Mehdi Merghem, born on 19 July 1997 (age 29), is an Algerian right winger now with Dundee United, where he wears the number 7 shirt. His career, though, is shaped far more by Guingamp than by any brief stop elsewhere.
Before that spell took proper hold, Merghem’s early senior development was helped by loan football, giving him the sort of first-team grounding young wide players tend to need before anyone gets too excited about them. Guingamp then became the main body of the story. Across five seasons there, he made 97 league appearances and scored 10 league goals.
His best league return came in 2023-24, when he scored five times in 35 appearances for Guingamp. That was the clearest season of production in a career built more on continuity than noise, and it underlined how central the Breton club had become to his professional years.
At Dundee United in 2026-27, Merghem has made five league appearances and one League Cup appearance. His form has been solid enough, though he has been out of the matchday squad recently, with his last outing coming in the 1-1 draw with Falkirk on 5 September 2026.
Merghem’s career to this point is a straightforward one: early development through senior minutes, a long and substantial spell at Guingamp, and a current chapter in Scotland with Dundee United.
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