Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 11 August 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Tlemcen, Algeria | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left winger | ||
Youth career | |||
WA Tlemcen | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2004–2006 | WA Tlemcen | 31 | (7) |
2006–2007 | Paradou AC | 21 | (2) |
2007–2010 | WA Tlemcen | ||
2010–2012 | ES Sétif | 50 | (9) |
2012–2019 | USM Alger | 150 | (11) |
2019 | USM Bel Abbès | 1 | (0) |
International career | |||
2002–2003 | Algeria U17 | 2 | (0) |
2006–2007 | Algeria U23 | 4 | (1) |
2010–? | Algeria A' | 2 | (0) |
2012–2018 | Algeria | 8 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Mokhtar Benmoussa (born 11 August 1986) is an Algerian former professional footballer. [1] He played primarily as a left winger but was also used as a left midfielder and a left-back. Benmoussa is a former Algeria youth international and represented Algeria at the U17 and U23 levels. He also earned eight caps for the Algeria national team.
Born in Tlemcen, Benmoussa began his career with his hometown club of WA Tlemcen.
On 10 June 2010, Benmoussa signed a one-year contract with ES Sétif. [2]
On 8 April 2012, Benmoussa was called up by Algeria national team coach Vahid Halilhodžić for a four-day training camp for domestic players. [3]
On 12 May 2012, Benmoussa was called up for the first time to the Algeria national team for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Mali and Rwanda, and the return leg of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Gambia. [4]
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