Samy Kehli

Samy Kehli (born 27 January 1991) is a French professional footballer who currently plays as a midfielder. He is currently playing for APM Metz in the Régional 1 Grand Est.

Samy Kehli
Personal information
Full name Samy Kehli
Date of birth (1991-01-27) 27 January 1991
Place of birth Saint-Avold, France
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 APM Metz
Youth career
2007–2010 Metz
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2016 Metz 37 (2)
2013–2014 → Excelsior Virton (loan) 19 (7)
2014–2015 → Seraing (loan) 31 (12)
2016–2017 Roeselare 33 (8)
2017–2018 Lokeren 16 (1)
2018 → OH Leuven (loan) 13 (2)
2018–2021 OH Leuven 35 (2)
2022–2023 Racing FC 12 (0)
2023– APM Metz 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 June 2023

Career

Kehli began his career in the reserve team at Metz, and made his debut in the Championnat de France amateur 2 in the 3–0 home win against Jarville on 9 May 2010. He entered play as a 60th-minute substitute for Mehdi Bousbaa and scored the team's final goal four minutes from time. He made a second substitute appearance three weeks later as Metz won 1–0 away at Pontarlier. He played several more matches for the reserve side during the first half of the 2010–11 campaign. On 29 January 2011 he made his debut for the senior team, coming on as a substitute for Yeni Ngbakoto in the 1–2 defeat away at Troyes. He was then handed his first professional start the following week in the 2–1 away win over Vannes. He went on to play in 11 Ligue 2 matches for Metz during the 2010–11 season, five of them as a substitute.

Kehli made his first appearance of the 2011–12 season in the opening-day defeat away at Tours on 27 July 2011. He played in a further seven league matches during the first five months of the campaign, including a starting place in the 1–0 home win over Reims.

Personal life

Kehli is of Algerian descent.[1]

Career statistics
As of match played 1 June 2018[2]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Metz II 2010–11 CFA 70———70
2011–12 161———161
2012–13 136———136
2013–14 CFA 2 10———10
2015–16 135———135
Total 5012———5012
Metz 2010–11 Ligue 2 1102000—130
2011–12 802000—100
2012–13 National 1120030—142
2015–16 Ligue 2 700000—70
Total 372403000442
Excelsior Virton (loan) 2013–14 Second Division 19700——197
Seraing (loan) 2014–15 Second Division 311210——3212
Roeselare 2016–17 First Division B 26610—7[lower-alpha 1]2348
Lokeren 2017–18 First Division A 16120——181
OH Leuven (loan) 2017–18 First Division B 6100—7[lower-alpha 2]1132
OH Leuven 2018–19 First Division B 0000—0000
Total 13200—71132
Career total 18541803014321044
  1. Appearances in the Europa League play-offs
  2. Appearances in the Europa League play-offs

References
  1. "Lokeren a présenté deux nouveaux renforts, Samy Kehli et Luciano Slagveer". 11 May 2017.
  2. "S. Kehli". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
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