Mehdi Kerrouche

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Mehdi Kerrouche
Personal information
Full name Mehdi Kerrouche
Date of birth (1985-10-11) 11 October 1985 (age 39)[1]
Place of birth Douai, France
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2]
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
–2001 RC Lens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2007 AC Cambrai 18 (19)
2007 KSK Ronse 23 (11)
2007 USM Alger 15 (7)
2008–2009 GFCO Ajaccio 16 (8)
2009–2010 Naval 18 (5)
2010–2011 Al Urooba 18 (12)
2011–2012 Swindon Town 13 (6)
2012 → Oxford United (loan) 4 (0)
2012–2013 CS Constantine 0 (0)
2013–2015 FC Les Lilas
2015–2018 AO Episkopi 80 (48)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 18 July 2018 (UTC)

Mehdi Kerrouche (born 11 October 1985) is a French footballer who plays as a striker.

Club career

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Born in Douai, France and of Algerian descent, Kerrouche started his senior career playing for AC Cambrai in the French CFA2. In 2007, he left the club to try his luck in the Belgian Second Division with K.S.K. Ronse.

USM Alger

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On 18 August 2007, Kerrouche signed a one-year contract with Algerian club USM Alger.[3]

GFCO Ajaccio

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He played the 2008–09 season with GFCO Ajaccio in the French CFA. He made 18 appearances, scoring twelve goals.[4]

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In August 2009, Kerrouche signed with Associação Naval 1º de Maio.[5] On 11 September 2009, he made his debut for the club as a starter in a league game against Vitória.[6]

Swindon Town

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On 18 July 2011, Kerrouche signed a two-year contract with English Football League Two side Swindon Town, subject to international clearance.[7] It came after when the club offered a trial and quickly impressed manager Paulo Di Canio.[8] He was also given a number 39 shirt by the club.[9]

In Swindon Town's pre-season, Kerrouche scored once goals in the club's friendly match against Cirencester Town.[10] However, he suffered a knee injury, causing him to miss the start of the 2011-12 season.[11] On 16 August 2011, Kerrouche made his debut for Swindon Town, coming on as a 71st minute substitute, in a 1-0 loss against Dagenham & Redbridge.[12] Two weeks later, on 30 August 2011, he scored his first goal for the club, in a 3-1 loss against Southampton in the second round of the EFL Cup.[13] Initially struggling to adapt at the club, he soon became a first team regular and formed a partnership with Alan Connell.[14] In a match against Rotherham United, Kerrouche set up two goals for Swindon Town, in a 3-2 win.[15] This followed up by scoring his first league goal in a 2–0 victory over Southend United and then scoring twice against Crawley Town in a 3–0 win three days later.[16] After the match, he said his target was to help the club as his first priority and scoring goals as his second priority.[17]

On 24 September 2011, Kerrouche scored his fourth goal for Swindon Town, in a 4-0 win against Barnet.[18] On 8 October 2011, he scored again and set up the earlier goal for Raffaele De Vita, in a 3–3 draw against Hereford United.[19] By October, Kerrouche was the club's top-scorer with five goals despite being absent on two separate occassions during the month.[20] On 5 November 2011, Kerrouche scored his first penalty for Swindon Town in a 2–0 win over Port Vale.[21] A week later, on 12 November 2011, he scored his first FA Cup goal, having come on as a substitute during a 4–1 defeat of Huddersfield Town of League One.[22] However, Kerrouche suffered a groin injury that saw him out for two matches.[23] On 3 December 2011, he made his return from injury, starting a match and played 26 minutes before being substituted, in a 1-0 win against Colchester United in the second round of the FA Cup.[24] After the match, manager Di Canio said about substituting Kerrouche: "He was not happy but I was angrier than him. I can understand that what happened to Mehdi can happen with other players where they don’t commit as much as they should, but I can’t risk this because Swindon Town comes first. Sometimes you can be right and sometimes you can be wrong, but this time I was right. Mehdi can be angry but he knows I was angrier than him, but we put it behind us and from now we can work better because he is an important player and he has already proved this. A few months ago he was not good for a few games and he was not in a good moment, so I took him out of the side. He needs to find a way to have more anger and desire to make a difference on the field, when I see this I will then consider one of my best players for selection again."[25]

Despite this, Kerrouche made another start for Swindon Town against Bristol Rovers on 10 December 2011 and played 51 minutes before being substituted, in a 1-1 draw, in what turns out to be his last appearance for the club.[26] Following this, he was dropped from the first team squad, leading to his future at Swindon Town in doubt.[27] In response, manager Di Canio said he would allow Kerrouche leave the club.[28] Following his return from a loan spell at Oxford United, he remained out of the first team for the rest of the 2011-12 season.[29] Despite this, his contributions at Swindon Town resulted in the club promoted to League One.[30] At the end of the 2011-12 season, Kerrouche made eighteen appearances and scoring six times in all competitions.

On 25 June 2012, Kerrouche had his contract at Swindon Town cancelled by mutual consent.[31]

Loan at Oxford United

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On 9 February 2012, Kerrouche joined bitter local rivals Oxford United on a one-month loan.[32] It came after when the club needed cover over striker crisis after losing strikers like Jon-Paul Pittman, Alfie Potter and Tom Craddock.[33][34]

On 14 February 2012, he made his debut for Oxford United, coming on as a 79th-minute substitute, in a 2–1 win over Dagenham & Redbridge, giving the club their first win match in February.[35] After making four appearances for the club, Kerrouche returned to Swindon after his loan spell with Oxford came to an end.[36]

CS Constantine

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Kerrouche returned to Algeria joining Ligue 1 side CS Constantine on a three-years deal.[37]

Personal life

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Kerrouche has a daughter and dedicated his sucking his thumb celebration to his daughter.[33]

References

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  1. ^ "Mehdi Kerrouche". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  2. ^ "Mehdi Kerrouche". L'Équipe. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Interview de Mehdi Kerrouche". Archived from the original on 3 October 2011.
  4. ^ "FOOTBALL AJACCIO GFCO EFFECTIF CFA 2008/2009". Archived from the original on 2 April 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  5. ^ "Transferts : Mehdi Kerrouche à Naval" (in French). dzfoot.com. 28 August 2009. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  6. ^ "V.Guimarães 3 - 0 Naval (Jornada nº 4 Liga Sagres 2009-2010)". Archived from the original on 14 September 2009.
  7. ^ "Kerrouche agrees to Town move". Swindon Town official website. 18 July 2011. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
    "Swindon Town sign Algerian striker Mehdi Kerrouche". BBC Sport. 19 July 2011. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  8. ^ "Algerian striker set for Town trial". Swindon Advertiser. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  9. ^ "Squad numbers announced". Swindon Advertiser. 23 July 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  10. ^ "FULL TIME: Cirencester 0 Town 4". Swindon Advertiser. 25 July 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  11. ^ "TOWN v READING: Team news". Swindon Advertiser. 30 July 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
    "SWINDON TOWN: Loan exit for Bodin?". Swindon Advertiser. 2 August 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  12. ^ "FULL TIME: DAG & RED 1 TOWN 0". Swindon Advertiser. 16 August 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  13. ^ "FULL TIME: TOWN 1 SOUTHAMPTON 3". Swindon Advertiser. 30 August 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  14. ^ "Dan the Fan: Tensions are bubbling to the surface". Swindon Advertiser. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
    "SWINDON TOWN: Di Canio calls for focus as manager targets win double". Swindon Advertiser. 9 September 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
    "SWINDON TOWN: Connell enjoying partnership with Kerrouche". Swindon Advertiser. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
    "SWINDON TOWN: It takes two". Swindon Advertiser. 19 September 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
    "Starts for Connell and Kerrouche". Swindon Advertiser. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  15. ^ "FULL TIME: Town 3 Rotherham 2". Swindon Advertiser. 3 September 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  16. ^ "FULL TIME: TOWN 2 SOUTHEND 0". Swindon Advertiser. 10 September 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
    "FULL TIME: CRAWLEY 0 TOWN 3". Swindon Advertiser. 13 September 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  17. ^ "No targets for Kerrouche". Swindon Advertiser. 16 September 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  18. ^ "FULL TIME: TOWN 4 BARNET 0". Swindon Advertiser. 24 September 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  19. ^ "FULL TIME: TOWN 3 HEREFORD 3". Swindon Advertiser. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  20. ^ "ACCRINGTON V TOWN: Starts for Foderingham and Montano". Swindon Advertiser. 15 October 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
    "SWINDON TOWN: Argyle sweater for wary Di Canio". Swindon Advertiser. 20 October 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
    "Di Canio - Defence will deal with Gills". Swindon Advertiser. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  21. ^ "FULL TIME: Port Vale 0 Town 2". Swindon Advertiser. 5 November 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  22. ^ "Swindon 4 Huddersfield 1". BBC Sport. 12 November 2011. Archived from the original on 16 November 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  23. ^ "Di Canio to bring in 'ruthless' striker next week". Swindon Advertiser. 11 November 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
    "Di Canio 'proud' of battling performance". Swindon Advertiser. 19 November 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
    "Di Canio calls for the right attitude". Swindon Advertiser. 25 November 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  24. ^ "FULL TIME: Colchester 0 Town 1". Swindon Advertiser. 3 December 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  25. ^ "Di Canio wants more fire from Kerrouche". Swindon Advertiser. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  26. ^ "Kerrouche gets recall". Swindon Advertiser. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
    "Bristol Rovers 1-1 Swindon Town". BBC Sport. 10 December 2011. Archived from the original on 15 December 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  27. ^ "SWINDON TOWN: Should they stay or should they go?". Swindon Advertiser. 28 December 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
    "Only victory is good enough for Di Canio". Swindon Advertiser. 30 December 2011. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
    "SWINDON TOWN: Outward bound". Swindon Advertiser. 5 January 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  28. ^ "SWINDON TOWN: Di Canio prepared to let Kerrouche leave Swindon". Swindon Advertiser. 7 January 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
    "Interest in Kerrouche - Di Canio". Swindon Advertiser. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  29. ^ "SWINDON TOWN: PDC's defensive Ade". Swindon Advertiser. 16 March 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
    "The Paolo Di Canio Column". Swindon Advertiser. 22 March 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
    "Dan the Fan: Promotion, take two". Swindon Advertiser. 20 April 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  30. ^ Crook, Alex (21 April 2012). "Gillingham 3 Swindon Town 1: match report". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 21 April 2012. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
  31. ^ "SWINDON TOWN: Kerrouche contract cancelled". Swindon Advertiser. 25 June 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  32. ^ "Swindon Town's Mehdi Kerrouche signs for Oxford United". BBC Sport. 9 February 2012. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 9 February 2012.
  33. ^ a b "Kerrouche - I am here to get Oxford United some goals". Oxford Mail. 12 February 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  34. ^ "Oxford United boss rues growing injury list". Oxford Mail. 10 February 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  35. ^ "Oxford Utd 2 (Johnson 51, Constable 80), Dagenham & Redbridge 1 (Arber 72)". Oxford Mail. 14 February 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  36. ^ "Wilder's out to reel in top clubs". Oxford Mail. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2025.
  37. ^ "KERROUCHE : " REJOINDRE L'EN "" (in French). FootAfrica 365. 30 June 2012. Archived from the original on 4 July 2012. Retrieved 19 July 2012.

Honours

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Swindon Town

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