Nadir Bendahmane

Nadir Bendahmane
Personal information
Full name Nadir Bendahmane
Date of birth (1992-06-09) 9 June 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth Miramas, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
–2008 Istres
2008–2009 Cannes
2009–2011 Grenoble
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011[citation needed] Grenoble B
2011–2012 Clermont 1 (0)
2011–2012[citation needed] Tours B
2011–2012[citation needed] US Marignane
International career‡
2009 Algeria U17 7 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:26, 7 August 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:00, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

Nadir Bendahmane (born 9 June 1992) is an Algerian former professional footballer who played as a forward. An Algerian under-17 international, he represented Algeria at the 2009 African U-17 Championship where he finished as the second top scorer with four goals.

Club career

Bendahmane began his playing career in a local club in the town of Miramas.[1] He then went on to play for the academies of Istres, Cannes and Grenoble.

On 30 June 2011, Bendahmane left relegated Grenoble and signed a one-year contract with Clermont.[2] On 28 October 2011, he made his professional debut for Clermont as a 91st-minute substitute in a league match against Troyes.[3]

International career

In 2009, Bendahmane was selected as part of Algeria's under-17 national team for the 2009 African Under-17 Championship [4] He scored four goals in the competition, was second top scorer behind Gambia's Ebrima Bojang, and helped Algeria finish second and qualify for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria. However, he was not selected in the final squad for the U-17 World Cup after repeatedly failing to show up for training camps prior to the tournament.[5]

References

  1. ^ N. Bendahmane, "J'espère toujours avoir ma chance" Archived 31 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine; DZFoot.com, 2 December 2010.
  2. ^ Bendahmane quitte Grenoble pour Clermont; DZFoot.com, 30 June 2011.
  3. ^ FEUILLE DE MATCH CLERMONT FOOT - ESTAC; LFP.fr, 28 October 2011.
  4. ^ EN -17 ans : La sélection pour la CAN Archived 31 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine; DZFoot.com, 18 March 2009.
  5. ^ Ibrir Donner une bonne image de l'Algérie; DZFoot.com, 23 October 2009.