Mehdi Nafti
Nafti in action for Birmingham in 2005
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mehdi Ben Sadok Nafti | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Toulouse, France | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Toulouse | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2000 | Toulouse | 25 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | Racing B | 21 | (0) |
| 2000–2005 | Racing Santander | 110 | (3) |
| 2005 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2005–2009 | Birmingham City | 70 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Aris | 34 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | Valladolid | 51 | (1) |
| 2012–2013 | Murcia | 30 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Cádiz | 15 | (0) |
| Total | 366 | (9) | |
| National team | |||
| 2002–2010 | Tunisia | 44 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2016–2017 | Marbella | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Mehdi Ben Sadok Nafti (Arabic: مهدي النفطي; born 28 November 1978) is a Tunisian professional football manager, and retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
During his professional career he played in four countries in representation of seven teams, including Toulouse, Racing de Santander and Birmingham City.
Nafti gained 44 caps for Tunisia, representing the nation at the 2006 World Cup and three Africa Cup of Nations tournaments.
Born in Toulouse, France, Nafti made his professional debut with his hometown club, Toulouse FC. He was used sparingly during a three-year spell, and also played several games with the reserves. His best season was 1999–2000, as he appeared in 13 games and scored once to help the team return to Ligue 1 after one year of absence.
In the 2000 summer Nafti joined Racing de Santander in La Liga and, as in his previous club, started his stint appearing for the B-team. In the 2000–01 season he played in just three games for the main squad, which was eventually relegated, then proceeded to become a very important midfield element for the Cantabrians in the following three years, whilst collecting 35 yellow cards and three red.
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