Sami Ben Amar

Sami Ben Amar
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-03-02) 2 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Nice, France[1]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Bourgoin-Jallieu
Youth career
2004–2008 FC de Carros
2008–2012 Nice
2012–2017 Bastia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Bastia II 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Bastia II (loan) 8 (1)
2017–2021 Nîmes 6 (0)
2017–2021 → Nîmes II (loan) 50 (18)
2021 Dundalk 13 (1)
2022–2023 US Mondorf-les-Bains 7 (1)
2023 Lyon La Duchère 14 (4)
2023–2024 AS Cagnes-Le Cros 7 (4)
2024– Bourgoin-Jallieu 18 (3)
International career‡
2017 Morocco U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 January 2018

Sami Ben Amar (born 2 March 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Championnat National 3 club Bourgoin-Jallieu. Born in France, he is a former under-20 international for Morocco.

Club career

Ben Amar made his professional debut for Nîmes in a 2–0 Ligue 2 loss to Gazélec Ajaccio on 23 January 2018.[2] He signed for League of Ireland Premier Division side Dundalk on the 17th August 2021.[3] He made his debut for the club 3 days later in a 2–1 defeat to Drogheda United in the Louth Derby at Oriel Park.[4] His first goal for the club came on 27 August 2021 when he opened the scoring in a 5–1 win over St Mochta's in the Second Round of the FAI Cup.[5] In August 2022, Ben Amar signed for Luxembourg National Division club US Mondorf-les-Bains.

International career

Ben Amar debuted for the Morocco national under-20 football team in a 1–1 friendly tie with the France U20s on 8 November 2017.[6]

Career statistics

As of match played on 18 May 2024[7]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bastia 2016–17 Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Bastia II (loan) 2016–17 Championnat National 3 8 1 — — — 8 1
Nîmes 2017–18 Ligue 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 0
2018–19 Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2019–20 2 0 1 0 1 0 — 4 0
2020–21 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Total 6 0 1 0 1 0 — 8 0
Nîmes II (loan) 2017–18 Championnat National 3 13 7 — — — 13 7
2018–19 Championnat National 2 20 6 — — — 20 6
2019–20 11 3 — — — 11 3
2020–21 Championnat National 3 6 2 — — — 6 2
Total 50 18 — — — 50 18
Dundalk 2021 LOI Premier Division 13 1 3 1 — — 16 2
US Mondorf-les-Bains 2022–23 Luxembourg National Division 7 1 0 0 — — 7 1
Lyon La Duchère 2022–23 Championnat National 2 14 4 — — — 14 4
AS Cagnes-Le Cros 2023–24 Championnat National 3 7 4 0 0 — — 7 4
FC Bourgoin-Jallieu 2023–24 Championnat National 2 12 3 — — — 12 3
Career total 117 32 4 1 1 0 0 0 122 33
  1. ^ Includes Coupe de France & FAI Cup
  2. ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue & League of Ireland Cup

References

  1. ^ "Ben Amar (Sami Ben Amar) - Football - Sudinfo.be". www.lanouvellegazette.be.
  2. ^ "Ligue1.com - French Football League - Domino's Ligue 2 - Season 2017/2018 - Week 19 - Gazélec FC Ajaccio / Nîmes Olympique". www.ligue1.com.
  3. ^ McLaughlin, Gavin (17 August 2021). "NEW SIGNING: SAMI BEN AMAR". Dundalk Football Club.
  4. ^ "Derby joy on emotional night for Drogheda as Dundalk fall into drop zone". independent.
  5. ^ "Patrick Hoban on form as Dundalk crush St Mochta's". The Irish Times.
  6. ^ "Match - Maroc - France - FFF".
  7. ^ Sami Ben Amar at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 August 2021.