Youssef Benali

Youssef Benali (born 4 February 1995) is a French footballer of Moroccan descent who plays for French club US Concarneau as a winger.

For the Tunisian-Qatari handball player, see Youssef Benali (handballer).
Youssef Benali
Personal information
Full name Youssef Benali
Date of birth (1995-02-04) 4 February 1995
Place of birth Albi, France
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 US Concarneau
Number 7
Youth career
–2014 Toulouse
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Toulouse 4 (0)
2016–2018 Chabab Rif Al Hoceima 38 (3)
2018–2020 Concarneau 44 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2020

Club career

Benali began his career at the Toulouse FC youth academy, where he most commonly played as an attacking midfielder. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 23 November 2014 against Montpellier HSC, replacing Étienne Didot after 81 minutes in a 2-0 away defeat.[1] During his time at Toulouse, Benali appeared in four Ligue 1 matches and a single match in the Coupe de la Ligue. After falling out of contract with Toulouse, he moved to Moroccan club Chabab Rif Al Hoceima on 29 August 2016 with a two year deal.[2]

During the summer 2018, he moved to Concarneau.[3]

International career

Benali made five appearances for the France national U-16 team and one appearance for the France national U-18 team.

Career statistics
As of November 24, 2014
Club Season Ligue 1 Coupe de France Coupe de la Ligue Continental Others Total
App Goals Assist App Goals Assist App Goals Assist App Goals Assist App Goals Assist App Goals Assist
Toulouse 2014–15 100000000––––––100
Toulouse Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

References
  1. "Montpellier vs. Toulouse - 23 November 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2014-11-24.
  2. "اللاعب #يوسف_بنعلي يتعاقد مع شباب الريف الحسيمي لمدة سنتين" (in Arabic). 29 August 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
  3. "US Concarneau. Benali arrive du Maroc". Le Télégramme. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2019.


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