Riad Benayad

Riad Benayad (Arabic: رياض بن عياد; born November 2, 1996) is an Algerian footballer who plays as a forward for Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club USM Alger.

Riad Benayad

Personal information
Full name	Riad Benayad
Date of birth	(1996-11-02) November 2, 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Algiers, Algeria
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Team information
Current team	USM Alger
Youth career
0000–2017	Paradou AC
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2022	Paradou AC	75	(14)
2021–2022	→ ES Sétif (loan)	31	(12)
2022–2025	Espérance de Tunis	25	(5)
2024	→ Raja CA (loan)	9	(2)
2025–	USM Alger	0	(0)
International career‡
2022–	Algeria	2	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 June 2022

Club career

On September 29, 2017, Benayad made his professional debut for Paradou AC, coming as a second-half substitute in a league match against JS Saoura.^[1] In 2022, he joined Espérance de Tunis.^[2]

Honours

Paradou

• Algerian Ligue 2: 2016–17

Raja CA

• Botola: 2023–24
• Moroccan Throne Cup: 2023–24

USM Alger

• Algerian Cup: 2024–25^[3]

International career

Benayed was called up to the Algeria national team in May 2022.^[4] He marked his debut with Algeria national football team as substitute in 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification match against Tanzania that is ended for Algeria 2–0.