Benaissa Benamar

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Benaissa Benamar
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-04-08) 8 April 1997 (age 24)[1]
Place of birth Nador, Morocco[2]
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[3]
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Utrecht
Number 17
Youth career
0000–2006 VVA/Spartaan
2006–2009 AFC Ajax
2009–2012 AFC
2012–2014 Volendam
2014–2015 AVV Zeeburgia
2015–2016 ADO Den Haag
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Jong FC Twente 38 (1)
2018–2019 Ittihad Tanger 9 (0)
2019–2021 Telstar 41 (4)
2021– Utrecht 3 (0)
National team
Morocco U23 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 January 2021

Benaissa Benamar (Arabic: بنعيسى بنعمر‎; born 8 April 1997) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Eredivisie club FC Utrecht.

Career[]

Benamar played in the youth departments of Dutch clubs VVA/Spartaan, Ajax, AFC, Volendam, Zeeburgia and ADO Den Haag. Between 2016 and 2018, he played for Jong FC Twente, the second-team of FC Twente with whom he suffered relegation from the Tweede Divisie to the Derde Divisie in his first season. In 2018, Jong FC Twente was removed from the Dutch football pyramid, and Benamar left for Moroccan club Ittihad Tanger. At Ittihad, he made six appearances in the top-tier Botola Pro 1, and also played in the CAF Champions League and CAF Confederation Cup.

In 2019, Benamar signed a two-year contract with Dutch second-tier Eerste Divisie club SC Telstar after a successful trial.[4] He immediately established himself as a starter in defense and made 28 appearances during the 2019–20 season, in which he scored three goals.[1] In September 2020, Italian Serie A club Sassuolo showed their interest in signing Benamar,[5][6] but ultimately could not agree with Telstar on a transfer sum.[7]

On 6 January 2021, it was announced that Benamar had signed a two-year contract with FC Utrecht, with an option for two additional years.[8][9]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Benaissa Benamar at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  2. ^ "Benaissa Benamar tout proche de signer à Sassuolo". lionsdelatlas.ma (in French). 29 September 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020. "C'est un choix évident. C'est la Serie A, une ligue de haut niveau avec les meilleurs joueurs. Vraiment un cran au dessus. Les discussions durent depuis environ un mois et demi. Puis j'ai entendu dire qu’ils me suivaient. Maintenant nous y sommes," a poursuivi le défenseur central de 23 ans, natif de Nador.
  3. ^ "Benaissa Benamar". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  4. ^ "Benaissa Benamar nieuwste aanwinst van Telstar". NH Nieuws (in Dutch). 3 August 2019. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  5. ^ "Sassuolo, l'arrivo di Benamar dipende dalla cessione di Marlon". Corriere dello Sport – Stadio (in Italian). 1 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Telstar verliest Benamar aan Sassuolo". FOX Sports (in Dutch). 28 September 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Droomtransfer naar Sassuolo voor Benaissa Benamar afgeketst, andere clubs wilden niet voldoen aan vraagprijs Telstar". Noordhollands Dagblad (in Dutch). 7 October 2020. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  8. ^ "Benaissa Benamar versterkt FC Utrecht". fcutrecht.nl (in Dutch). FC Utrecht. 6 January 2021. Archived from the original on 6 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
  9. ^ Reedijk, Tim (6 January 2021). "Utrecht kaapt Telstar-verdediger Benamar weg voor neus Sassuolo". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 January 2021.

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