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Mehdi Dorval

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Mehdi Dorval
Personal information
Full name Emile Mehdi Dorval
Date of birth (2001-02-09) 9 February 2001 (age 25)
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Right-back
Team information
Current team
 Catanzaro
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)
2022–2026 Bari 123 (6)
2026– Catanzaro 1 (0)
International career‡
2023 Algeria U23 2 (0)
2025– Algeria 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 April 2026

Emile Mehdi Dorval (born 9 February 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Serie B club Catanzaro. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.

Club career

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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 was racially abused by Cremonese player Franco Vázquez during the Bari - Cremonese game on 16 February 2025.[5]

International career

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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

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  1. 1 2 "Benvenuto Emile Mehdi Dorval !" (in Italian). Bari. 2 July 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Perugia v Bari game report". Soccerway. 28 August 2022.
  3. ↑ "Mehdi Dorval rinnova fino al giugno 2026". SSC Bari (in Italian). 6 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  4. ↑ "Bari, Dorval rinnova fino al 2026: è ufficiale". Gianluca Di Marzio (in Italian). 6 April 2023. Retrieved 6 April 2023.
  5. ↑ https://x.com/RMCsport/status/1891085827863728579
  6. ↑ Farid Kada rabah (1 October 2022). "Première titularisation pour Mehdi Dorval avec Bari (Italie)". DZBallon L'actu du football Algérien. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
  7. ↑ "ÉLIMINATOIRES DE LA COUPE DU MONDE 2026 : BELAID REMPLACE TOUGAI" (in French). Algerian Football Federation. 6 October 2025. Retrieved 11 October 2025.
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