External links
- Mehdi Dorval at Soccerway
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Emile Mehdi Dorval | ||
| Date of birth | 9 February 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Catanzaro | ||
| Number | 93 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Amiens | ||
| 2020–2021 | Aubervilliers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Aubervilliers | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Fasano | 16 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Audace Cerignola | 34 | (1) |
| 2022–2026 | Bari | 123 | (6) |
| 2026– | Catanzaro | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Algeria U23 | 2 | (0) |
| 2025– | Algeria | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 April 2026 | |||
Emile Mehdi Dorval (born 9 February 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Serie B club Catanzaro. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.
Dorval began his senior career at Aubervilliers, before moving to Italy in early 2021, and playing for Serie D clubs Fasano and Audace Cerignola.
On 2 July 2022, Dorval signed a three-year contract with Serie B club Bari. He made his debut for the club on 28 August 2022, in a 1–3 league win over Perugia.
In April 2023, he renewed his deal with Bari until June 2026. Dorval was racially abused by Cremonese player Franco Vázquez during the Bari - Cremonese game on 16 February 2025.
Dorval was born in France to a Réunionnais father and Algerian mother. He was called up to the Algeria national team for a set of 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in October 2025.
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