Youssef Benali

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Youssef Benali (born 4 February 1995) is a French footballer who plays as a winger.

Youssef Benali

Personal information
Full name	Youssef Benali
Date of birth	(1995-02-04) 4 February 1995 (age 30)
Place of birth	Albi, France
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position	Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team	Free agent
Youth career
–2014	Toulouse
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2016	Toulouse	4	(0)
2016–2018	Chabab Rif Al Hoceima	38	(3)
2018–2020	Concarneau	44	(3)
2020–2021	Bourges Foot
2021–2023	IR Tanger	45	(3)
2023–2024	UR La Louvière Centre	22	(1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 July 2024

Club career

Benali began his career at the Toulouse FC youth academy, where he most commonly played as an attacking midfielder. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 23 November 2014 against Montpellier HSC, replacing Étienne Didot after 81 minutes in a 2-0 away defeat.^[1] During his time at Toulouse, Benali appeared in four Ligue 1 matches and a single match in the Coupe de la Ligue. After falling out of contract with Toulouse, he moved to Moroccan club Chabab Rif Al Hoceima on 29 August 2016 with a two-year deal.^[2]

During the summer 2018, he moved to Concarneau.^[3]

International career

Benali made five appearances for the France national U-16 team and one appearance for the France national U-18 team.

Personal life

Benali holds both French and Moroccan nationalities.^[4]

Career statistics

As of November 24, 2014

Club	Season	Ligue 1			Coupe de France			Coupe de la Ligue			Continental			Others			Total
		App	Goals	Assist	App	Goals	Assist	App	Goals	Assist	App	Goals	Assist	App	Goals	Assist	App	Goals	Assist
Toulouse	2014–15	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	–	–	–	–	–	–	1	0	0
Toulouse Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0