Reda Mohamed Amine Benchaa (born 12 March 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Dijon. Born in France, he is a youth international for Algeria.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Reda Mohamed Amine Benchaa | ||
| Date of birth | (2002-03-12) 12 March 2002 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Le Blanc-Mesnil, France | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Dijon | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Red Star | |||
| 2017–2021 | Dijon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Dijon B | 18 | (5) |
| 2022– | Dijon | 4 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2020 | Algeria U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | Algeria U23 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:47, 23 September 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:47, 23 September 2022 (UTC) | |||
Benchaa is a youth product of the academy of Red Star, and moved to Dijon's youth sides in May 2017. He debuted with their reserves in 2021. He made his professional and Ligue 2 debut with Dijon in a 2–1 loss to Nîmes on 8 January 2022.[1] On 16 March 2022, Benchaa signed his first professional contract with Dijon for 3 years.[2]
Born in France, Benchaa is of Algerian descent.[3] He captained the Algeria U23s at the 2022 Maurice Revello Tournament.[4]
Dijon FCO – current squad | |
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