Mohamed Benhamou (Arabicمحمد بن حمو; born December 17, 1979) is an Algerian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is the goalkeepers coach at USM Alger.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohamed Benhamou | ||
| Date of birth | December 17, 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | USM Alger (goalkeepers coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1987–2001 | Red Star | ||
| 2001–2003 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | Paris Saint-Germain | 0 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Cannes | 34 | (0) |
| 2007–2009 | MC Alger | 17 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | MC Oran | 6 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | ES Sétif | 24 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | USM Annaba | ||
| 2014–2018 | Viry-Châtillon | 104 | (0) |
| 2018 | US Lusitanos | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2004 | Algeria | 7 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2018–2019 | US Lusitanos | ||
| 2019–2020 | Fujairah FC | ||
| 2020– | USM Alger | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editBorn in Paris, Benhamou began his career as a left-back at age 7 with Red Star Saint-Ouen.[3]
Benhamou joined after one season with AS Cannes in the French Championnat National (third division). Prior to signing with Cannes in the summer of 2006, he spent five seasons with Paris Saint-Germain. He has seven caps for the Algerian national team.
In January 2011, Benhamou signed a contract with ES Sétif.[4]
Coaching career
editFrom the summer 2018 to the summer 2019, Benhamou worked as a goalkeeper coach for the US Lusitanos, where he also was available as a player. He made one appearance for the club in October 2018. In July 2019, he was hired by Emirati club Fujairah FC as a goalkeeper coach.[5] In August 2020, he was hired by USM Alger as a goalkeeper coach.
Career statistics
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 2004 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | |
Honours
editSétif
References
edit- ^ "ESPN: Serving sports fans. Anytime. Anywhere".
- ^ "François Ciccolini nouvel entraineur de l'USM Alger".
- ^ Amirouche Boudjedou (April 6, 2012). "Momo Benhamou : "De la Volvo du PSG à la Punto du Mouloudia"" (in French). Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
- ^ Un contrat de 18 mois pour Zaâboub
- ^ LUSITANOS : MOHAMED BENHAMOU S’ENVOLE POUR LES EMIRATS ARABES UNIS, actufoot.com, 12 July 2019
- ^ "Player profile". National-Football-Teams.com.
External links
edit- Mohamed Benhamou – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Mohamed Benhamou at DZFoot.com (in French)
- Mohamed Benhamou at National-Football-Teams.com
- Mohamed Benhamou at Soccerway
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