Dalil Benyahia (born 21 April 1990) is a former Algerian-Swedish footballer who last played for IK Sirius.

Dalil Benyahia
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-04-21) 21 April 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
IK Sirius
Youth career
1996–2001 Vendelsö IK
2001–2007 Brommapojkarna
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 Brommapojkarna 2 (0)
2008 Vejle 0 (0)
2009–2011 Brommapojkarna 58 (3)
2012–2014 Sirius 31 (4)
International career
2007 Sweden U19 3 (0)
2010 Algeria U23 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2013
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:00, 15 April 2012 (UTC)

Career

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Benyahia was born in Stockholm, Sweden.

In 2004, Benyahia was chosen as the player of the tournament at the Nike Cup in Sweden and represented the country in a week-long high performance training session at Manchester United. In 2006, he was given a one-week trial by Chelsea FC. The following year, he also received a 10-day trial with Ajax Amsterdam.

On 14 July 2008, Benyahia signed a 3-year contract with Vejle BK after impressing on trial.[1] He returned to IF Brommapojkarna in 2009, and was released in 2011.

On 2 August 2012, after some time as a free agent, Benyahia was reunited with former Brommapojkarna coach Kim Bergstrand, signing a 2+12-year contract with IK Sirius.[2]

He retired from professional football after the 2014 season.[3]

International career

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On 29 September 2010, Benyahia was called up to the Algerian Under-23 national team for a friendly against Qatar.[4] On 12 October, he made his debut starting in the game, with Algeria winning 1–0.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Dalil Benyahia permanent til Vejle
  2. ^ "Sirius värvningsbomb: "En klasspelare" – Upsala Nya Tidning". 2 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Han tog Eddahri till Sirius – Upsala Nya Tidning". 6 March 2018.
  4. ^ EN U23 : 25 joueurs convoqués par Aït Djoudi
  5. ^ "EN Olympique : Algérie 1-0 Qatar". Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
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