Mehdi Taouil

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Mehdi Taouil
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Taouil playing for Kilmarnock
Personal information
Full name Mehdi Taouil
Date of birth (1983-05-20) 20 May 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France
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Position(s) Attacking Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sivasspor
Number 91
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2003 Nancy 8 (0)
2003–2005 1. FC Nuremberg 6 (0)
2005–2007 Montpellier 48 (3)
2007–2011 Kilmarnock 107 (5)
2011–2013 Heart of Midlothian 55 (2)
2013– Sivasspor 58 (3)
International career‡
2004 Morocco 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 August 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 February 2010

Mehdi Taouil (Arabic: مهدي طويل‎‎) (born 20 May 1983 in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, Val-de-Marne) is a French-born Moroccan football player currently playing as an attacking midfielder in the Turkish superlig for Sivasspor.

Personal

Taouil was born in Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, France to a Moroccan father and an Algerian mother.[1]

Club career

During the early stages of his career he played for Nancy and 1. FC Nuremberg but was limited to only infrequent games.

Montpellier

Taouil played for Montpellier in Ligue 2, joining the club on a two-year contract in June 2005, before being released at the end of the 2006/07 season. During his time there he made 48 league appearances scoring three goals.

Kilmarnock

He then signed a one-year deal at Scottish side Kilmarnock in October 2007.[2] On his Kilmarnock debut he was warmly greeted by the fans in a 1–0 loss to Motherwell and was voted as Kilmarnock's Man of the Match. He scored his first goal in the game against Hibernian on 26 December 2007 at Rugby Park, which ended in a 2–1 victory for the Ayrshire side.

Taouil was linked with a transfer to SPL rivals Hearts, but in July 2008 he signed a three-year deal with Kilmarnock.[3] Following the release of Gary Wales, Taouil was given the number 10 shirt for the new season.

In all he made 118 appearances in all competitions scoring 7 goals for Kilmarnock.[4]

Hearts

Despite turning Hearts down in 2008 they again made approaches to sign him when he became a free agent in the summer of 2011 after his three-year contract with Kilmarnock came to an end.[5]

On Tuesday 14 June 2011, Taouil signed for Hearts on a three-year contract.[6] He opted to sign for the Gorgie outfit despite interest from the continent and team up with his former Kilmarnock boss Jim Jefferies.[7] Making his debut against Rangers at Ibrox on 23 July.[8] He scored his first goal for the club on 3 December, with a consolation goal in their 2–1 defeat to St. Johnstone.[9]

Sivasspor

Mehdi Taouil signed a contract with Turkish Süper Lig side Sivasspor for the 2013/14 season.

International career

Taouil was part of the Moroccan national football team at the 2004 Summer Olympics. Taouil played in all three games as the team exited in the first round, finishing third in Group D behind Iraq and Costa Rica.

Career statistics

As of 19 December 2012[4][10][11]
Club statistics
Club Season League Scottish Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals App Goals
Kilmarnock 2007–08 22 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 2
2008–09 34 3 1 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 38 5
2009–10 27 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 31 0
2010–11 24 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 27 0
Total 107 5 4 1 7 1 0 0 0 0 118 7
Heart of Midlothian 2011–12 24 2 4 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 30 2
2012–13 31 0 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 38 0
Total 55 2 5 0 5 0 3 0 0 0 68 2
Career Totals 148 7 9 1 10 1 3 0 0 0 170 9

References

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External links

  1. ↑ Mehdi Taouil : "Revenir et porter les couleurs du Maroc"
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  11. ↑ Mehdi Taouil career statistics at Soccerbase
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