Ramy Bensebaini

Amir Selmane Ramy Bensebaïni (Arabic: أمير رامي بن سبعيني‎; born 16 April 1995) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a left back or centre back for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach and the Algeria national team.

Ramy Bensebaïni
Bensebaini in 2017
Personal information
Full name Amir Selmane Ramy Bensebaïni[1]
Date of birth (1995-04-16) 16 April 1995
Place of birth Constantine, Algeria
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Left back, centre back
Club information
Current team
 Borussia Mönchengladbach
Number 25
Youth career
2008–2013 Paradou AC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Paradou AC 32 (3)
2014–2015 → Lierse (loan) 23 (1)
2015–2016 → Montpellier (loan) 22 (2)
2016 → Montpellier II (loan) 1 (0)
2016–2019 Rennes 79 (1)
2016–2017 → Rennes II 2 (1)
2019– Borussia Mönchengladbach 27 (5)
National team‡
2015 Algeria U23 3 (0)
2017– Algeria 34 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:03, 8 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:00, 16 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Constantine, Bensebaïni began his career at Paradou AC, joining the youth team in 2008 and making his senior debut in 2013.[3] In the summer of 2013, Bensebaïni went on trial with F.C. Porto and was later handed a two-week trial by English Premier League side Arsenal, during which he played in two friendlies with the under-21 team against Luton Town and Colchester.[4]

In June 2014, Bensebaïni was loaned out by Paradou for one season to Belgian Pro League club Lierse.[5] He made his full debut on 3 August in a league match against Club Brugge, coming as a 94th-minute substitute for Wanderson.[6] Bensebaïni made 23 league appearances During the course of the season, scoring 1 goal, but could not help Lierse avoid relegation.

In June 2015, Bensebaïni was loaned out again by Paradou, this time to French club Montpellier for the 2015–16 Ligue 1 season.[7]

On 5 July 2016, he signed a four-year contract with Rennes.[8]

Borussia Mönchengladbach

On 14 August 2019, Bensebaïni signed a four-year deal to join Borussia Mönchengladbach[9] for 8 million euros to become the most expensive Algerian defender. He made his debut for the team in the Bundesliga as a starter during a win against 1. FC Köln.[10] On 10 November he scored his first goal with his new club against Werder Bremen. In the same game he was sent off with a red card.[11] He scored twice in a 2–1 win against defending Bundesliga champions Bayern München on 7 December 2019.[12]

International career

On 19 July 2015, Bensebaïni made his debut for Algeria national under-23 football team in a 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualifying match against Sierra Leone.

In November 2015, Bensebaïni was called up to the Algeria national team for the first time for a pair of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Tanzania.[13]

Career statistics

Club
As of 8 January 2021.[14][15]
Club Season League Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lierse (loan) 2014–15 Belgian Pro League 23161——292
Montpellier (loan) 2015–16 Ligue 1 2222010—252
Rennes 2016–17 2500010—260
2017–18 2901030—330
2018–19 25141109[lower-alpha 3]1393
Total 791515091983
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2019–20 Bundesliga 19510—6[lower-alpha 3]0265
2020–21 8011—3[lower-alpha 4]2123
Total 27521—92388
Career total 15191536018319014
  1. Includes Belgian Cup, Coupe de France and DFB-Pokal
  2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  3. Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

International
As of match played on 16 November 2020.[15]
Algeria
YearAppsGoals
201780
201882
2019141
202041
Total344

International goals
Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first.[16]
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.1 June 2018Stade du 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria Cape Verde1–02–3Friendly
2.12 October 2018Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria Benin1–02–02019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3.14 November 2019 Zambia1–05–02021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4.9 October 2020Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria Nigeria1–01–0Friendly

Honours

Club

Rennes

International

Algeria

References
  1. "2017 Africa Cup of Nations Squad List - Algeria" (PDF). CAF. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
  2. "Bensebaini". Stade Rennais F.C. (in French). Retrieved 17 April 2019.
  3. Walid Z. (1 August 2013). "Paradou AC youngster Ramy Bensebaïni on trial with Arsenal". DZfoot. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  4. Walid Z. (16 August 2013). "Ramy Bensebaini trains with Arsenal's first team ahead of season opener". DZfoot. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  5. Amar K (12 June 2014). "Ramy Bensebaini (Paradou FC) prêté au K Lierse SK (Belgique)" (in French). DZfoot. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  6. "Club Brugge vs. Lierse - 3 August 2014". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  7. M-A D (9 June 2015). "Bensebaini officiellement prêté à Montpellier" (in French). DZFoot. Retrieved 9 June 2015.
  8. M-A D (5 July 2016). "Bensebaini pour 4 ans au Stade rennais" (in French). DZFoot. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  9. "Borussia holt Ramy Bensebaini von Stade Rennes" (in German). 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  10. "Allemagne : Belle prestation de Bensebaini pour sa première". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  11. "Bensebaïni : Premier but et ...expulsion avec M'gladbach". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  12. "Gladbach Stun Bayern 2-1 With Last-Gasp Penalty". nytimes.com. 7 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  13. M-A-D (6 November 2015). "TANZANIE-ALGERIE : Les 25 sélectionnés" (in French). DZfoot. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  14. Ramy Bensebaini at Soccerway
  15. Ramy Bensebaini at National-Football-Teams.com
  16. "Ramy Bensebaini". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  17. "Algeria hold on against Senegal to win Afcon". BBC Sport. 19 July 2019.
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