Years Team Weight 76 kg Number 8 Name Omar Benzerga | 0000–2005 Chatellerault Role Footballer 2005–2010 Lille Height 1.87 m | |
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Date of birth (1990-03-13) 13 March 1990 (age 25) | ||
Place of birth Chatellerault, France Current team Royal Mouscron-Peruwelz | ||
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Omar Benzerga (Arabic: عمر بن زرقة) (born March 13, 1990) is an Algerian footballer who plays for SO Châtellerault in France.
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Club career
On June 14, 2010, Benzerga signed a four-year contract with Ligue 2 side FC Nantes, joining them on a free transfer from Lille OSC.
On July 31, 2010, Benzerga made his professional debut, starting for Nantes in their Coupe de la Ligue game against US Boulogne. A week later, on August 9, 2010, Benzerga made his league debut for Nantes in the opening game of the 2010–11 Ligue 2 season against Le Mans FC. He started the game before being subbed off in the 67th minute. On 16. June 2012 was fired by his club FC Nantes and banned for three years by the French Football Federation.
International career
Benzerga played for the French Under-17 National Team participating in the 2007 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship where France reached the semi-finals. Benzerga started all four of France's games at the competition.
However, in September 2009, Benzerga was called up to the Algerian Under-23 National Team for a 10-day training camp in Beaucaire, France. He was called up again for another training camp in Alger in December 2009.
