Mokhtar Benmoussa

Mokhtar Benmoussa
Personal information
Full name	Mokhtar Benmoussa
Date of birth	August 11, 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth	Tlemcen, Algeria
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Left Winger
Team information
Current team	USM Alger
Number	25
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–	USM Alger
International career‡
2002–2003	Algeria U17
2006–2007	Algeria U23
2010–	Algeria A'
2012–	Algeria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, June 2, 2018 (EST); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:00, June 2, 2018 (EST)

Mokhtar Benmoussa (born August 11, 1986) is an Algerian footballer who plays for USM Alger in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.^[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

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

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

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

On May 12, 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]