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Yanis Merdji

Yanis Merdji

Attack - Centre-Forward  at FC Girondins Bordeaux
Age32
CitizenshipFrance Algeria
Height1.72 m
Footright
BornOctober 29, 1993
at FC Girondins Bordeaux 634 days · joined 2024-08-28
👕200+ Apps
Market value
Centre-Forward Attack

Career snapshot

9
clubs played for
16/17
debut season
0.2
goals / match
Chamois Niortais FC
top club · 62 apps

Position rank · 24/25

#522
goals rank
#1866
assists rank
47
season goals
9
season assists

Among 3,489 Attack - Centre-Forwards · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€800k
peak value · 2019
top transfer fee
12
best season · 24/25
1 · 2.1%
pens / of goals
236Appearances
47Goals
9Assists
22Yellow cards
0Red cards
53Full matches (90′)
Full nameYanis Merdji
Date of birth1993-10-29 (32 yrs)
Place of birthRoanne, France
CitizenshipFrance Algeria
PositionAttack - Centre-Forward (main: Attack)
Footright
Height172.00 m
Current clubFC Girondins Bordeaux
Joined2024-08-28
Contract expires
AgentE CASTAGNINO
Aug 2024
Transfer: Concarneau → G. Bordeaux
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — FC Girondins Bordeaux
32 matches · 12 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2023
Transfer: Chamois Niort → Concarneau
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2023
23/24 — US Concarneau
16 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2022
22/23 — Chamois Niortais FC, FC Chamois Niort B
33 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2021
Transfer: LB Châteauroux → Chamois Niort
21/22 · Transfer
Jul 2021
21/22 — Chamois Niortais FC
30 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Nov 2020
Transfer: AJ Auxerre → LB Châteauroux
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — LB Châteauroux
19 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2020
Transfer: Le Mans FC → AJ Auxerre
19/20 · Return from loan
Jan 2020
Transfer: AJ Auxerre → Le Mans FC
19/20 · Loan
Jul 2019
19/20 — AJ Auxerre, Le Mans FC
24 matches · 5 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
18/19 — AJ Auxerre, AJ Auxerre B
22 matches · 4 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2018
Transfer: Bourg-en-Bresse → AJ Auxerre
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01
43 matches · 10 G · 3 A · across 4 competitions
Jan 2017
Transfer: FC Limonest → Bourg-en-Bresse
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2016
16/17 — Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01
17 matches · 6 G · 1 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2016
Transfer: Domtac → FC Limonest
16/17 · Transfer
Jul 2015
Transfer: Loire Nord → Domtac
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2014
Transfer: ASF Andrézieux-B → Loire Nord
14/15 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €800k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 1196 other Attack - Centre-Forwards with ≥500 minutes in 24/25. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals12 total · 3.36/90
98
Assists1 total · 0.28/90
60
G+A13 total · 3.64/90
97
Yellow cards3 total · 0.84/90
11
4,784 min
Minutes played by club
FC Girondins Bordeaux 6.7%
US Concarneau 4.7%
Chamois Niortais FC 44.6%
FC Chamois Niort B 0.0%
LB Châteauroux 6.8%
AJ Auxerre 12.1%
Le Mans FC 0.0%
AJ Auxerre B 8.3%
Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01 16.7%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
FC Girondins Bordeaux 1 24/25 24/25 32 12 1 321
US Concarneau 1 23/24 23/24 16 3 1 227
Chamois Niortais FC 2 21/22 22/23 62 5 2 2,134
FC Chamois Niort B 1 22/23 22/23 1 0 0 0
LB Châteauroux 1 20/21 20/21 19 2 0 325
AJ Auxerre 2 18/19 19/20 34 8 1 581
Le Mans FC 1 19/20 19/20 7 0 0 0
AJ Auxerre B 1 18/19 18/19 5 1 0 397
Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01 2 16/17 17/18 60 16 4 799

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

3€200K7€400K10€600K13€800K16/17 — 6 goals (Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01)16/17 — 1 assists716/1717/18 — 10 goals (Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01)17/18 — 3 assists1317/1818/19 — 4 goals (AJ Auxerre B)18/19 — 1 assists518/1919/20 — 5 goals (AJ Auxerre)519/2020/21 — 2 goals (LB Châteauroux)220/2121/22 — 3 goals (Chamois Niortais FC)21/22 — 1 assists421/2222/23 — 2 goals (Chamois Niortais FC)22/23 — 1 assists322/2323/24 — 3 goals (US Concarneau)23/24 — 1 assists423/2424/25 — 12 goals (FC Girondins Bordeaux)24/25 — 1 assists1324/2517/18 — €500K18/19 — €600K19/20 — €800K20/21 — €800K21/22 — €400K22/23 — €500K23/24 — €400K24/25 — €300KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

16/17: 6616/1717/18: 101017/1818/19: 4418/1919/20: 5519/2020/21: 2220/2121/22: 3321/2222/23: 2222/2323/24: 3323/2424/25: 121224/25

Assists by season

16/17: 1116/1717/18: 3317/1818/19: 1118/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 1121/2222/23: 1122/2323/24: 1123/2424/25: 1124/25
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
24/25 Coupe de France FC Girondins Bordeaux 5 4 0 0 0 100
24/25 National 2 - Grp. B FC Girondins Bordeaux 27 8 1 3 0 221
23/24 Coupe de France US Concarneau 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 Ligue 2 US Concarneau 15 3 1 2 0 227
22/23 Coupe de France Chamois Niortais FC 4 1 1 0 0 90
22/23 Ligue 2 Chamois Niortais FC 28 1 0 3 0 1,459
22/23 N3 - Nouvelle-Aq FC Chamois Niort B 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Ligue 2 Chamois Niortais FC 30 3 1 3 0 585
20/21 Coupe de France LB Châteauroux 1 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Ligue 2 LB Châteauroux 18 2 0 1 0 325
19/20 Coupe de France AJ Auxerre 2 1 0 0 0 156
19/20 Coupe de la Ligue AJ Auxerre 1 0 0 1 0 0
19/20 Ligue 2 AJ Auxerre 14 4 0 2 0 137
19/20 Ligue 2 Le Mans FC 7 0 0 2 0 0
18/19 Coupe de la Ligue AJ Auxerre 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Ligue 2 AJ Auxerre 15 3 1 1 0 288
18/19 N3 - Bourgogne AJ Auxerre B 5 1 0 0 0 397
17/18 Coupe de France Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01 5 1 0 0 0 381
17/18 Coupe de la Ligue Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 L2/N1 Playoffs Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Ligue 2 Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01 35 9 3 3 0 235
16/17 Ligue 2 Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01 17 6 1 1 0 183
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
14/15 2014-07-01 ASF Andrézieux-B Loire Nord Transfer 0
15/16 2015-07-01 Loire Nord Domtac Transfer 0
16/17 2016-07-01 Domtac FC Limonest Transfer 0
16/17 2017-01-01 FC Limonest Bourg-en-Bresse Transfer 0
18/19 2018-07-01 Bourg-en-Bresse AJ Auxerre Transfer 600000
19/20 2020-01-20 AJ Auxerre Le Mans FC Loan 800000
19/20 2020-06-30 Le Mans FC AJ Auxerre Return from loan 650000
20/21 2020-11-25 AJ Auxerre LB Châteauroux Transfer 550000
21/22 2021-07-02 LB Châteauroux Chamois Niort Transfer 400000
23/24 2023-08-23 Chamois Niort Concarneau Transfer 400000
24/25 2024-08-28 Concarneau G. Bordeaux Transfer 250000

No recorded injuries.

Current€300k
Peak€800k
Low
Δ since start−€100k
€200k€400k€600k€800k197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k
Jan 1, 1970 €550k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €650k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €400k

No national team data.

TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Adama Sarr 1 0 999
Bryan Passi 1 0 0
Quentin Bernard 1 0 0
Adrien Louveau 2 0 0
Birama Touré 1 0 0
Nathanaël Bai 2 0 0
Samuel Renel 1 0 0
Aurélien Faivre 1 1 0
Julien Begue 1 3 0
Bilal Boutobba 1 2 0
Guy-Marcelin Kilama 1 0 0
Lenny Vallier 1 0 0
Joris Moutachy 1 0 0
Moataz Zemzemi 1 0 0
Samy Benchamma 1 0 0
Jimmy Nirlo 1 0 0
Mathieu Michel 1 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
17/18 Ligue 2 Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01 9 35
24/25 National 2 - Grp. B FC Girondins Bordeaux 8 27
16/17 Ligue 2 Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01 6 17

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
17/18 Ligue 2 Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01 3 35
16/17 Ligue 2 Football Bourg-en-Bresse Péronnas 01 1 17
18/19 Ligue 2 AJ Auxerre 1 15

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
19/20 2020-06-30 Le Mans FC AJ Auxerre Return from loan €650k
19/20 2020-01-20 AJ Auxerre Le Mans FC Loan €800k

Teams faced most often by Yanis Merdji's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
AC Ajaccio 26 12 8 6 31 21 +10 46%
Valenciennes FC 22 9 10 3 28 19 +9 41%
AS Nancy Lorraine 22 7 4 11 21 31 -10 32%
Havre AC 20 5 6 9 18 25 -7 25%
Chamois Niortais 20 10 5 5 35 19 +16 50%
Paris FC 20 3 7 10 14 23 -9 15%
ESTAC Troyes 20 5 3 12 16 29 -13 25%
Clermont Foot 63 19 2 6 11 10 23 -13 11%
FC Sochaux 19 11 6 2 30 13 +17 58%
US Orléans 18 5 7 6 22 21 +1 28%
Grenoble Foot 38 17 4 9 4 19 16 +3 24%
RC Lens 15 4 4 7 11 16 -5 27%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
16/17 Senior debut season
16/17 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 32 321 3 0 0 0.84
23/24 16 227 2 0 0 0.79
22/23 33 1,549 3 0 0 0.17
21/22 30 585 3 0 0 0.46
20/21 19 325 1 0 0 0.28
19/20 24 293 5 0 0 1.54
18/19 22 685 1 0 0 0.13
17/18 43 616 3 0 0 0.44
16/17 17 183 1 0 0 0.49

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Ligue 2
179 apps
31 G
7 A
National 2 - Grp. B
27 apps
8 G
1 A
Coupe de France
18 apps
7 G
1 A
N3 - Bourgogne
5 apps
1 G
0 A

Frequently asked about Yanis Merdji

Who is Yanis Merdji?

Yanis Merdji is a France professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for FC Girondins Bordeaux.

How old is Yanis Merdji?

Yanis Merdji is 32 years old. He was born on October 29, 1993 in Roanne.

What position does Yanis Merdji play?

Yanis Merdji plays as a centre-forward (Attack - Centre-Forward).

What club does Yanis Merdji play for?

Yanis Merdji currently plays for FC Girondins Bordeaux.

How many career goals has Yanis Merdji scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Yanis Merdji has scored 47 goals in 236 appearances.