Ismaël Benahmed

Ismaël Benahmed (born 20 February 1989) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Championnat National 3 club Saint-Nazaire [fr].

Ismaël Benahmed

Personal information
Date of birth	(1989-02-20) 20 February 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth	Ploemeur, France
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	Saint-Nazaire [fr]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2013	Poiré-sur-Vie
2013	Tanjong Pagar	25	(7)
2014	USM Bel-Abbès
2014–2015	Aubervilliers	18	(4)
2015–2017	Épinal	17	(4)
2017	Stade Plabennec	12	(1)
2018	SK Pepingen-Halle	12	(3)
2018–2019	FC Challans	11	(2)
2019–2021	La Roche	12	(2)
2021–2022	JSC Bellevue Nantes
2022	Les Sables-d'Olonne
2022–	Saint-Nazaire [fr]	0	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:52, 24 July 2022 (UTC)

Career

Transferring to Tanjong Pagar United of the Singapore S.League for the 2013 season,^[2] Benahmed partnered up with Moroccan Monsef Zerka up front, earning an emolument higher than what he was used to in France.^[1] However, in the end, he longed to see his family and cancelled the option of a contract extension, eventually leaving the club.^[1] Authoring a hat-trick in a 4–0 victory over Garena Young Lions,^[3] he claimed the level of play in Singapore was between the French fourth and third divisions.^[2]

Upon returning to France, the attacker had the opportunity to sign for a Romanian team, Târgu Mureș, but the deal never happened.^[1]

He has also played for USM Bel-Abbès,^[4] Aubervilliers, Épinal, Stade Plabennécois,^[5] SK Pepingen-Halle, La Roche, JSC Bellevue Nantes, Les Sables-d'Olonne, and Saint-Nazaire [fr].^[6][7]

References

1. "Benhamed, le grand voyageur". Leparisien.fr. 21 September 2014. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
2. "Ismaël Benhamed s'est envolé vers Singapour..." Ouest-France.fr. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
3. "[Match Report] Ismael scores hat-trick as Jaguars demolish Young Lions". Thejagforce.blogspot.com. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
4. Bouchacourt, Jérôme. "Ismaël Benhamed signe deux ans à l'USM Ben-Abbes (Algérie) - Foot Amateur". Footamateur.fr. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
5. Bouchacourt, Jérome. "CFA. Ismaël Benhamed quitte Epinal (National) pour Plabennec - Foot Amateur". Footamateur.fr. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
6. SK PEPINGEN-HALLE - TORHOUT KM‚ skpepingenhalle.be, 7 January 2018
7. "Competitie" (in Dutch). SK Pepingen-Halle Official Site. Retrieved 7 December 2018.

External links

• Ismaël Benahmed at Soccerway
• Ismaël Benahmed at FootballDatabase.eu