Mohamed Benhamou

Mohamed Benhamou (Arabicمحمد بن حمو; born December 17, 1979) is an Algerian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is the goalkeepers coach of USM Alger.[2]

Mohamed Benhamou
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Benhamou
Date of birth (1979-12-17) December 17, 1979
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 USM Alger (goalkeepers coach)
Youth career
1987–2001 Red Star
2001–2003 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2006 Paris Saint-Germain 0 (0)
2006–2007 Cannes 34 (0)
2007–2009 MC Alger 17 (0)
2009–2010 MC Oran 6 (0)
2011–2012 ES Sétif 24 (0)
2012–2014 USM Annaba
2014–2018 Viry-Châtillon 104 (0)
2018 US Lusitanos 1 (0)
National team
2004 Algeria 7 (0)
Teams managed
2018–2019 US Lusitanos
2019–2020 Fujairah FC
2020– USM Alger
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Born in Paris, Benhamou began his career as a left-back at age 7 with Red Star Saint-Ouen.[3]

Benhamou joined after one season with AS Cannes in the French Championnat National (third division). Prior to signing with Cannes in the summer of 2006, he spent five seasons with Paris Saint-Germain. He has seven caps with the Algerian national team.

In January 2011, Benhamou signed a contract with ES Sétif.[4]

Coaching career

From the summer 2018 to the summer 2019, Benhamou worked as a goalkeeper coach for US Lusitanos, where he also was available as a player. He made one appearance for the club in October 2018. In July 2019, he was hired by Emirati club Fujairah FC also as a goalkeeper coach.[5] In August 2020, he was hired by USM Alger also as a goalkeeper coach.

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by national team and year[6]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Algeria 200470
Total70

Honours

Sétif

References
  1. http://www.espnfc.com.ng/player/33973/mohamed-benhamou
  2. "François Ciccolini nouvel entraineur de l'USM Alger".
  3. Amirouche Boudjedou (April 6, 2012). "Momo Benhamou : "De la Volvo du PSG à la Punto du Mouloudia"" (in French). Archived from the original on April 7, 2012. Retrieved April 10, 2012.
  4. Un contrat de 18 mois pour Zaâboub
  5. LUSITANOS : MOHAMED BENHAMOU S’ENVOLE POUR LES EMIRATS ARABES UNIS, actufoot.com, 12 July 2019
  6. "Player profile". National-Football-Teams.com.


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