Mohamed Benkhemassa
Mohamed Benkhemassa (born 28 June 1993) is an Algerian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Málaga CF and the Algeria national football team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohamed Benkhemassa | ||
| Date of birth | 28 June 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Oran, Algeria | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Málaga | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| 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– | Málaga | 31 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Algeria U20 | – | (–) |
| 2014–2016 | Algeria U23 | 21 | (2) |
| 2018 | Algeria A' | 1 | (0) |
| 2018– | Algeria | 5 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13 December 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10:00, March 4, 2020 (EST) | |||
Club career
Benkhemassa started his career with USM Alger. On 2 September 2019, he signed a three-year deal with Spanish Segunda División side Málaga CF.[2]
International career
In 2015, Benkhemassa was part of the Algeria under-23 national team at the 2015 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations in Senegal.[3] 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.[4]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 31 October 2019 [5]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[lower-alpha 1] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
- Includes the Algerian Cup
- All appearance(s) in Champions League
- All appearances in Algerian Super Cup
- seven appearances in CAF Champions League, six appearance and one goal in CAF Confederation Cup
- All appearance(s) in CAF Confederation Cup
- All appearance(s) in Arab Club Champions Cup
Honours
References
- "Algerian international, Benkhemassa reinforces midfield".
- "El internacional argelino Benkhemassa refuerza la medular" [Algerian international Benkhemassa bolsters the midfield] (in Spanish). Málaga CF. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- M-A-D (November 18, 2015). "CAN U23 : Pas de "pro" dans les 21 algériens" (in French). DZFoot. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
- "Le Portugal domine une très faible Algérie (3-0) avec notamment un doublé de Guedes". francefootball.fr. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
- "Mohamed Benkhemassa". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
- http://www.dzfoot.com/2015/11/18/can-u23-pas-de-pro-dans-les-23-algeriens-77366.php
- https://africanfootball.com/tournament-matches/605/2015-U23-Africa-Cup-of-Nations
