Djamel Benlamri

Djamel Benlamri
Personal information
Full name	Djamel Eddine Benlamri
Date of birth	25 December 1989 (age 34)
Place of birth	Algiers, Algeria
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Al-Shabab
Number	5
Youth career
2008–2009	IR Hussein Dey
Senior career*
Years	Team
2009–2012	NA Hussein Dey
2012–2015	JS Kabylie
2015–2016	ES Sétif
2016–	Al-Shabab
International career‡
2011	Algeria U23
2018–	Algeria
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Algeria
Africa Cup of Nations
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 17 June 2017 (EST); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:30, 26 July 2019 (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 Al-Shabab in the Saudi Professional League.

Club career

On 29 May 2012, Benlamri joined JS Kabylie, signing a two year contract with the club.^[2]

On 16 November 2011, Benlamri was selected as part of Algeria's squad for the 2011 CAF U-23 Championship in Morocco.^[3]

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.^[4] However, he had to withdraw from the squad due to injury.^[5] He made his debut for his country on 18 November 2018 in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Togo, as a starter.^[6]

As of 14 March 2020^[7]^[8]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
NA Hussein Dey	2009–10	National 1	15	1	1	0	—		—		16	1
	2010–11	Ligue 2	21	0	1	0	—		—		22	0
	2011–12	Ligue 1	18	0	0	0	—		—		18	0
	Total		54	1	2	0	—		—		56	1
JS Kabylie	2012–13	Ligue 1	25	0	2	0	—		—		27	0
	2013–14		27	2	5	0	—		—		32	2
	2014–15		26	0	4	0	—		—		30	0
	Total		78	2	11	0	—		—		99	2
ES Sétif	2015–16	Ligue 1	17	0	1	0	4^[a]	0	1^[b]	0	23	0
Al-Shabab	2016–17	Pro League	21	0	0	0	—		2^[c]	0	23	0
	2017–18		12	0	1	0	—		1^[c]	0	14	0
	2018–19		25	1	1	0	—		—		26	1
	2019–20		9	0	0	0	—		2^[d]	0	11	0
	Total		67	1	2	0	—		5	0	74	1
Career total			199	4	16	0	4	0	6	0	225	4

As of matches played on 26 July 2019^[7]

Algeria

^ "Algeria" (PDF). Confederation of African Football. 15 June 2019. p. 1. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
^ 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.
^ EN U23 : Les 21 joueurs sélectionnés; DZFoot, 16 November 2011.
^ "La liste des 29 pour les matchs de la fin de saison" (in French). DZFoot. 12 May 2012. Retrieved 14 May 2012.
^ 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.
^ "Togo v Algeria game report". CAF. 18 November 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Djamel Benlamri". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
^ Djamel Benlamri at Soccerway
^ "Algeria hold on against Senegal to win Afcon". BBC Sport. 19 July 2019.