Djamel Mesbah

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Personal information
Djamel Mesbah
Full name	Djamel Mesbah
Date of birth	9 October 1984 (1984-10-09) (age 23)
Place of birth	Zighoud Youcef, Algeria
Height	1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	FC Luzern
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2003-2004 2004-2006 2006-2006 2006-2008 2008-present	Servette FC FC Basel FC Lorient FC Aarau FC Luzern	11 (3) 11 (1) 0 (0) 60 (1) 0 (0)
National team
	Algeria	7 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 May 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Djamel Mesbah (born October 9, 1984 in Zighoud Youcef, Algeria) is an Algerian footballer who currently plays as left-sided midfielder for FC Luzern in the Swiss Super League.

[edit] Biography

Mesbah began his playing career in the junior ranks of French club US Annecy-le-Vieux before being spotted by scouts from Swiss side Servette FC in 2001.^[1] He progressed through the ranks at Servette FC and made his senior debut in the 2003/2004 season, playing in 11 games and scoring 3 goals. In the summer of 2004, he left the club as it was facing financial difficulties and joined FC Basel. Used mostly as a sub, he would go on to make just 11 appearances and score 1 goal. In January, 2006, he was loaned out to FC Lorient who were playing in Ligue 2 at the time. However, he was injured before he could make his debut and never featured for them. In the summer of 2006, he signed with FC Aarau.