Hicham Benkaid (born 26 April 1990) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward.
![]() Benkaid in 2019 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1990-04-26) 26 April 1990 (age 32) | ||
Place of birth | Strasbourg, France | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2016 | Colmar | 54 | (8) |
2016–2017 | Strasbourg | 1 | (0) |
2017–2022 | Orléans | 82 | (15) |
National team‡ | |||
2011 | France Futsal | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 December 2017 |
A former futsal player, Benkaid began his career with SR Colmar, before transferring to RC Strasbourg Alsace.[1] He made his professional debut for RC Strasbourg Alsace in a 4–3 Ligue 2 loss to Amiens SC on 14 January 2017.[2]
He signed for Ligue 2 side Orléans on 23 June 2017.[3]
Benkaid represented the France national futsal team in qualifiers for the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup.[4]
Benkaid is of Moroccan descent.[5]