Houssine Benali (born 15 August 1969) is a retired Moroccan footballer who played as a midfielder.

Houssine Benali
Personal information
Full name Houssine Benali
Date of birth (1969-08-15) 15 August 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth Morocco
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Douai
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1990 Douai
1991–1992 Namur
1993–1995 Eeklo
1995–1997 Eendracht Aalst
1997–1998 Nice 10 (0)
1998–1999 Roeselare
1999–2001 Ethnikos Asteras 55 (9)
2001 Panionios 8 (3)
2002–2003 Fostiras 19 (5)
2003–2004 Moghreb Tétouan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Benali began his professional career with Douai, and went on to play for Nice, but only played ten Ligue 2 matches for the club.[1] He moved to Belgium and played for Eendracht Aalst and Roeselare. Benali joined Ethnikos Asteras for the 1999–00 and 2000–01 Greek Alpha Ethniki seasons.[2] He had a brief stint with Panionios during the 2001–02 Alpha Ethniki season,[3][4] followed by a stint with Fostiras F.C. during the 2002–03 Beta Ethniki season.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Houssine Benali – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
  2. ^ Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (22 June 2003). "Foreign Players in Greece 1999/00-2001/02". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 22 October 2008.
  3. ^ AFP (7 August 2001). "Panionios sign Moroccan player Benali". Soccerway.
  4. ^ Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (26 April 2003). "Greece 2001/02". RSSSF.
  5. ^ Mastrogiannopoulos, Alexander (21 March 2004). "Greece 2002/03". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 27 January 2010.