Djamel Benlamri

Djamel Eddine Benlamri (Arabic: جمال الدين بن العمري‎, born 25 December 1989) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Olympique Lyonnais in Ligue 1.

Djamel Benlamri
Personal information
Full name Djamel Eddine Benlamri[1]
Date of birth (1989-12-25) 25 December 1989
Place of birth Algiers, Algeria
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Lyon
Number 3
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– Lyon 3 (0)
National team‡
2011 Algeria U23 10 (1)
2018– Algeria 16 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:54, 6 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:00, 16 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

On 29 May 2009, Benlamri joined NA Hussein Dey, signing a three year contract with the club.[2]

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.[3] Lyon had previously sold Marçal to Wolverhampton Wanderers, loaned Joachim Andersen to Fulham and lost Marcelo to injury.[4]

International career

On 16 November 2011, Benlamri was selected as part of Algeria's squad for the 2011 CAF U-23 Championship in Morocco.[5]

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.[6] However, he had to withdraw from the squad due to injury.[7] He made his debut for his country on 18 November 2018 in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Togo, as a starter.[8]

Career statistics

Club
As of 6 January 2021.[9][10]
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 3000——30
Career total 202417040812315
  1. All appearance(s) in CAF Champions League
  2. All appearances in Algerian Super Cup
  3. All appearance(s) in Saudi Crown Prince Cup
  4. All appearance(s) in Arab Club Champions Cup

International
As of match played 16 November 2020.[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Algeria
201810
2019130
202020
Total160

Honours

International

Algeria

References
  1. "Algeria" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 15 June 2019. p. 1. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  2. 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.
  3. "Djamel Benlamri dernier renfort de l'OL". football365.fr (in French). 6 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  4. "Officiel : Djamel Benlamri a signé à Lyon !". dzfoot.com (in French). 5 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  5. EN U23 : Les 21 joueurs sélectionnés; DZFoot, 16 November 2011.
  6. "La liste des 29 pour les matchs de la fin de saison" (in French). DZFoot. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
  7. 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.
  8. "Togo v Algeria game report". CAF. 18 November 2018.
  9. "Djamel Benlamri". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  10. Djamel Benlamri at Soccerway
  11. "Algeria hold on against Senegal to win Afcon". BBC Sport. 19 July 2019.
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