Full name Yassine Benzia Name Yassine Benzia Career start 2011 2000–2005 Saint-Aubin Weight 71 kg | Number 9 Height 1.79 m Playing position Role Footballer | |
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Date of birth (1994-09-08) 8 September 1994 (age 21) Place of birth Saint-Aubin-les-Elbeuf, France Similar People Fares Bahlouli, Nabil Fekir, Samuel Umtiti, Rachid Ghezzal, Mehdi Zeffane Profiles | ||
Yassine benzia young talented player skills and goals
Yassine Benzia (born 8 September 1994) is an Algerian footballer who plays for the French club Lille in Ligue 1 as a striker.
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- Yassine benzia young talented player skills and goals
- Review dun joueur 1 Yassine Benzia HD
- Club career
- International career
- Style of play
- Club
- International
- International goals
- Individual
- References
Benzia is a France youth international having represented his nation at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-21 level. He played with the under-17 team at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup. In March 2016, FIFA approved his request to change his international allegiance to Algeria.
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Club career
Following the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup Benzia signed his first professional contract with Lyon agreeing to a three-year deal on 27 October 2011. He was subsequently promoted to the senior team by manager Rémi Garde and assigned the number 25 shirt. Benzia made his professional debut on 20 May 2012 in a league match against Nice appearing as a substitute.
International career
In January 2016, Algerian Football Federation president Mohamed Raouraoua announced that Benzia had opted to switch his international allegiance to Algeria. In March 2016, FIFA approved his request to change his international allegiance to Algeria. On 26 March 2016, he played his first game for Algeria, against Ethiopia in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.
Style of play
At the age of 17, Benzia was dubbed the new Karim Benzema.