Ali Benouna

Ali Benouna

Personal information
Date of birth	23 July 1912
Place of birth	Chlef, French Algeria
Date of death	6 November 1980 (aged 68)
Place of death	Algiers, Algeria
Playing position	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
	Sète
1936–1937	Boulogne
1937–1938	Rennes
1938–1939	RC Roubaix
National team
1936	France	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Ali Benouna (born 23 July 1912 in Chlef, Algeria-died 6 November 1980 in Algiers, Algeria) was a former French-Algerian professional footballer.

Career

Benouna was the first Algerian and North African to play in France, playing for FC Sète and Stade Rennais in the 1930s.^[1][2][3]

He was also the first Algerian and North African to play for the French National Team, making his debut on 9 February 1936, in a 3–0 friendly loss against Czechoslovakia.^[4]

Benouna would make his second and last appearance on 8 March 1936, in a 3–0 friendly win against Belgium.^[5]

Honours

• Won the Coupe de France once with FC Sète in 1934
• Has 2 caps for the French National Team

References

1. "Benouna Ali". Thinesclaude.wifeo.com. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
2. "Algerians in the French National Team". Rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
3. "Anciennes Gloires". Cheliff.org. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
4. "FFF : Equipe de France, football, Bleus, Laurent Blanc, émotion bleue, vidéo, blueprint, boutique". Fff.fr. 29 January 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
5. "FFF : Equipe de France, football, Bleus, Laurent Blanc, émotion bleue, vidéo, blueprint, boutique". Fff.fr. 29 January 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2011.

External links

• Profile at FFF