Ali Benouna
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 July 1907 | ||
| Place of birth | Chlef, French Algeria | ||
| Date of death | 6 November 1980 (aged 73) | ||
| Place of death | Algiers, Algeria | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1926–1930 | GS Orléansville | ||
| 1930–1936 | Sète | ||
| 1936–1938 | Rennes | ||
| 1937 | → Boulogne (loan) | ||
| 1938–1939 | RC Roubaix | ||
| 1939–1940 | SO Montpellier | ||
| International career | |||
| 1936 | France | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ali Benouna (23 July 1907 – 6 November 1980) was a former French professional footballer.
Career
Benouna was the second Algerian and North African to play in France after Aoued Meflah, playing for FC Sète and Stade Rennais in the 1930s.
He was also the first Algerian and North African to play for the France National Team, making his debut on 9 February 1936, in a 3–0 friendly loss against Czechoslovakia.
Benouna would make his second and last appearance on 8 March 1936, in a 3–0 friendly win against Belgium.
Honours
- Won the Coupe de France once with FC Sète in 1934
- Has 2 caps for the France National Team
References
- ↑ "Benouna Ali". Thinesclaude.wifeo.com (in French). Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ↑ "Algerians in the French National Team". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ↑ "Anciennes Gloires". Cheliff.org (in French). Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ↑ "09/02/1936 Equipe de France A". FFF.fr (in French). 29 January 2009. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ↑ "08/03/1936 Equipe de France A". FFF.fr (in French). 29 January 2009. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
External links
- Ali Benouna at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Ali Benouna at the French Football Federation (archived 2018-09-29) (in French)
- Profile at FFF at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-09-02) (in French)