Mehdi Dorval
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Emile Mehdi Dorval | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bari | ||
| Number | 93 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Amiens | ||
| 2020–2021 | Aubervilliers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Aubervilliers | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Fasano | 16 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Audace Cerignola | 34 | (1) |
| 2022– | Bari | 90 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Algeria U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | Algeria | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 18:57, 14 October 2025 (UTC) | |||
Emile Mehdi Dorval (born 9 February 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Serie B club Bari. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.
Club career
[edit]Dorval began his senior career at Aubervilliers, before moving to Italy in early 2021, and playing for Serie D clubs Fasano and Audace Cerignola.[1]
On 2 July 2022, Dorval signed a three-year contract with Serie B club Bari.[1] He made his debut for the club on 28 August 2022, in a 1–3 league win over Perugia.[2]
In April 2023, he renewed his deal with Bari until June 2026.[3][4] Dorval has been racially abused by Cremonese player Franco Vazquez during the Bari - Cremonese game in 16th February 2025.[5]
International career
[edit]Dorval was born in France to a Réunionnais father and Algerian mother.[6] He was called up to the Algeria national team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in October 2025.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Benvenuto Emile Mehdi Dorval !" (in Italian). Bari. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ "Perugia v Bari game report". Soccerway. 28 August 2022.
- ^ "Mehdi Dorval rinnova fino al giugno 2026". SSC Bari (in Italian). 6 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ "Bari, Dorval rinnova fino al 2026: è ufficiale". Gianluca Di Marzio (in Italian). 6 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
- ^ https://x.com/RMCsport/status/1891085827863728579
- ^ Farid Kada rabah (1 October 2022). "Première titularisation pour Mehdi Dorval avec Bari (Italie)". DZBallon L'actu du football Algérien. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "ÉLIMINATOIRES DE LA COUPE DU MONDE 2026 : BELAID REMPLACE TOUGAI" (in French). Algerian Football Federation. 6 October 2025. Retrieved 11 October 2025.