Mohamed Benkhemassa (Arabic: محمد بن خماسة; born 28 June 1993) is an Algerian footballer who plays as a midfielder for MC Alger and the Algeria national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohamed Benkhemassa | ||
| Date of birth | 28 June 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Oran, Algeria | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | MC Alger | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| 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) |
| 2022–2023 | Ismaily SC | 8 | (0) |
| 2023– | MC Alger | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 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) | |||
Club career edit
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]In 2023, he joined MC Alger.[3]
International career edit
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]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of 31 October 2019 [6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup[a] | 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[b] | 0 | 0[c] | 0 | 18 | 1 |
| 2015–16 | 20 | 0 | — | 8[b] | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 13[d] | 1 | — | 37 | 2 | |||
| 2018–19 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3[e] | 0 | 4[f] | 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
- ^ a b c All appearance(s) in Champions League
- ^ a b All appearances in Algerian Super Cup
- ^ seven appearances in CAF Champions League, six appearances and one goal in CAF Confederation Cup
- ^ All appearance(s) in CAF Confederation Cup
- ^ All appearance(s) in Arab Club Champions Cup
Honours edit
Club edit
International edit
Algeria U23
- Africa U-23 Cup of Nations runner-up:2015[7][8]
References edit
- ^ "Mohamed Benkhemassa". Málaga CF. Archived from the original on 21 June 2020. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
- ^ "El internacional argelino Benkhemassa refuerza la medular" [Algerian international Benkhemassa bolsters the midfield] (in Spanish). Málaga CF. 2 September 2019. Retrieved 4 September 2019.
- ^ "Mercato : Benkhemassa s'engage avec le Mouloudia d'Alger". dzfoot.com. 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "CAN U23 : Pas de 'pro' dans les 21 algériens".
- ^ "2015 U23 Africa Cup of Nations matches".
External links edit
- Mohamed Benkhemassa at DZFoot.com (in French)
- Mohamed Benkhemassa at Soccerway
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