Karima Benameur Taieb

In this article, the surname is Benameur Taieb.

Karima Benameur Taieb (born 13 April 1989) is a French professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper and the France national team.

Karima Benameur Taieb

Benameur Taieb with Paris Saint-Germain in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Karima Benameur Taieb
Date of birth	(1989-04-13) 13 April 1989 (age 36)
Place of birth	Bédarieux, France
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Youth career
1996–2000	GC Le Bousquet-d'Orb
2000–2002	Entente Orb Gravezon
2002–2004	USB Pays d'Orb
2004–2005	Montpellier
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2005–2007	CNFE Clairefontaine	18	(0)
2007–2009	Saint-Étienne	29	(0)
2009	Rodez	1	(0)
2009–2011	Toulouse	35	(0)
2011–2012	Rodez	14	(0)
2012–2015	Paris Saint-Germain	26	(0)
2015–2019	Paris FC[a]	43	(0)
2019–2022	Manchester City	12	(0)
2022–2023	Olympique Marseille	13	(0)
International career‡
2005–2006	France U17	7	(0)
2006–2008	France U19	17	(0)
2008	France U20	5	(0)
2016–2019	France B	4	(0)
2007–2018	France	5	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 January 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 March 2019

Club career

Benameur Taieb played for Toulouse FC and Rodez AF before joining Paris Saint-Germain F.C. in 2012. Franck Raviot has been her most inspiring coach.^[1] In 2015, she moved to French club FCF Juvisy, (later renamed Paris FC^[2]) who compete in the Division 1 Féminine.

In 2019 Benameur Taieb made the first international move of her career, signing a one-year contract with English FA WSL side Manchester City.^[3]

International career

Benameur Taieb was called up to be part of the national team for the UEFA Women's Euro 2013.^[4]

Personal life

Formerly known as Karima Benameur, Benameur Taieb announced in June 2020 that she would now adopt her mother's surname and sport Taieb on the back of her shirt.^[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 28 May 2023.^[6]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup[b]		League Cup[c]		Continental[d]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
CNFE Clairefontaine	2005–06	Division 1	6	0	0	0	—		—		6	0
	2006–07		12	0	0	0	—		—		12	0
	Total		18	0	0	0	—		—		18	0
AS Saint-Étienne	2007–08	Division 1	21	0	1	0	—		—		22	0
	2008–09		8	0	0	0	—		—		8	0
	Total		29	0	1	0	—		—		30	0
Rodez AF	2009–10	Division 2	1	0	1	0	—		—		2	0
Toulouse FC	2009–10	Division 1	13	0	0	0	—		—		13	0
	2010–11		22	0	1	0	—		—		23	0
	Total		35	0	1	0	—		—		36	0
Rodez AF	2011–12	Division 1	14	0	1	0	—		—		15	0
Paris Saint-Germain	2012–13	Division 1	8	0	4	0	—		—		12	0
	2013–14		16	0	1	0	—		2	0	19	0
	2014–15		2	0	0	0	—		0	0	2	0
	Total		26	0	5	0	—		2	0	33	0
FCF Juvisy (to 2017) Paris FC (from 2017)	2015–16	Division 1	11	0	0	0	—		—		11	0
	2016–17		3	0	1	0	—		—		4	0
	2017–18		14	0	1	0	—		—		15	0
	2018–19		15	0	4	0	—		—		19	0
	Total		43	0	6	0	—		—		49	0
Manchester City	2019–20	FA WSL	1	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
	2020–21		1	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	5	0
	2021–22		10	0	0	0	3	0	2	0	15	0
	Total		12	0	4	0	4	0	3	0	23	0
Olympique Marseille	2022-23	Division 2	13	0	3	0	—		—		16	0
Career total			191	0	22	0	4	0	5	0	222	0

1. Known as Juvisy till July 2017.
2. Includes the Women's FA Cup and Coupe de France Féminine
3. Includes the FA WSL Cup
4. Includes the UEFA Women's Champions League

International

As of match played 6 April 2018^[7]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
France	2007	1	0
	2011	1	0
	2017	1	0
	2018	2	0
Total		5	0

Honours

Club

Paris Saint-Germain F.C.

Runner-up

• Division 1 Féminine: 2012–2013, 2013–2014, 2014–2015

Manchester City

• FA Women's League Cup: 2021–22