Nadir Mohamed Benchenaa (born February 2, 1984, in Stockholm) is a Swedish footballer of Algerian origin.[2] 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 (age 40)
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
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)
2005Örgryte 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)
International career
2004 Sweden U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 00:00, 10 March 2011 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:00, 10 March 2011 (UTC)

Career

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Benchenaa started his career at Hammarby IF before joining Stade Rennais in June 2000 for 2.8million SEK.[3][4] Benchenaa stayed in France for three years, won the Gambardella Cup in 2003, and had a trial with Aston Villa during the 2000–01 season,[5] before returning to Hammarby in the summer of 2003[6] and joining Örgryte IS on loan for the 2005 season. After his loan deal Benchenaa was sold to Assyriska on a two-year contract,[7] of which he only stayed for one before leaving for Gröndals in February 2007.[8] 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[9] with whom he spent a year before once again moving abroad, this time with Algerian Ligue 1 side WA Tlemcen.[10]

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

Career statistics

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Club statistics[1][11]
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2003[12] Hammarby Allsvenskan 7 0 7 0
2004[12] 11 0 2 0 13 0
2005[12] Örgryte (loan) 10 0 10 0
2006[12] Assyriska Superettan 22 0 22 0
2007 Gröndal Division 1
2007–08 SV Babelsberg 03 Regionalliga 5 0
2008-09 Union Royale Namur Belgacom League 3 0 3 0
2008–09[13] Khazar Lanakran[14] Azerbaijan Premier League 4 0 0 0 4 0
2009 Dalkurd Division 2
2010 Division 1
2010–11 WA Tlemcen Ligue 1
Total Sweden 50 0 2 0 52 0
Germany 5 - 5
Belgium 3 - 3
Azerbaijan 4 0 0 0 - 4 0
Algeria -
Career total 62 0 0 0 2 0 64 0

References

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  1. ^ a b "N. Benchenaa". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  2. ^ Talangen som gick upp i rök är tillbaka mitti.se
  3. ^ "Nadir,16,rescues Bajens economy". Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  4. ^ "Talent in Hammarby played for Rennes". Dagens Nyheter. 12 December 2003. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Name: Benchenaa, Nadir". Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  6. ^ "Benchenaa to Hammarby". kristianstadsbladet.se/. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  7. ^ "Benchenaa clear Assyriska". svenskafans.com/. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  8. ^ "Brewah in - Benchenaa out". assyrianvoice.net/. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  9. ^ "Football: a sporting barometer of European integration policies". icss-journal.newsdeskmedia.com/. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  10. ^ "Whatever happenend [sic] to?". sambadefensiv.se/. February 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  11. ^ "Nadir Benchenaa". stade-rennais-online.com/. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  12. ^ a b c d "Nadir Benchenaa". svenskfotboll.se/. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  13. ^ "2008-09 stats" (PDF). pfl.az. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  14. ^ "Statistics: Players". lankaranfc.com/az/. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
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