Jamel Aït Ben Idir

Jamel Aït Ben Idir (born 10 January 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.^[2] Born in France, he represented Morocco at international level.

Jamel Aït Ben Idir

Aït Ben Idir in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Jamel Aït Ben Idir[1]
Date of birth	(1984-01-10) 10 January 1984 (age 41)[1]
Place of birth	Mont-Saint-Aignan, France
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
2000–2003	Le Havre B
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2010	Le Havre	211	(6)
2010–2012	Arles-Avignon	60	(0)
2012–2013	Sedan	21	(0)
2013–2015	Auxerre	63	(1)
2015–2019	Wydad AC	37	(0)
2019	FUS Rabat	6	(0)
Total		398	(7)
International career
2003	France U19
2014	Morocco	3	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

Born in Mont-Saint-Aignan, Aït Ben Idir joined Le Havre in 2000 as a youth player. He made his professional debut for the club in a Ligue 2 match on 26 March 2002 against AC Ajaccio playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 loss. Following promotion that season, Ait-Ben-Idir did not feature in Ligue 1 play that season only appearing in one match. He would proceed to become a regular in the squad the next five seasons contributing to Le Havre's return to Ligue 1 for the 2008–09 season. He then moved on to AC Arles-Avignon, Sedan, and Ligue 2 club AJ Auxerre.

After the expiration of his Auxerre contract, Aït Ben Idir joined Wydad Casablanca on a two-year deal.^[3]