Nadir Benchenaa

Nadir Mohamed Benchenaa (born February 2, 1984 in Stockholm) is a Swedish footballer of Algerian origin. He is a currently a free agent.

Nadir Benchenaa
Personal information
Full name Nadir Mohamed Benchenaa[1]
Date of birth (1984-02-02) February 2, 1984
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1999–2000 Hammarby IF
2000–2003 Stade Rennais
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Hammarby IF 18 (0)
2005 → Örgryte IS (loan) 10 (0)
2006 Assyriska FF 22 (0)
2007 Gröndals IK ? (3)
2008 SV Babelsberg 03 5 (0)
2008 U.R. Namur 3 (0)
2009 FK Khazar Lankaran 4 (0)
2009–2010 Dalkurd FF
2010–2011 WA Tlemcen 0 (0)
National team‡
2004 Sweden U21 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, 10 March 2011 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:00, 10 March 2011 (UTC)

Career

Benchenaa started his career at Hammarby IF before joining Stade Rennais in June 2000 for 2.8million SEK.[2][3] Benchenaa stayed in France for three years, and had a trial with Aston Villa during the 2000/01 season,[4] before returning to Hammarby in the summer of 2003[5] and joining Örgryte IS on loan for the 2005 season. After his loan deal Benchenaa was sold to Assyriska on a two-year contract,[6] of which he only stayed for one before leaving for Gröndals in February 2007.[7] In January 2008 he moved to Germany with SV Babelsberg 03 for six months, before heading to Union Royale Namur in Belgium for another six months before signing for Khazar Lankaran in January 2009. Benchenaa returned to Sweden in the summer of 2009, joining Dalkurd[8] with whom he spent a year before once again moving abroad, this time with Algerian Ligue 1 side WA Tlemcen.[9]

Benchenaa has also represented Sweden internationally at U-21 level.

Career statistics
Club statistics[1][10]
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals AppsGoals
2003[11]HammarbyAllsvenskan70—70
2004[11]11020130
2005[11]Örgryte (loan)100—100
2006[11]AssyriskaSuperettan220—220
2007GröndalsDivision 1—
2007–08SV Babelsberg 03Regionalliga50—
2008-09Union Royale NamurBelgacom League30—30
2008–09[12]Khazar Lanakran[13]Azerbaijan Premier League4000—40
2009DalkurdDivision 2—
2010Division 1—
2010–11WA TlemcenLigue 1—
Total Sweden 50020520
Germany 5-5
Belgium 3-3
Azerbaijan 4000-40
Algeria -
Career total 6200020640

References
  1. "N. Benchenaa". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  2. "Nadir,16,rescues Bajens economy". Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  3. "Talent in Hammarby played for Rennes". Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  4. "Name: Benchenaa, Nadir". Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  5. "Benchenaa to Hammarby". kristianstadsbladet.se/. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  6. "Benchenaa clear Assyriska". svenskafans.com/. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  7. "Brewah in - Benchenaa out". assyrianvoice.net/. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  8. "Football: a sporting barometer of European integration policies". icss-journal.newsdeskmedia.com/. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  9. "Whatever happenend to?". sambadefensiv.se/. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  10. "Nadir Benchenaa". stade-rennais-online.com/. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  11. "Nadir Benchenaa". svenskfotboll.se/. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  12. "2008-09 stats" (PDF). pfl.az. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  13. "Statistics: Players". lankaranfc.com/az/. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.


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