Mehdi Guillermo Moh Puch-Herrantz (Arabic: مهدي بوش هيرانتز; born 20 January 2004), known as Mehdi Puch, is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ligue 2 club Ajaccio. Born in France, he is a youth international for Algeria.

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Mehdi Puch
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Puch with Ajaccio in 2024
Personal information
Full name Mehdi Guillermo Moh Puch-Herrantz[1]
Date of birth (2004-01-20) 20 January 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
Ajaccio
Number 37
Youth career
2008–2015 Sevran FC
2015–2022 FC Villepinte
2015–2022 Torcy
2015–2021 FC Montfermeil
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Ajaccio II 42 (1)
2023– Ajaccio 18 (0)
International career
2022 Algeria U18 3 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:01, 27 August 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:40, 30 April 2023 (UTC)
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Career

Puch is a youth product of Sevran FC, FC Villepinte, Torcy and Montfermeil, before moving to the reserves of AC Ajaccio in 2021.[2] On 25 August 2022, he signed a professional contract with the club for 5 years.[3] He made his professional debut with Ajaccio as a late substitute in a 3–0 Ligue 1 loss to Nice on 10 February 2023.[4]

International career

Born in France, Puch is of Algerian and Spanish descent. He represented the Algeria U18s at the 2022 Mediterranean Games.[5] He scored the game-winning goal from outside the box in a 1–0 win over the Spain U18s in the side's first match in the tournament.[6]

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