Youssef Benali

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Youssef Benali
Personal information
Full name Youssef Benali
Date of birth (1995-02-04) 4 February 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Albi, France
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 IR Tanger
Number 31
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)
2020–2021 Bourges Foot
2021– IR Tanger 41 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 April 2023

Youssef Benali (born 4 February 1995) is a French footballer who plays for Moroccan club IR Tanger as a winger.

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.

Personal life

Benali holds both French and Moroccan nationalities.[4]

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 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 – – – – – – 1 0 0
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 24 November 2014.
  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.
  4. ^ "Youssef BENALI". unfp.org. Retrieved 5 September 2023.


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