# Mehdi Bourabia

Mehdi Bourabia (born 7 August 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish Süper Lig club Kayserispor. Born in France, he plays for the Morocco national team.

## Early life

Bourabia was born in Dijon, Côte-d'Or. He is Moroccan by descent.

## Club career

He started his career with Grenoble Foot 38 and made his professional debut for the club on 7 November 2009 in a Ligue 1 game against Monaco.
In June 2015, Bourabia signed a two-year contract with Cherno More Varna. On 12 August, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory over Ludogorets Razgrad in the Bulgarian Supercup.
On 11 January 2016, Bourabia signed with Levski Sofia on a three-year deal. On 22 June 2017, he was sold to Turkish club Konyaspor for a fee around 500 000 €.
On 17 July 2018, Bourabia signed with Sassuolo for a fee around €2 million.
On 30 August 2021, Bourabia joined Spezia on a season-long loan with an obligation to buy.
On 1 September 2023, Bourabia moved to Frosinone on a one-year deal.

## International career

Bourabia debuted for the Morocco nation team in a 2–2 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification draw against Comoros on 16 October 2018.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 3 May 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Grenoble B | 2009–10 | National 2 | 28 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 28 | 3 |
| Grenoble | 2009–10 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 0 |
| Grenoble | 2010–11 | Ligue 2 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Grenoble | Total | Total | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Lille B | 2013–14 | National 2 | 18 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 18 | 2 |
| Lokomotiv Plovdiv | 2014–15 | First League | 11 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 15 | 2 |
| Cherno More | 2015–16 | First League | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 4 |
| Levski Sofia | 2015–16 | First League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 10 | 0 |
| Levski Sofia | 2016–17 | First League | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 32 | 2 |
| Levski Sofia | Total | Total | 40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 42 | 2 |
| Konyaspor | 2017–18 | Süper Lig | 30 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 2 |
| Sassuolo | 2018–19 | Serie A | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 34 | 1 |
| Sassuolo | 2019–20 | Serie A | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 19 | 2 |
| Sassuolo | 2020–21 | Serie A | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 15 | 1 |
| Sassuolo | Total | Total | 64 | 3 | 4 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 68 | 4 |
| Spezia (loan) | 2021–22 | Serie A | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 9 | 1 |
| Spezia | 2022–23 | Serie A | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 33 | 1 |
| Spezia | Total | Total | 40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 42 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 261 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 284 | 22 |
* ↑ Appearance in Coupe de la Ligue
* ↑ Appearance in Bulgarian Supercup
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearance in Turkish Super Cup

## Honours

Cherno More
* Bulgarian Supercup: 2015
Konyaspor
* Turkish Super Cup: 2017