Donald Benamna (born 14 September 1996) is a Central African Republic footballer who currently plays in the USL League One with Texoma FC.

Personal

Born in Bangui, Central African Republic. He moved to the United States when he was twelve years old.[1][2][3]

Career

College & Amateur

Benamna began playing college soccer at San Diego State University in 2014,[4] before making transfers to San Jacinto College in 2015,[5] and later to the University of Central Arkansas in 2017.[6] Benamna spent part of 2016 with USL PDL side Ocean City Nor'easters.[7]

Benamna spent both 2018 and 2019 playing with NPSL side Little Rock Rangers.[3]

Professional

In September 2019, Benamna signed for NISA side Stumptown Athletic ahead of the league's inaugural season.[8]

In 2022, Benamna had spells with USL League Two side Charlotte Eagles[9] and NISA side Maryland Bobcats FC.[10]

On 23 February 2023, Benamna signed with USL League One side Northern Colorado Hailstorm after a successful trial.[11]

Following a short spell in Morocco with US Amal Tiznit, Benamna returned to the United States in 2025, joining USL League One side Texoma FC ahead of their inaugural season.[12]

International career

In October 2019, Benamna was called up for the first time for the Central African Republic for a friendly match against Niger.

References

  1. ^ "Aided by GoFundMe donors, Little Rock Rangers player graduates college". katv.com. 12 May 2019.
  2. ^ "From Bangui to SD: Donald Benamna". thedailyaztec.com. 11 September 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Who's That? Meet Donald Benamna". Little Rock Rangers. 29 March 2019. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Donald Benamna - Men's Soccer". SDSU Athletics.
  5. ^ "Athletics | San Jacinto College". www.sanjac.edu.
  6. ^ "Donald Benamna - 2017 - University of Central Arkansas". ucasports.com.
  7. ^ "Ocean City Nor'easters - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - # - Donald Benamna -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  8. ^ "First Team | Stumptown Athletic". stumptownathletic.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Charlotte Eagles | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  10. ^ "Roster | Maryland Bobcats FC". www.marylandbobcatsfc.com.
  11. ^ "Hailstorm Signs Trialist Benamna".
  12. ^ "Texoma FC Adds Donald Benamna to Inaugural 2025 Squad".
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