Medhi Lacen
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Medhi Gregory Giuseppe Lacen (Arabic: مهدي لحسن; born 15 March 1984) is a French-born Algerian former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
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Full name | Medhi Gregory Giuseppe Lacen[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1984-03-15) 15 March 1984 (age 40) | ||
Place of birth | Versailles, France | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
0000-2000 | Versailles | ||
2000-2002 | Laval | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2002–2004 | Laval B | 62 | (1) |
2003–2004 | Laval | 4 | (0) |
2004–2005 | Valence | 35 | (0) |
2005–2008 | Alavés | 86 | (0) |
2006 | Alavés B | 2 | (0) |
2008–2011 | Racing Santander | 100 | (4) |
2011–2018 | Getafe | 178 | (4) |
2018–2019 | Málaga | 29 | (0) |
Total | 434 | (8) | |
International career | |||
2010–2015 | Algeria | 43 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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After starting out at Laval, he spent most of his professional career in Spain, representing Alavés, Racing de Santander, Getafe and Málaga and amassing La Liga totals of 273 matches and seven goals over ten seasons.
Born in France, Lacen appeared for Algeria in two World Cups.