Moroccan footballer (born 1991)
Mehdi Bourabia (born 7 August 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish Süper Lig club Kayserispor. Born in France, he plays for the Morocco national team.
Early life
Bourabia was born in Dijon, Côte-d'Or.[1] He is Moroccan by descent.[3]
Club career
He started his career with Grenoble Foot 38[4] and made his professional debut for the club on 7 November 2009 in a Ligue 1 game against Monaco.
In June 2015, Bourabia signed a two-year contract with Cherno More Varna.[5] On 12 August, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory over Ludogorets Razgrad in the Bulgarian Supercup.[6]
On 11 January 2016, Bourabia signed with Levski Sofia on a three-year deal.[7] On 22 June 2017, he was sold to Turkish club Konyaspor for a fee around 500 000 €.[8]
On 17 July 2018, Bourabia signed with Sassuolo for a fee around €2 million.[9]
On 30 August 2021, Bourabia joined Spezia on a season-long loan with an obligation to buy.[10]
On 1 September 2023, Bourabia moved to Frosinone on a one-year deal.[11]
International career
Bourabia debuted for the Morocco nation team in a 2–2 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification draw against Comoros on 16 October 2018.[12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 3 May 2023
Honours
Cherno More
Konyaspor
References
- ^ a b c Mehdi Bourabia at the Turkish Football Federation
- ^ "Mehdi Bourabia". Spezia Calcio. Retrieved 2 September 2022.
- ^ Youssef. "Mehdi Bourabia vers la Turquie". lionsdelatlas.ma.
- ^ Mehdi Bourabia et son aventure en Bulgarie: «Il faut être fort mentalement pour s'en sortir» francefootball.fr
- ^ "Мехди Бурабия с първа тренировка за "моряците"" (in Bulgarian). chernomorepfc.bg. 15 June 2015.
- ^ "Cherno More Surprisingly Claims Bulgaria's Football Supercup". novinite.com. 13 August 2015.
- ^ "Мехди Бурабия подписа с Левски за 3 години" (in Bulgarian). levski.bg. 11 January 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "ЛЕВСКИ продаде Бурабия на Коняспор" (in Bulgarian). levski.bg. 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Bourabia signed with Sassuolo". Retrieved 17 July 2018.
- ^ "MEHDI BOURABIA IS A NEW SPEZIA PLAYER". Spezia. 30 August 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2022.
- ^ "BOURABIA È GIALLAZZURRO" [BOURABIA IS YELLOW-BLUE] (in Italian). Frosinone. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
- ^ "Marocco-Isole Comore 1-0: panchina per Bourabia - Sassuolonews.net". 14 October 2018. Archived from the original on 22 October 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
External links
- Mehdi Bourabia at Soccerway
- Profile at Foot-National