Yassine Benzia

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Yassine Benzia
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Personal information
Full name Yassine Benzia
Date of birth (1994-09-08) 8 September 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf, France
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Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Lille
Number 9
Youth career
2000–2005 Saint-Aubin
2005–2006 Oissel
2006–2009 Caudebecais
2009–2010 Quevilly
2010–2012 Lyon
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2015 Lyon 38 (4)
2015– Lille 21 (5)
International career‡
2010 France U16 3 (0)
2011 France U17 6 (4)
2011–2012 France U18 9 (9)
2012–2013 France U19 16 (7)
2013–2015 France U21 9 (6)
2016– Algeria 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:00, March 7, 2016 (EST)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:18, March 25, 2016 (AEST)

Yassine Benzia (born 8 September 1994) is an Algerian footballer who plays for the French club Lille in Ligue 1[1] as a striker.[2]

Benzia is a France youth international having represented his nation at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-21 level. He played with the under-17 team at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[3] In March 2016, FIFA approved his request to change his international allegiance to Algeria.[4]

Career

Following the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup Benzia signed his first professional contract with Lyon agreeing to a three-year deal on 27 October 2011.[5] He was subsequently promoted to the senior team by manager Rémi Garde and assigned the number 25 shirt. Benzia made his professional debut on 20 May 2012 in a league match against Nice appearing as a substitute.[6]

International career

In January 2016, Algerian Football Federation president Mohamed Raouraoua announced that Benzia had opted to switch his international allegiance to Algeria. In March 2016, FIFA approved his request to change his international allegiance to Algeria.[4] On 26 March 2016, he played his first game for Algeria, against Ethiopia in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.[7]

Style of play

At the age of 17, Benzia was dubbed the new Karim Benzema.[8][9]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 7 March 2016
Club Season League Cup[nb 1] Europe[nb 2] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lyon 2011–12 Ligue 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2012–13 16 0 1 0 3 2 20 2
2013–14 11 2 3 0 5 0 19 2
2014–15 10 2 0 0 2 0 12 2
Total 38 4 4 0 10 2 52 6
Lille 2015–16 Ligue 1 21 5 4 1 0 0 25 6
Career total 59 9 8 1 10 2 77 12

Notes

  1. ↑ Includes Coupe de France, Coupe de la Ligue, Trophée des champions
  2. ↑ Includes UEFA Super Cup

References

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