Mohamed Benkhemassa (born 28 June 1993) is an Algerian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ismaily SC, he plays for the Algeria national football team.[2]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mohamed Benkhemassa | ||
Date of birth | (1993-06-28) 28 June 1993 (age 29) | ||
Place of birth | Oran, Algeria | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Ismaily SC | ||
Number | 5 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2011 | MC Oran | ||
2011–2012 | FAF Academy | ||
2012–2013 | USM Alger | ||
2013–2014 | USM El Harrach | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2019 | USM Alger | 95 | (2) |
2019–2021 | Málaga | 39 | (0) |
2022– | Ismaily SC | 0 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2013–2014 | Algeria U20 | – | (–) |
2014–2016 | Algeria U23 | 21 | (2) |
2018 | Algeria A' | 1 | (0) |
2018– | Algeria | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17 April 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:00, March 4, 2020 (EST) |
Benkhemassa started his career with USM Alger. On 2 September 2019, he signed a three-year deal with Spanish Segunda División side Málaga CF.[3]
In 2015, Benkhemassa was part of the Algeria under-23 national team at the 2015 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations in Senegal.[4] where he participated in all matches and lead the National team to the Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics for the first time in 36 years, Benkhemassa was named in the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Participate in two matches first as a substitute for Rachid Aït-Atmane, against Argentina and second against Portugal as a starter. On 7 June 2018, Benkhemassa made his international debut for Algeria In a friendly match against Portugal in 3–0 loss.[5]
Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
USM Alger | 2014–15 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 18 | 1 |
2015–16 | 20 | 0 | — | 8[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
2016–17 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
2017–18 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13[lower-alpha 4] | 1 | — | 37 | 2 | |||
2018–19 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[lower-alpha 5] | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 6] | 0 | 30 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||
Total | 95 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 135 | 4 | ||
Málaga | 2019–20 | Segunda División | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
Career total | 99 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 139 | 4 |
Algeria U23
Algeria men's football squad – 2016 Summer Olympics | ||
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