Melvin Mastil
Squad number 1 · Stade Nyonnais
Their 2026 World Cup
Melvin Mastil travelled to the 2026 World Cup with Algeria, wearing number 1, without ever getting on the pitch. His side played 4 matches (1 win, 1 draw and 2 defeats) and bowed out in the round of 32, beaten by Switzerland 2-0.
The goalkeeping job went to L. Zidane (3 matches, 270′) and O. Benbot (1 match, 90′).
Another 3 players in the Algeria squad ended up the same way, without a single minute. The full run is on the Algeria team page.
Biography
Melvin Feyçal Mastil (born 19 February 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the Swiss Challenge League club Stade Nyonnais, on loan from Lausanne-Sport. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.
Club career A youth product of the Swiss club Echichens, Mastil transferred to Lausanne-Sport's reserve side FC Azzurri 90 LS on 16 August 2019. The following season he moved to Echallens, before moving to Lausanne-Sport on loan on 18 February 2021. He permanently transferred to Lausanne-Sport on 27 July 2021 on a 3-year contract, and was named their third goalkeeper. On 8 March 2023, he extended his contract with Lausanne-Sport until 2027. On 27 June 2023, he joined Biel-Bienne on a year-long loan in the Swiss Promotion League. On 18 June 2024, he joined Stade Nyonnais on loan in the Swiss Challenge League. On 7 January 2026, he extended his contract with his parent club Lausanne-Sport until 2029.
International career Born in France, Mastil moved to Switzerland at the age of 6, and is of Algerian descent through a grandfather.
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · text adapted from the article.
See all the tournament stats on the World Cup data hub.