Mohamed Benkhemassa

Mohamed Benkhemassa (Arabic: محمد بن خماسة; born 28 June 1993) is an Algerian footballer who plays as a midfielder for MC Alger and the Algeria national team.

Mohamed Benkhemassa

Personal information
Full name	Mohamed Benkhemassa
Date of birth	(1993-06-28) 28 June 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	Oran, Algeria
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	MC Alger
Number	6
Youth career
2008–2011	MC Oran
2011–2012	FAF Academy
2012–2013	USM Alger
2013–2014	USM El Harrach
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2019	USM Alger	95	(2)
2019–2021	Málaga	39	(0)
2022–2023	Ismaily SC	8	(0)
2023–	MC Alger	32	(1)
International career‡
2013–2014	Algeria U20	–	(–)
2014–2016	Algeria U23	21	(2)
2018	Algeria A	1	(0)
2018–	Algeria	5	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 March 2020

Club career

Benkhemassa started his career with USM Alger. On 2 September 2019, he signed a three-year deal with Spanish Segunda División side Málaga CF.^[2] In 2023, he joined MC Alger.^[3]

International career

In 2015, Benkhemassa was part of the Algeria under-23 national team at the 2015 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations in Senegal.^[4] where he participated in all matches and lead the National team to the Football at the 2016 Summer Olympics for the first time in 36 years, Benkhemassa was named in the squad for the 2016 Summer Olympics. Participate in two matches first as a substitute for Rachid Aït-Atmane, against Argentina and second against Portugal as a starter. On 7 June 2018, Benkhemassa made his international debut for Algeria In a friendly match against Portugal in 3–0 loss.^[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of 31 October 2019 ^[6]

Club	Season	League			Cup[a]		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
USM Alger	2014–15	Ligue 1	13	1	2	0	3[b]	0	0[c]	0	18	1
	2015–16		20	0	—		8[b]	0	—		28	0
	2016–17		17	1	3	0	0[b]	0	1[c]	0	21	1
	2017–18		22	1	2	0	13[d]	1	—		37	2
	2018–19		22	0	1	0	3[e]	0	4[f]	0	30	0
	2019–20		1	0	—		—		—		1	0
	Total		95	3	8	0	27	1	5	0	135	4
Málaga	2019–20	Segunda División	4	0	0	0	—		—		4	0
Career total			99	3	8	0	27	1	5	0	139	4

1. Includes the Algerian Cup
2. All appearance(s) in Champions League
3. All appearances in Algerian Super Cup
4. seven appearances in CAF Champions League, six appearances and one goal in CAF Confederation Cup
5. All appearance(s) in CAF Confederation Cup
6. All appearance(s) in Arab Club Champions Cup

Honours

Club

USM Alger

• Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 (2): 2015-16, 2018–19
• Algerian Super Cup (1): 2016

• up of Nations runner-up:2015^[7][8]