Ahmad Benali

Ahmad Benali
Personal information
Full name Ahmad Benali
Date of birth (1992-02-07) 7 February 1992
Place of birth Manchester, England
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position Central midfielder
Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
Pescara
Number 23
Youth career
2001–2010 Manchester City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Manchester City 0 (0)
2011Rochdale (loan) 2 (0)
2012–2015 Brescia 79 (13)
2015– Palermo 0 (0)
2015–Pescara (loan) 29 (3)
National team
2008–2009 England U17 5 (0)
2012– Libya 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16:42, 17 March 2016 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 June 2013

Ahmad Benali (born 7 February 1992) is a Libyan international footballer who plays for Italian club Pescara, on loan from Palermo.

Career

Benali started his career in the youth team of Manchester City, and signed his first professional contract on his 17th birthday.[1] In 2011 he moved on loan in League One club Rochdale. Back in Manchester after an injury, in the summer of 2012 he moved to the Serie B club Brescia.

In the summer of 2015, after three seasons playing for Brescia, he moved to the Serie A club Palermo, a free transfer, signing a four-year contract.[2]

International career

He made his debut with the national Libyan on 23 May 2012, in the friendly played against Rwanda.[3]

References

  1. "Elite Squad In-Take". 2010-05-29. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  2. "ACCORDO RAGGIUNTO CON BENALI, IN ROSANERO DALL'1 LUGLIO". 2015-06-08. Retrieved 2015-06-08.
  3. "Brazil dreams inspire unlikely Libyans". 2012-05-31. Retrieved 2012-05-31.

External links

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