Samy Benchamma

Samy Benchamma
Benchamma in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-06-25) 25 June 2000 (age 26)
Place of birth Castres, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 JS Kabylie
Number 25
Youth career
2004–2010 AS Payrin-Rigautou
2010–2013 FC Pays Mazametain
2013–2015 US Castres
2015–2019 Montpellier
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Montpellier B 26 (2)
2020–2021 Montpellier 5 (0)
2021–2024 Niort 95 (5)
2024–2025 Sochaux 29 (3)
2025–2026 Rodez 32 (4)
2026– JS Kabylie 5 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:26, 18 October 2026 (UTC)

Samy Benchamma (Arabic: سامي بن شمَّة; Tamazight: ⵙⴰⵎⵢ ⴱⴻⵏⵙⵀⴰⵎⴰ; born 25 June 2000) is a French-Algerian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for JS Kabylie.

Career

Samy Benchamma first classed at the AS Payrin Rigautou Club, then at FC Pays Mazamétain before joining Castres Football, where he was spotted by the recruits of Montpellier.

Coming from the Montpellier academy, Benchamma signed his first contract with the club in May 2020.

He made his professional debut for Montpellier in a 2–1 Ligue 1 loss to Rennes on 29 August 2020.

On 18 June 2021 it was announced that Benchamma had signed for Niort. On 20 June 2024, he signed for Sochaux on a two-year contract with an option for a third year.

On 1 September 2025, Benchamma moved to Rodez in Ligue 2 and signed a three-season contract.

On 31 August 2026, he joined JS Kabylie, signing a three-year contract with the Kabyle club.

Personal life

Born in France, Benchamma is of Algerian descent.

References

  1. ↑ Samy Benchamma at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  2. ↑ "Samy Benchama seul néo-pro à Montpellier - Foot - L1 - Montpellier". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  3. ↑ "Résultat et résumé Rennes - Montpellier, Ligue 1, 2e journée". L'Équipe (in French). 29 August 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
  4. ↑ "SAMY BENCHAMMA, PREMIÈRE RECRUE DES CHAMOIS". www.chamoisniortais.fr (in French). Chamois Niortais F.C. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Samy Benchamma s'engage avec le FCSM". www.fcsochaux.fr (in French). Retrieved 15 August 2024.
  6. ↑ "Bienvenue Samy Benchamma !" [Welcome Samy Benchamma!] (in French). Rodez AF. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 6 September 2025.
  7. ↑ "JS Kabylie: Samy Benchamma, c'est officiel". Compétition (in French). Retrieved 31 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "France : Samy Benchama débute les entraînements avec Montpellier". DZfoot.com (in French). 24 June 2020. Retrieved 29 August 2020.