Donald Benamna

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Donald Benamna
Personal information
Full name Donald Ulrich Benamna
Date of birth (1996-09-14) 14 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Bangui, Central African Republic
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Texoma FC
Number 19
Youth career
ASA Milan BlackHawks
–2014 Montgomery Blair Blazers
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2014 San Diego State Aztecs 0 (0)
2015 San Jacinto South Coyotes 13 (15)
2017 Central Arkansas Bears 15 (1)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(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)
2024 Amal Tiznit
2025– Texoma FC 5 (0)
International career
2020– Central African Republic 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:00, 10 July 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 July 2025

Donald Benamna (born 14 September 1996) is a Central African Republic footballer who plays as a forward for USL League One club Texoma FC.

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Personal life

Born in Bangui, Central African Republic. He moved to the United States when he was twelve years old. [1] [2] [3]

College and amateur career

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]

Club career

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]

Following a short spell in the Moroccan third tier with US Amal Tiznit, Benamna returned to the United States in 2025, joining USL League One side Texoma FC ahead of their inaugural season. [12] [13]

International career

In October 2019, Benamna was called up for the first time for the Central African Republic for a friendly match against Niger. [14] His debut came 2020, in a 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification Group E match versus Morocco. [15]

He continued to be named in the Central Africa Republic squad for their 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. [16] [17]

References

  1. "Aided by GoFundMe donors, Little Rock Rangers player graduates college". katv.com. 12 May 2019.
  2. "From Bangui to SD: Donald Benamna". thedailyaztec.com. 11 September 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Who's That? Meet Donald Benamna". Little Rock Rangers. 29 March 2019. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  4. "Donald Benamna - Men's Soccer". SDSU Athletics.
  5. "Athletics | San Jacinto College". www.sanjac.edu. Archived from the original on 13 March 2023. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  6. "Donald Benamna - 2017 - University of Central Arkansas". ucasports.com.
  7. "Ocean City Nor'easters - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - # - Donald Benamna -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  8. "First Team | Stumptown Athletic". stumptownathletic.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  9. "Charlotte Eagles | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  10. "Roster | Maryland Bobcats FC". www.marylandbobcatsfc.com.
  11. "Hailstorm Signs Trialist Benamna".
  12. "Texoma FC Adds Donald Benamna to Inaugural 2025 Squad".
  13. Dobbins, Kory (20 February 2025). "Texoma FC signs Donald Benamna".
  14. "Can't Deny Donny".
  15. Donald Benamna at National-Football-Teams.com
  16. Mabuka, Dennis (24 March 2025). "FIFA WCQ: Central African Republic versus Mali confirmed line-ups - Africa Top Sports".
  17. "Central African Republic announced a new-look squad for FIFA World Cup qualifiers". Central African Republic announced a new-look squad for FIFA World Cup qualifiers.