Djamel Benlamri
Personal information
Full name Djamel Eddine Benlamri[1]
Date of birth (1989-12-25) 25 December 1989[2]
Place of birth Algiers, Algeria
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 MC Alger
Number 4
Youth career
2008–2009 IR Hussein Dey
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2012 NA Hussein Dey 54 (1)
2012–2015 JS Kabylie 78 (2)
2015–2016 ES Sétif 17 (0)
2016–2020 Al-Shabab 67 (1)
2020–2021 Lyon 6 (0)
2021–2022 Qatar SC 16 (1)
2022–2023 Al-Khaleej 9 (0)
2023 Al-Wasl 9 (0)
2023– MC Alger 0 (0)
International career‡
2011 Algeria U23 10 (1)
2021– Algeria A' 6 (2)
2018– Algeria 29 (0)
Medal record
Representing  Algeria
FIFA Arab Cup
Winner2021 Qatar
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner2019 Egypt
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:02, 18 February 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:12, 1 December 2021 (UTC)

Djamel Eddine Benlamri (Arabic: جمال الدين بن العمري, born 25 December 1989) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for MC Alger and the Algeria national team.

Club career

On 29 May 2009, Benlamri joined NA Hussein Dey, signing a three year contract with the club.[3]

Free agent Benlamri signed with Ligue 1 club Olympique Lyonnais in October 2020 on a one-year contract with the option of a second. It was his first European move.[4] Lyon had previously sold Marçal to Wolverhampton Wanderers, loaned Joachim Andersen to Fulham and lost Marcelo to injury.[5]

On 20 June 2022, Benlamri joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Khaleej.[6] On 12 January 2023, Benlamri and Al-Khaleej agreed to end their contract mutually.[7]

On 15 February 2023, he joined Emirati club Al-Wasl until the end of the season.[8]

On 20 July 2023, Benlamri joined MC Alger.[9]

International career

On 16 November 2011, Benlamri was selected as part of Algeria's squad for the 2011 CAF U-23 Championship in Morocco.[10]

On 12 May 2012, he was called up for the first time to the Algeria national team for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Mali and Rwanda, and the return leg of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Gambia.[11] However, he had to withdraw from the squad due to injury.[12] He made his debut for his country on 18 November 2018 in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Togo, as a starter.[13]

He was a member of the squad that won the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations and 2021 FIFA Arab Cup in the final of the competition.

Career statistics

Club

As of 30 May 2021.[14][15]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
NA Hussein Dey 2009–10 Algerian National 1 15110——161
2010–11 Algerian Ligue 2 21010——220
2011–12 Algerian Ligue 1 18000——180
Total 54120——561
JS Kabylie 2012–13 Algerian Ligue 1 25020——270
2013–14 27250——322
2014–15 26040——300
Total 782110——992
ES Sétif 2015–16 Algerian Ligue 1 170104[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 2]0230
Al-Shabab 2016–17 Saudi Pro League 21000—2[lower-alpha 3]0230
2017–18 12010—1[lower-alpha 3]0140
2018–19 25120——271
2019–20 9000—4[lower-alpha 4]1131
Total 67130—71772
Lyon 2020–21 Ligue 1 6021——81
Career total 205419140812366
  1. ↑ All appearances in CAF Champions League
  2. ↑ Appearance in Algerian Super Cup
  3. 1 2 All appearances in Saudi Crown Prince Cup
  4. ↑ All appearances in Arab Club Champions Cup

International

As of match played 15 December 2021.[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Algeria
201810
2019130
202020
202131
Total191
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.1 December 2021Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar Sudan3–04–02021 FIFA Arab Cup
2.15 December 2021Al Thumama Stadium, Doha, Qatar Qatar1–02–1

Honours

Algeria

Individual

  • FIFA Arab Cup Team of the Tournament: 2021[18]

References

  1. ↑ "Algeria" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 15 June 2019. p. 1. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  2. 1 2 "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Algeria" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 1. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Walid Z. (29 May 2012). "Djameleddine Benlamri signe à la JS Kabylie" (in French). DZFoot. Archived from the original on 2 June 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "Djamel Benlamri dernier renfort de l'OL". football365.fr (in French). 6 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "Officiel : Djamel Benlamri a signé à Lyon !". dzfoot.com (in French). 5 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  6. ↑ "الخليج يضم الجزائري جمال بلعمري".
  7. ↑ "الخليج يعلن فسخ عقد الجزائري جمال بلعمري". 12 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "EAU : Benlamri rejoint le groupe d'Al Wasl". dzfoot.com. 16 February 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  9. ↑ "Mercato : Djamel Benlamri signe au MCA". dzfoot.com. 20 July 2023. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  10. ↑ EN U23 : Les 21 joueurs sélectionnés; DZFoot, 16 November 2011.
  11. ↑ "La liste des 29 pour les matchs de la fin de saison" (in French). DZFoot. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  12. ↑ Toufik O. (16 May 2012). "Chaouchi et Benlamri libérés sur blessure" (in French). DZFoot. Archived from the original on 19 May 2012. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
  13. ↑ "Togo v Algeria game report". CAF. 18 November 2018.
  14. 1 2 "Djamel Benlamri". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  15. ↑ Djamel Benlamri at Soccerway
  16. ↑ "Algeria beat Tunisia to win FIFA Arab Cup 2021". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  17. ↑ "Algeria hold on against Senegal to win Afcon". BBC Sport. 19 July 2019.
  18. ↑ "تعرف على التشكيلة المثالية لبطولة كأس العرب 2021". mala3eb.com (in Arabic). 19 December 2021. Retrieved 23 May 2023.
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