Youssef Benali (born 4 February 1995) is a French footballer who plays for Moroccan club IR Tanger as a winger.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Youssef Benali | ||
| Date of birth | 4 February 1995 | ||
| 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 | |||
Club career edit
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 edit
Benali made five appearances for the France national U-16 team and one appearance for the France national U-18 team.
Personal life edit
Benali holds both French and Moroccan nationalities.[4]
Career statistics edit
- 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 edit
- ^ "Montpellier vs. Toulouse - 23 November 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2014-11-24.
- ^ "اللاعب #يوسف_بنعلي يتعاقد مع شباب الريف الحسيمي لمدة سنتين" (in Arabic). 29 August 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ^ "US Concarneau. Benali arrive du Maroc". Le Télégramme. 25 May 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ^ "Youssef BENALI". unfp.org. Retrieved 2023-09-05.
External links edit
- Youssef Benali at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Youssef Benali at the French Football Federation (archived 2019-04-18) (in French)
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