Mehdi Merghem

Following his move to Dundee Utd, Merghem's current-season form is up 0% on last season (Season 0→14), while his Rating eased 28→26. His peak season for form remains 2023/24 (Season 24).

Domestic career

Season	Club	Apps	G	A	Match	RTG	Season
2026/27	Dundee Utd · 6th	5	0	2	6.9	26	14
2025/26	Bastia · 17th	7	0	0	6.36	28	0
2025/26	JS Kabylie	2	0	0	6.6	—	—
2024/25	USM Alger	2	0	0	—	—	—
2024/25	Farense · 17th	12	0	0	6.84	38	0
2023/24	Guingamp · 9th	35	5	1	7.41	56	24
2022/23	Guingamp · 6th	12	1	0	6.73	51	4

Domestic-league totals per season. RTG = Field Insider Rating (potential / ceiling); Season = age-blind form that year. 6 earlier seasons and 4 youth-team spells in the full career.

Scout report

Squad depthGoal-getting Winger

M. Merghem is a 29-year-old winger at Dundee Utd, rated 25.5 overall by Field Insider's model. An experienced operator, he has been a fringe squad member this season (21.9% of available minutes). He brings 0.83 goal contributions per 90 (0 goals, 0.83 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Merghem.

On the season, Merghem graded 14 for current form (age-blind), on 0 goals and 2 assists in 5 appearances (0.829 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 0 → 14). Over the 7 seasons on record his form has trended upward, peaking in 2023/24.

On long-term talent our Rating reads 26. At 29 Merghem is in his prime years, and a market index of 3.1 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report

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Below his 2023/24 peak but holding a solid level — the platform for a return is there.

Peak: 2023/24Holding levelBreakout: 2023/24Stepped up 2024/255 clubs

25.5

Ratingi

below regular-starter level

13.7

Seasoni

below regular-starter level

21.9%

Minutes

limited game time

0.83

Goal contrib / 90

elite end product

Output in context · Dundee Utd finished 6th of 12 · a mid-table side

Apps

Goals

Assists

G+A

Goals / app

0 goals in 5 appearances (0 per game) — light end product the role wants to see climb. Add 2 assists for 2 goal contributions in all.

Strengths

Final-third output. 0.83 goal contributions per 90 (0 goals, 0.83 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

Game time. Only 21.9% of available minutes — needs a settled run to prove the level.
Level. Rates below a nailed-on top-tier starter on our model.

Outlook

Rated 25.5 overall — below regular-starter level. In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.83 goal contributions per 90). Experienced and reliable, but the value curve is easing (1.1× now → 0.8× projected in three years).

Generated from Field Insider's rating model · AI-written analysis to follow.

Per 90 & availability

Minutes played %21.9%

Available fixtures9 of 9

Goals / 900

Assists / 900.829

Goal contribution / 900.829

Defensive actions / 900.415

Player flow

Goal involvements2

Pass accuracy %84

Dribble success %50

Cards / 900

Foul involvement / 901.659

Season-by-season progression

Rating (potential)Season (form)

Value & potential by age

Market valueRating

Solid = now · dashed = projected

The gold line is market value — an index (not €) blending rating, age and league. It climbs through the early 20s, peaks around ages 23–27 (~6), then tapers with age. At 29, Merghem sits on 3.1, past its peak and easing. The blue line is Merghem's projected Rating — 25.5 today — recomputed at each age, so it follows the same rise-and-fall as a career matures and declines. Solid = up to today; dashed = projected.

Transfer history

Dundee UtdJul 2026 – nowFree

BastiaFeb 2026 – Jul 2026

JJS Kabylieuntil Feb 2026

UUSM AlgerJan 2025 – Feb 2026

FarenseSept 2024 – Jan 2025

Guingamp(back from loan)Jul 2021 – Sept 2024

Nancy(on loan)Jul 2020 – Jul 2021

GuingampJan 2019 – Jul 2020

Chateaurouxuntil Jan 2019

About M. Merghem

Mehdi Merghem is a 29-year-old winger who plays for Dundee Utd, born on July 19, 1997 in Aubervilliers, standing 178 cm tall. He is from France. Dundee Utd currently sit 6th of 12 in the Premiership.

This season

In the current season, M. Merghem has made 5 appearances with 0 goals and 2 assists across 217 minutes, averaging a 6.81 match rating over his last 5 rated games.

When M. Merghem plays, Dundee Utd's record this season is 1W-1D-3L.

Recent matches

September 5, 2026: 1-1 draw at home vs Falkirk (19 minutes, 6.5 rating)
September 2, 2026: 0-3 loss away at Motherwell (45 minutes, 6.66 rating)
August 29, 2026: 4-0 win away at Kilmarnock (63 minutes, 2 assists, 7.3 rating)
August 22, 2026: 0-2 loss at home vs Dundee (60 minutes, 6.9 rating)
August 9, 2026: 0-4 loss away at Heart Of Midlothian (30 minutes, 6.7 rating)

M. Merghem's next match is on October 28, 2026, when Dundee Utd face Celtic away in the Premiership.

Field Insider's view

Field Insider currently rates M. Merghem at 25.5 with a Season form score of 13.7. See the full scout report for strengths, watch-points and the market-value outlook.

His honours include 4 career titles — among them the Coupe Nationale and the National 1. Full list in the career record.

Career

Across 12 recorded seasons, M. Merghem has totalled 184 club appearances with 14 goals and 8 assists for 10 different clubs. His busiest campaign came in 2023/24, with 35 appearances for Guingamp.

M. Merghem's career has also included time at Bastia, JJS Kabylie, UUSM Alger, Farense, Guingamp, Nancy and Chateauroux.

Transfer news

No transfer news found for this player.

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Season stats

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Career

Scout report

Output in context · Dundee Utd finished 6th of 12 · a mid-table side

Strengths

Watch points