Mehdi Léris Explained

Mehdi Léris
Full Name:Mehdi Pascal Marcel Léris
Birth Date:23 May 1998
Birth Place:Mont-de-Marsan, France
Height:1.86 m[1]
Position:Right winger, right wing-back
Currentclub:Pisa
Clubnumber:37
Youthclubs1:Stade Montois
Youthyears2:2013–2016
Youthclubs2:Chievo
Youthyears3:2016–2017
Youthclubs3:Juventus (loan)
Years1:2017–2019
Clubs1:Chievo
Caps1:27
Goals1:0
Years2:2019–2023
Clubs2:Sampdoria
Caps2:67
Goals2:2
Years3:2021–2022
Clubs3:Brescia (loan)
Caps3:33
Goals3:2
Years4:2023–2024
Clubs4:Stoke City
Caps4:30
Goals4:2
Years5:2024–
Clubs5:Pisa
Caps5:0
Goals5:0
Nationalyears1:2022–
Nationalteam1:Algeria
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0
Club-Update:17:32, 4 May 2024 (UTC)
Ntupdate:20 June 2023

Mehdi Pascal Marcel Léris (Arabic: مهدي باسكال مارسيل ليريس; born 23 May 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a right winger or right wing-back for club Pisa. Born in France, he represents the Algeria national team.

Léris began his career with French club Stade Montois before joining Italian Serie A side Chievo in 2013. After a brief loan spell with Juventus' youth team, he made his Serie A debut for Chievo in 2017. In August 2019 he joined Sampdoria for a fee of €2.5 million. He spent five years at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris, spending the 2021–22 season with Brescia. In the summer of 2023 he moved to English side Stoke City.

Club career

Chievo

Léris caught the eye of Italian club Chievo in an amateur showcase tournament in Paris in 2013 whilt playing for his home town club Stade Montois, and thereafter joined the youth academy of the team.[2] Léris moved on loan to Juventus with an option to buy for a year, becoming a part of the youth squad without making an appearance for the senior team.[3] [4] Léris returned to Chievo, and made his professional debut with them in a 3–0 Serie A loss to Juventus on 9 September 2017.[5] After making four appearances in 2017–18, he played 24 times in 2018–19 as Chievo suffered financial difficulties and were relegated to Serie B.[6] He scored his first senior goal on 5 December 2018 in a 2–1 defeat against Cagliari in the Coppa Italia.[7]

Sampdoria

On 12 August 2019, Léris signed a five-year deal with Sampdoria for a fee of around €2.5 million.[8] He made 16 appearances in 2019–20, scoring once in a 1–1 draw with Brescia in the final match of the campaign.[9] In 2020–21, Léris made 22 appearances as Sampdoria finished in ninth place.[10] On 18 August 2021, he joined Serie B side Brescia on loan for the 2021–22 season.[11] He was a regular in the side helping them reach the semi-finals of the play-offs where they were defeated by AC Monza.[12] He returned to Sampdoria for the 2022–23 season, playing 35 times as the Stadio Luigi Ferraris side endured a terrible campaign winning only three matches and were relegated to Serie B.[13]

Stoke City

On August 22, 2023, Léris joined EFL Championship club Stoke City on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[14] He scored on his full debut for Stoke on 29 August 2023 in a 6–1 win against Rotherham United in the EFL Cup.[15] His first goal in the Championship came on 30 September 2023 in a 3–2 win against Bristol City.[16] In the 2023–24 season, Léris made 33 appearances of which 18 were starts as Stoke successfully avoided relegation, finishing in 17th position.[17] [18]

Pisa

Léris left Stoke on 13 August 2024, to join Serie B club Pisa, with a lack of game time being cited as a factor in his desire to seek a return to Italian football.[19]

International career

Léris was called up to the Algeria national team for a set of friendlies in November 2022.[20] He debuted with them in a 1–1 friendly tie with Mali on 16 November 2022.[21]

Personal life

Léris was born in Mont-de-Marsan, France to a French father of Spanish descent and an Algerian mother.[22] Léris' father, Yannick, is a former amateur footballer and a U16 football coach in France.[23]

Career statistics

Club

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ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
LeagueAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chievo2017–18Serie A400040
2018–19Serie A23011241
Total2701128!1
Sampdoria2019–20Serie A15110161
2020–21Serie A20020220
2021–22Serie A000000
2022–23Serie A32130351
2023–24Serie B001111
Total6727174!3
Brescia (loan)2021–22Serie B3320030362
Stoke City2023–24EFL Championship3021021333
Pisa2024–25Serie B000000
Career total15769221301729

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Algeria202220
202320
Total40

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mehdi Léris . U.C. Sampdoria . 2 September 2022.
  2. Web site: La Signora alla finestra per il gioiellino Leris. Società Editrice Athesis. S.p.A..
  3. Web site: Officiel - Un jeune français signe à la Juventus.
  4. Web site: Football : le jeune Montois Mehdi Léris, joueur à la Juventus, rencontre le pape François.
  5. Web site: Juventus 3-0 Chievo. 9 September 2017. BBC Sport. 29 August 2019.
  6. Web site: The Sad Story of Chievo Verona . The Breeze . 15 September 2023.
  7. Web site: Chievo Cagliari 1-2: decide Pisacane, sardi agli ottavi di Coppa Italia contro l'Atalanta . Chievo Cagliari 1-2: Pisacane decides, Sardinians in the Italian Cup round of 16 against Atalanta . Sky Sports Italia . 15 September 2023 . Italian . 5 December 2018.
  8. Web site: UFFICIALE: Samp, dal Chievo arriva Leris. Ha firmato fino al 2024. 13 August 2019.
  9. Web site: Sampdoria’s 2019/20: From Fighting for Europe to Fighting for Survival . breakingthelines.com . 23 September 2023.
  10. Web site: A SEASON IN REVIEW: SAMPDORIA 2020/21 . forzaitalianfootball.com . 23 September 2023.
  11. Web site: Brescia. Mehdi Léris è un nuovo calciatore del Brescia. 18 August 2021. 28 October 2021. it.
  12. Web site: MONZA VS. BRESCIA 2 - 1 . Soccerway . 23 September 2023.
  13. Web site: Bettoni . Lorenzo . Sampdoria 2022-23 Season Review: Endless nightmare . football-italia.net . 23 September 2023.
  14. Web site: Mehdi Leris lands in the Potteries . Stoke City FC . 22 August 2023 . 22 August 2023.
  15. Web site: Stoke City 6–1 Rotherham United . BBC Sport . 29 August 2023.
  16. Web site: Bristol City 2-3 Stoke City . BBC Sport . 17 May 2024.
  17. Web site: Smith . Pete . Pete Smith's Stoke City end of season player ratings for 35-man squad . Stoke Sentinel . 17 May 2024.
  18. Web site: Southampton 0-1 Stoke City . BBC Sport . 17 May 2024.
  19. Web site: Mehdi Léris joins Pisa on permanent deal . Stoke City . 13 August 2024.
  20. Web site: Futur DZ : Concurrence entre l'Algérie l'Espagne et la France pour le talent de la Juvé - Fennec Football. Lotfi. Bouzidi. 24 February 2017.
  21. Web site: Algérie Mali : À peine sur le terrain, Leris fait un bad buzz (Vidéo). fennecfootball.com.
  22. Web site: Futur DZ : Concurrence entre l'Algérie l'Espagne et la France pour le talent de la Juvé - Fennec Football. Lotfi. Bouzidi. 24 February 2017.
  23. Web site: Football : le Chievo Vérone fait de l’œil à Mehdi Léris.