Un newcomer at the François Blin stadium, last Saturday. While RC Lens ended its season with a last friendly match against Valenciennes, Yohan Démont launched a new player. According to our information, it is Mehdi Baaloudj, 20 years old, Algerian. This young player born in Melun is a pure number 9, rather skilful in front of the goal and especially surly in the duels. Facing the B of the VAFC, it was he who took charge of taking the tip of the Lens attack. A first trial run that lasted a good hour. And if he did not touch 1001 balloons, we had time to detect a certain technical ease. To confirm.
Passed by the Olympique de Marseille
And this name is not unknown in the reserve teams of France. Mehdi Baaloudj was trained at the Olympique de Marseille between summer 2018 and the end of 2020. For his first season on the Canebière, he registered 11 buts and delivered 6 assists in U19. He was quickly promoted with the B of OM. But now, the young Algerian is kick out of the training center in October 2020 for disciplinary reasons. Baaloudj had joined the Algerian selection to participate in the UNAF U20 tournament.
With Cyril Khetir, he would not have respected certain health measures after having tested positive for Covid-19 in October. A departure without the agreement of the club moreover. So free of any contract, Baaloudj quickly rebounded in February 2021. He commits with Sainte-Geneviève Sports in Essonne, in National 2. And at the end of April, the information is taken sides blood and gold. Mehdi Baaloudj is therefore testing with the RC Lens B with a view to get a contract and relaunch his training.
To see later, but with the departure of Enzo Daoud (number 9), the Lensoise reserve is looking for a similar profile. Strange because the latter has never had a chance with the professional group since his arrival.
La B is done with 2020-2021
Official end of this football season. RC Lens will only have played one handful of matches at the very start of the season. The coronavirus precipitated the end of the amateur championships and the National 2 paid the price. But as training clubs, Lens has been able to continue to move forward with its flock. Suddenly friendly matches almost every weekend, the young Lensois tried to punctuate a season which gave the impression of lasting a century. At the end of the track, it is the Valencia reserve (National 3) which presented itself to Avion last weekend. At stake, a failure for the men of Demont who, besides the result, tried to lay the groundwork of the next season. Enzo Daoud (striker) will leave the wagon this summer. Yacouba Barry (defender), he should finally stay.
For the others, you have to try to win your place. The young Rémy Labeau-Lascary So played for an hour with the B. Tom Pouilly and Thibaut Maréchal came into play. The usual Ryan Merlen, Anis Hadj Moussa and Yann Kembo were there. Yohan Démont’s youngsters lost 2-1 (Daoud’s goal).
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