Benaissa Benamar (Arabic: بنعيسى بنعمر; born 8 April 1997) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Eredivisie club Volendam.
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (1997-04-08) 8 April 1997 (age 25)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Nador, Morocco[2] | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Volendam | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2006 | VVA/Spartaan | ||
| 2006–2009 | Ajax | ||
| 2009–2012 | AFC | ||
| 2012–2014 | Volendam | ||
| 2014–2015 | Zeeburgia | ||
| 2015–2016 | ADO Den Haag | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Jong Twente | 38 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Ittihad Tanger | 9 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Telstar | 39 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Utrecht | 5 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Volendam (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2022– | Volendam | 2 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| Morocco U23 | 2 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:29, 19 August 2022 (UTC) | |||
Benamar played in the youth departments of Dutch clubs VVA/Spartaan, Ajax, AFC, Volendam, Zeeburgia and ADO Den Haag. Between 2016 and 2018, he played for Jong FC Twente, the second-team of FC Twente with whom he suffered relegation from the Tweede Divisie to the Derde Divisie in his first season.
In 2018, Jong FC Twente was removed from the Dutch football pyramid, and Benamar left for Moroccan club Ittihad Tanger. At Ittihad, he made six appearances in the top-tier Botola Pro 1, and also played in the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup.
In 2019, Benamar signed a two-year contract with Dutch second-tier Eerste Divisie club SC Telstar after a successful trial.[4] He immediately established himself as a starter in defense and made 28 appearances during the 2019–20 season, in which he scored three goals.[1] In September 2020, Italian Serie A club Sassuolo showed their interest in signing Benamar,[5][6] but ultimately could not agree with Telstar on a transfer sum.[7]
On 6 January 2021, it was announced that Benamar had signed a two-year contract with FC Utrecht, with an option for two additional years.[8][9]
On 13 January 2022, Benamar returned to Volendam on loan until the end of the season. The loan had a conditional obligation to buy in case of Volendam's promotion to Eredivisie.[10] Volendam were promoted at the end of the 2021–22 season, triggering the option.[11]
Benamar scored on his Eredivisie debut for Volendam, heading in a corner from Daryl van Mieghem to secure the 2–2 final score on the first matchday of the 2022–23 season.[12]
"C'est un choix évident. C'est la Serie A, une ligue de haut niveau avec les meilleurs joueurs. Vraiment un cran au dessus. Les discussions durent depuis environ un mois et demi. Puis j'ai entendu dire qu’ils me suivaient. Maintenant nous y sommes," a poursuivi le défenseur central de 23 ans, natif de Nador.
Daarnaast is de verkoopoptie in het contract van Benaissa Benamar automatisch gelicht door de promotie van FC Volendam. Benamar zal de definitieve overstap maken naar de gepromoveerde Volendammers.
FC Volendam – current squad | |
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