Riad Benayad (Arabic: رياض بن عياد; born November 2, 1996) is an Algerian footballer who plays for Espérance de Tunis in the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 and Algeria national football team.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Riad Benayad | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-11-02) November 2, 1996 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Relizane, Algeria | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Espérance de Tunis | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Paradou AC | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2022 | Paradou AC | 64 | (11) |
| 2021–2022 | → ES Sétif | 20 | (7) |
| 2022– | Espérance de Tunis | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2022– | Algeria | 2 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 02:19, 13 June 2022 (UTC) | |||
On September 29, 2017, Benayad made his professional debut for Paradou AC, coming as a second-half substitute in a league match against JS Saoura.[1] In 2022, he joined ES Tunis.[2]
Benayed was called up to the Algeria national team in May 2022.[3] He marked his debut with Algeria national football team as substitute in 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Tanzania that is ended for Algeria 2–0.
Espérance Sportive de Tunis – current squad | |
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