Forward

Mehdi Merghem

Dundee United
Algeria
29 yrs
185 cm
Preferred foot: Left

Injured

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Appearances: 5
Goals: 0
Assists: 2
Average rating: 6.80

Age29

Date of birth19 Jul 1997

Height185 cm

Weight70 kg

Preferred footLeft

Market value€435K

Contract until30 Jun 2028

Injury / suspension history

Injury Leg Injury · Out Since 5 Sep 2026 · Back: 20 Nov 2026

Season performance · 2026

Scottish Premiership

Dundee United

Appearances / Starts5 / 4

Minutes217

Rating6.80

Goals / Assists0 / 2

Shots (on target)7 (0)

Passes · accuracy89 · 84%

Key passes6

Tackles / Interceptions0 / 0

Duels won9 / 23

Successful dribbles4

Yellow cards / Red cards0 / 0

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / 0

Expected goals / assists0.26 / 0.28

Detailed statistics

Big chances created1

Big chances missed0

Goal conversion0%

Headed goals0

Goals from outside the box0

Hit woodwork0

Accurate long balls8

Accurate crosses3

Touches138

Possession lost39

Dispossessed2

Aerial duels won3

Ground duels won6

Clearances1

Ball recoveries13

Fouls won2

Fouls committed3

Offsides0

Penalties won0

Errors leading to goal0

Team of the week0

Clean sheets0

Saves from inside the box0

Distance covered (km)25.46

Top speed (km/h)34.96

Scottish League Cup

Dundee United

Appearances / Starts– / –

Minutes–

Rating6.20

Goals / Assists0 / –

Shots (on target)– (–)

Passes · accuracy– · –

Key passes–

Tackles / Interceptions– / –

Duels won–

Successful dribbles–

Yellow cards / Red cards– / –

Penalties (scored / missed)0 / –

Attributes

Position: F

line: F average

Attacking57

Technical50

Tactical45

Defending35

Creativity53

Characteristics

Weaknesses

518

National team

Algeria5 caps · 0 goals · debut Aug 2025

Recent matches

Date	Match	Score	Min	rating
5 Sep 2026	Dundee United – Falkirk FC	1–1	19'	6.6
2 Sep 2026	Motherwell – Dundee United	3–0	45'	6.6
29 Aug 2026	Kilmarnock – Dundee United	0–4	63'	7.4
22 Aug 2026	Dundee United – Dundee FC	0–2	60'	6.8
15 Aug 2026	Dundee United – Celtic	0–4	20'	6.2
9 Aug 2026	Heart of Midlothian – Dundee United	4–0	30'	6.6
31 Jul 2026	Dundee United – Rangers	1–1	–	–
25 Jul 2026	Salford City – Dundee United	3–2	–	–
24 Apr 2026	Clermont Foot – Bastia	1–1	6'	4.6
18 Apr 2026	Bastia – Saint-Étienne	2–0	–	–
20 Mar 2026	Rodez AF – Bastia	1–1	31'	6.2
13 Mar 2026	Bastia – US Boulogne Côte-d'Opale	0–1	90'	7.1
6 Mar 2026	Pau FC – Bastia	2–2	90'	6.7
27 Feb 2026	Bastia – Annecy FC	0–2	68'	6.5
20 Feb 2026	USL Dunkerque – Bastia	1–1	78'	6.7

Career and transfers

9 clubs · 9 moves · total fees 265k €

Jul 2026

Bastia To: Dundee Utd

Free transfer
Feb 2026

Kabylie To: Bastia

Transfer Undisclosed
Aug 2025

USM Alger To: Kabylie

Transfer 265k €
Jan 2025

Farense To: USM Alger

Transfer Undisclosed
Sep 2024

EAG To: Farense

Transfer Undisclosed
Jun 2021

Nancy To: EAG

Loan return
Jul 2020

EAG To: Nancy

Loan
Jan 2019

Châteauroux To: EAG

Free transfer
Jul 2016

Châteauroux 2 To: Châteauroux

Transfer

Statistics by season

Season	Competition	Team	Apps (starts)	Minutes	Goals	Assists	Rating
2026	Scottish Premiership	Dundee United	5 (4)	217	0	2	6.80
2026	Scottish League Cup	Dundee United	–	–	0	–	6.20

Stored season statistics; refreshed after each match played and weekly.

Player profile

Liga Portugal Betclic 2024 · percentile among forwards (91 players)

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12 matches · 467 min

Mehdi Merghem: percentile radar against positional peers
Metric	Value	Percentile
Goals / 90 min	0.00	8
xG / 90 min	0.06	5
Shots / 90 min	1.73	26
xA / 90 min	0.19	86
Key passes / 90 min	1.73	89
Successful dribbles / 90 min	1.93	90
Aerials won / 90 min	0.58	21
Rating	6.82	64

How do we calculate this?