Mokhtar Benmoussa

Mokhtar Benmoussa
Personal information
Full name	Mokhtar Benmoussa
Date of birth	11 August 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth	Tlemcen, Algeria
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Left winger
Youth career
	WA Tlemcen
Senior career*
Years	Team
2004–2006	WA Tlemcen
2006–2007	Paradou AC
2007–2010	WA Tlemcen
2010–2012	ES Sétif
2012–2019	USM Alger
2019	USM Bel Abbès
International career‡
2002–2003	Algeria U17
2006–2007	Algeria U23
2010–	Algeria A'
2012–	Algeria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:28, 23 December 2019 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:00, 2 June 2018 (EST)

Mokhtar Benmoussa (born 11 August 1986) is an Algerian footballer.^[1] He plays primarily as a left-winger but has also been used as a left-midfielder and a left-back. Benmoussa is an Algeria youth international and has represented Algeria at the Under-17 and Under-23 level. He also has 1 cap for the Algeria A' national football team.

Club career[edit]

Born in Tlemcen, Benmoussa began his career with his hometown club of WA Tlemcen.

On 10 June 2010 Benmoussa signed a one-year contract with ES Sétif.^[2]

On 8 April 2012 Benmoussa was called up by Algeria coach Vahid Halilhodžić for a four-day training camp for domestic players.^[3]

On 12 May 2012 Benmoussa 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.^[4]

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^ "ESS : Benmoussa signe pour une année". Archived from the original on 2012-06-15. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
^ Toufik O. (April 8, 2012). "EN : Un stage pour les locaux du 15 au 18 avril". DZFoot. Archived from the original on April 9, 2012. Retrieved April 9, 2012.
^ "La liste des 29 pour les matchs de la fin de saison" (in French). DZFoot. May 12, 2012. Retrieved May 14, 2012.