Donald Benamna (born 14 September 1996) is a Central African Republic footballer.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 September 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Bangui, Central African Republic | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ASA Milan BlackHawks | |||
| –2014 | Montgomery Blair Blazers | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | San Diego State Aztecs | 0 | (0) |
| 2015 | San Jacinto South Coyotes | 13 | (15) |
| 2017 | Central Arkansas Bears | 15 | (1) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Ocean City Nor'easters | ||
| 2018–2019 | Little Rock Rangers | 16 | (10) |
| 2019–2020 | Stumptown Athletic | 4 | (2) |
| 2022 | Charlotte Eagles | 7 | (7) |
| 2022 | Maryland Bobcats | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | Northern Colorado Hailstorm | 9 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2019– | Central African Republic | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 17, 2023 | |||
Personal edit
Born in Bangui, Central African Republic. He moved to the United States when he was twelve years old.[1][2][3]
Career edit
College & Amateur edit
Benamna began playing college soccer at San Diego State University in 2014,[4] before making transfers to San Jacinto College in 2015,[5] and later to the University of Central Arkansas in 2017.[6] Benamna spent part of 2016 with USL PDL side Ocean City Nor'easters.[7]
Benamna spent both 2018 and 2019 playing with NPSL side Little Rock Rangers.[3]
Professional edit
In September 2019, Benamna signed for NISA side Stumptown Athletic ahead of the league's inaugural season.[8]
In 2022, Benamna had spells with USL League Two side Charlotte Eagles[9] and NISA side Maryland Bobcats FC.[10]
On 23 February 2023, Benamna signed with USL League One side Northern Colorado Hailstorm after a successful trial.[11]
International career edit
In October 2019, Benamna was called up for the first time for the Central African Republic for a friendly match against Niger.
References edit
- ^ "Aided by GoFundMe donors, Little Rock Rangers player graduates college". katv.com. 12 May 2019.
- ^ "From Bangui to SD: Donald Benamna". thedailyaztec.com. 11 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Who's That? Meet Donald Benamna". Little Rock Rangers. March 29, 2019. Archived from the original on October 29, 2019. Retrieved October 29, 2019.
- ^ "Donald Benamna - Men's Soccer". SDSU Athletics.
- ^ "Athletics | San Jacinto College". www.sanjac.edu.
- ^ "Donald Benamna - 2017 - University of Central Arkansas". ucasports.com.
- ^ "Ocean City Nor'easters - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - # - Donald Benamna -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
- ^ "First Team | Stumptown Athletic". stumptownathletic.com. Archived from the original on 2019-09-23. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
- ^ "Charlotte Eagles | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
- ^ "Roster | Maryland Bobcats FC". www.marylandbobcatsfc.com.
- ^ "Hailstorm Signs Trialist Benamna".
External links edit
- Profile at San Diego State Athletics
- Profile at Central Arkansas Athletics
- Profile Archived 2019-09-23 at the Wayback Machine at Stumptown Athletic