Naïma Bouhenni

Naïma Bouhenni-Benziane (Arabic: نعيمة بوهني بن زيان; born 23 October 1985), known as Naïma Bouhenni, is an Algerian footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi club AlAmal in Saudi Women's First Division League and the Algeria women's national team.

Naïma Bouhenni

Personal information
Full name	Naïma Bouhenni-Benziane
Date of birth	(1985-10-23) 23 October 1985 (age 38)
Place of birth	Oran, Algeria
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	AlAmal
Youth career
1998–2001	AS Intissar Oran
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2001–2005	AS Intissar Oran
2005–2006	ASE Alger Centre
2006–2007	ASJ Canastel
2007–2008	Sadaka SC
2008–2009	AS Intissar Oran
2009–2011	Afak Relizane
2011–2012	FC Vendenheim
2012–2017	Afak Relizane
2017–2018	FC Constantine
2019–2023	Afak Relizane
2023–	AlAmal
International career^‡
2002–	Algeria	58	(32)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 February 2024

Early life

Bouhenni was born in Oran.

Club career

Bouhenni played for many clubs, but essentially for AS Intissar Oran and for Afak Relizane. In 2011, she went to France and played for FC Vendenheim in France.^[1] She returned to Afak Relizane until 2012.^[2]

International career

Bouhenni capped for Algeria at senior level Africa Women Cup of Nations in 2004, 2006, 2010 and 2014. On 5 September 2022, Bouhenni announced her retirement from international football.^[3] She returned playing for the national team in September 2023.

International goals

Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first

As of match played 24 February 2024

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	5 August 2006	Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt	Egypt	0–1	0–3	2006 African Women's Championship qualification
2	3 November 2006	Oghara Township Stadium, Oghara, Nigeria	Equatorial Guinea	2–1	3–3	2006 African Women's Championship^[4]
3				3–2
4	12 July 2007	Stade Ali Benfedda, Zéralda, Algeria	Senegal	1–0	3–1	2007 All-Africa Games
5				2–0
6	16 December 2007	Stade Ali Benfedda, Zéralda, Algeria	Morocco	1–1	2–1	2008 African Women's Championship qualification
7	22 May 2010	Stade de Koléa, Koléa, Algeria	Tunisia	1–1	1–1	2010 African Women's Championship qualification
8	8 November 2010	Makhulong Stadium, Tembisa, South Africa	Cameroon	1–1	2–1	2010 African Women's Championship
9	10 September 2011	Estádio da Machava, Maputo, Mozambique	Mozambique	1–2	1–7	2011 All-Africa Games
10				1–6
11	16 September 2011	Estádio do Maxaquene, Maputo, Mozambique	South Africa	0–2	0–3	2011 All-Africa Games
12	14 February 2014	Stade Omar Hamadi, Algiers, Algeria	Morocco	1–0	2–0	2014 African Women's Championship qualification
13				2–0
14	8 June 2014	Stade 15 Octobre, Bizerte, Tunisia	Tunisia	0–1	2–3	2014 African Women's Championship qualification
15	1 October 2014	Independence Stadium, Windhoek, Namibia	Namibia	2–1	2–1	Friendly
16	5 February 2016	CTN Sidi Moussa, Algiers, Algeria	Mali	1–0	5–0	Friendly
17				2–0
18	8 April 2016	Stade Omar Hamadi, Algiers, Algeria	Kenya	1–0	2–2	2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification
19				2–2
20	12 April 2016	MISC Kasarani, Nairobi, Kenya	Kenya	0–1	1–1	2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification
21	12 February 2017	Petra Stadium, Amman, Jordan	Jordan	1–2	2–3	Friendly
22	16 June 2017	Petra Stadium, Amman, Jordan	Jordan	0–1	0–1	Friendly
23	10 June 2018	Addis Ababa Stadium, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia	Ethiopia	0–1	2–3	2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification
24	25 August 2021	Air Defense Stadium, Cairo, Egypt	Jordan	0–1	1–3	2021 Arab Women's Cup
25	28 August 2021	Air Defense Stadium, Cairo, Egypt	Palestine	3–1	4–1	2021 Arab Women's Cup
26	3 September 2021	Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium, Cairo, Egypt	Tunisia	2–2	2–2	2021 Arab Women's Cup
27	20 October 2021	Stade Omar Hamadi, Algiers, Algeria	Sudan	2–0	14–0	2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification
28				4–0
29				8–0
30				9–0
31	26 September 2023	Miloud Hadefi Stadium, Oran, Algeria	Uganda	1–0	1–1	2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
32	24 February 2024	Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers, Algeria	Burkina Faso	1–0	2–0	Friendly

References

1. "D1, une troisième Algérienne à Vendenheim". footofeminin.fr. 27 September 2011.
2. "Naïma Bouhenni-Benziane". fdocplayer.fr. 5 November 2015.
3. أسطورة الكرة الجزائرية "نعيمة بوهني" تعلن إعتزال اللعب الدولي بعد 22 عام في الملاعب [Algerian football legend "Naima Bouhni" announces her retirement from international football after 22 years in the stadiums]. KoraPlus (in Arabic). 5 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
4. . FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2021.

External links

• Player's profile - FAF official website