Victor Lekhal

Club

Al-Riyadh

Position

Midfielder

Nationality

France

Date of birth

1994-02-27

Birthplace

Fécamp, France

Height

1.87 m (6 ft 1 in)

Weight

72 kg

Victor Mehdy Lekhal (Arabic: فيكتور مهدي لكحل; born 27 February 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder and currently play for Qatar Stars League club Umm Salal. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.

Early life
Lekhal was born in Fécamp, and his family is originally from Sétif, Algeria. He holds both French and Algerian nationality.

Club career
In 2015–16, Lekhal was loaned out to US Avranches MSM for a season.

On 3 June 2023, Lekhal was brought his club secure promotion to Ligue 1 from 2023–24 after defeat Dijon FCO narrowly 1-0 and champions of Ligue 2 in 2022–23. Four days later at same month, Lekhal announcement officially joined to Qatar Stars League club, Umm Salal from 2023–24 season after departure from french Ligue 2 club, Le Havre AC from academy to Senior in 11 years.

International
He made his debut for the Algeria national football team on 26 March 2019 in a friendly against Tunisia, as a starter.