Yanis Merdji

Yanis Merdji

Merdji in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-10-29) 29 October 1993 (age 31) [1]
Place of birth	Roanne, [1] France
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Bordeaux
Number	10
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Andrézieux	8	(0)
2014–2015	Loire Nord
2015–2016	Domtac
2016–2017	Limonest	12	(10)
2017–2018	Bourg-en-Bresse	52	(15)
2018–2020	Auxerre	29	(7)
2020	→ Le Mans (loan)	7	(0)
2020–2021	Châteauroux	18	(2)
2021–2023	Niort	58	(4)
2023–2024	Concarneau	15	(3)
2024–	Bordeaux	27	(8)
*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 for Championnat National 2 club Bordeaux. ^[2]

He has previously represented Andrézieux, Bourg-Péronnas, Auxerre, Le Mans and Châteauroux. ^{[3] [4]}

Personal life

Merdji holds French and Algerian nationalities. ^{[5] [6]}

Career statistics

As of matches played 1 February 2022.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Coupe de France		Coupe de la Ligue		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Andrézieux	2012–13	CFA2	1	0	0	0	—		—		1	0
	2013–14		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		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		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
Niort	2021–22	Ligue 2	19	3	— [c]		—		—		19	3
Career total			145	37	8	2	4	0	2	0	159	39

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

References

1. Yanis Merdji at WorldFootball.net
2. WebGirondins (26 August 2024). "Yanis Merdji s'est engagé avec les Girondins de Bordeaux". WebGirondins (in French). Retrieved 28 August 2024.
3. "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.
4. "Y. Merdji". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
5. 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.
6. "Yanis MERDJI". unfp.org. Retrieved 8 January 2024.

External links

• Yanis Merdji at Soccerway