Mehdi Carcela

Who is this?

Mehdi François Carcela-González (Arabic: المهدي كارسيلا; born 1 July 1989) is a former professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. He began his career in his hometown club Standard Liège, playing 157 games and scoring 25 goals in two spells from 2008 to 2015. He won the league in 2009 and the cup two years later. In between his two stints, he played for Anzhi Makhachkala in Russia, joining for a fee of €5.7 million. In 2015, he signed with Benfica in Portugal, and a year later with Granada in Spain. Carcela represented Belgium at all youth levels and played twice for its senior team before changing his allegiance to his ancestral Morocco in 2010. He represented the latter country at the 2012 and 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.

Career

1. 1989
   Born
2. 2004
   Joined Belgium national youth football team
3. 2005
   Joined Belgium national under-17 association football team
4. 2006
   Joined Belgium national under-18 football team
5. 2008
   Joined Standard Liège
6. 2009
   Joined Belgium men's national football team
7. 2009
   Joined Belgium national under-21 football team
8. 2011
   Joined FC Anzhi Makhachkala
9. 2011
   Joined Morocco men's national football team
10. 2013
    Joined Standard Liège
11. 2015
    Joined S.L. Benfica

Trivia

• •Place of birth: Liège
• •Citizenship: Morocco, Belgium
• •Known as: association football player
• •Sport: association football