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Karim Benyamina (Ar: كريم بن يمينة; born 18 December 1981) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. Born in East Germany, he represented the Algeria national team twice internationally.

Karim Benyamina

Benyamina with Union Berlin
Personal information
Date of birth	(1981-12-18) 18 December 1981 (age 40)
Place of birth	Dresden, East Germany
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1992–1996	MSV Normannia 08
1996–2006	1. FC Lübars
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2000–2001	Berlin AK 07	30	(4)
2001–2004	Reinickendorfer Füchse	92	(34)
2004–2005	SV Babelsberg 03	33	(18)
2005–2011	Union Berlin	190	(62)
2011–2012	FSV Frankfurt	21	(3)
2012–2014	Karlsruher SC	13	(0)
2014	MC El Eulma	6	(0)
2014–2016	Berliner AK 07	41	(19)
2016–2017	FC Viktoria 1889	54	(26)
2018–2019	Tennis Borussia Berlin	39	(19)
National team
2010–2011	Algeria	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Union Berlin

On 26 September 2009, Benyamina scored a goal in a league game against Rot Weiss Ahlen becoming the top scorer in the history of Union Berlin with 78 goals in 161 matches in all competitions.[1]

On 7 April 2011, Benyamina announced that he would be leaving Union Berlin at the end of the season, after being at the club for six years.[2] He is the all-time top scorer in the club's history with 87 goals in all competitions, with his number 22 jersey retired until someone breaks his goal scoring record.[3]

FSV Frankfurt

On 27 May 2011, Benyamina signed a two-year contract with FSV Frankfurt.[4]

International career

On 30 October 2010, Benyamina was called up to the Algeria national team by head coach Abdelhak Benchikha for a friendly against Luxembourg.[5] On 17 November 2010, he made his debut for Algeria as a starter against Luxembourg before being subbed off in the 80th minute.[6] In doing so, he became the first German-born player to play for Algeria.

Personal life

Karim's younger brother Soufian is also a professional footballer, currently playing for SV Wehen Wiesbaden.[7]

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			DFB-Pokal		Continental		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Reinickendorfer Füchse	2003–04[8]				1	0	–
SV Babelsberg 03	2004–05	NOFV-Oberliga Nord	16	12	0	0	–		16	12
Union Berlin	2005–06	NOFV-Oberliga Nord	24	10	0	0	–		24	10
	2006–07[8]	Regionalliga Nord	35	11	0	0	–		35	11
	2007–08[8]		35	7	1	0	–		36	7
	2008–09[8]	3. Liga	32	16	0	0	–		32	16
	2009–10[8]	2. Bundesliga	28	6	1	0	–		29	6
	2010–11[8]		30	7	1	0	–		31	7
	Total		184	57	3	0	0	0	187	57
FSV Frankfurt	2011–12[8]	2. Bundesliga	21	3	2	2	–		23	5
Karlsruher SC	2012–13[8]	3. Liga	13	0	0	0	–		13	0
	2013–14[8]	2. Bundesliga	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	Total		13	0	0	0	0	0	13	0
MC El Eulma	2013–14[9]	Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1	6	0	0	0	–		6	0
Berliner AK 07	2014–15[8]	Regionalliga Nordost	23	11	0	0	–		23	11
	2015–16[8]		18	8	0	0	–		13	8
	Total		41	19	0	0	0	0	41	19
Viktoria Berlin	2015–16[8]	Regionalliga Nordost	4	4	0	0	–		4	4
	2016–17[8]		32	12	0	0	–		32	12
	2017–18[8]		18	9	0	0	–		18	9
	Total		54	25	0	0	0	0	54	25
Tennis Borussia Berlin	2017–18[8]	NOFV-Oberliga Nord	15	7	0	0	–		15	7
	2018–19[8]		24	12	0	0	–		24	12
	Total		39	19	0	0	0	0	39	19
Career total			374	135	6	2	0	0	380	137

References

External links

• Karim Benyamina at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Karim Benyamina at FootballDatabase.eu
• Karim Benyamina at Soccerway

На других языках

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[de] Karim Benyamina

Karim Benyamina (arabisch كريم بن يمينة) (* 18. Dezember 1981 in Dresden) ist ein algerisch-deutscher Fußballspieler.

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- [en] Karim Benyamina

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[es] Karim Benyamina

Karim Benyamina (en árabe كريم بن يمينة, nacido el 18 de diciembre de 1981, Dresde, Alemania) es un futbolista alemán que juega como Delantero en el Karlsruher SC de la 3. Bundesliga de Alemania. Es hermano del también futbolista Soufian Benyamina.

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[fr] Karim Benyamina

Karim Benyamina (arabe : كريم بن يمينة) né le 18 décembre 1981 à Dresde, en Allemagne, est un footballeur international algérien qui évolue au poste d'attaquant.

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[it] Karim Benyamina

Karim Benyamina (in arabo: كريم بن يمينة‎; Dresda, 18 dicembre 1981) è un ex calciatore algerino con cittadinanza tedesca, di ruolo attaccante.

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