Houcine Benayada (Arabic: حسين بن عيادة; born 8 August 1992) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays for CR Belouizdad and the Algeria national team. He plays primarily as a centre-back but can also play as a right-back.
Club career
On 16 June 2015 Benayada signed a two-year contract with USM Alger.[2] In 2016 he signed with CS Constantine, and in 2020 he joined the Tunisian team Club Africain.[3]
Wydad AC
On 3 September 2022, Benayada joined African champions Wydad AC as a free agent.[4]
CR Belouizdad
On 22 August 2023, he joined CR Belouizdad.[5]
International career
In June 2015, after an impressive first season in the top flight with ASM Oran, Benayada was handed his first call up to Algeria national team for a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Seychelles.[6] He was named on the substitute's bench for the match but did not participate.
He was a part in the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup winning team.[7]
Honours
USM Alger
CS Constantine
Algeria
References
- ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup Morocco 2022™: List of Players: Wydad AC" (PDF). FIFA. 7 February 2023. p. 7. Archived (PDF) from the original on 12 February 2023. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
- ^ HMF (16 June 2015). "Hocine Benayada signe pour deux ans à l'USM Alger" (in French). DZfoot. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "Hocine Benayada s'engage pour trois ans avec le Club Africain" (in French). footalgerien.com. 11 September 2020.
- ^ B, Amine (3 September 2022). "Mercato : Benayada s'engage avec le WAC". Football Algérien - DZFOOT.COM (in French). Retrieved 24 October 2022.
- ^ "CRB : Benayada signe pour deux saisons avec le Chabab". dzfoot.com. 22 August 2023. Retrieved 22 August 2023.
- ^ HMF (4 June 2015). "Algérie-Seychelles : La liste définitive des 23 joueurs retenus" (in French). DZfoot. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "Algeria beat Tunisia to win FIFA Arab Cup 2021". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
External links
- Houcine Benayada at Soccerway
- Houcine Benayada at National-Football-Teams.com