National
  2. Mehdi Khalis at Soccerbase
  3. Effectif CFA JA Drancy Saison 2011-2012 Archived 2 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Erwann Penland (6 June 2012). "Niort: Deux nouvelles recrues". Foot National. Retrieved 6 June 2012.
  5. Alexandre Chochois (5 September 2013). "Niort: Direction le Maroc pour Mehdi Khalis". Foot National. Retrieved 5 September 2013.