Houcine Benayada | |
Fullname: | Houcine Benayada[1] |
Birth Date: | 8 August 1992 |
Birth Place: | Oran, Algeria |
Height: | 1.86 m |
Position: | Centre-back |
Currentclub: | CR Belouizdad |
Clubnumber: | 3 |
Youthclubs1: | ASM Oran |
Years1: | 2010–2015 |
Clubs1: | ASM Oran |
Caps1: | 101 |
Goals1: | 3 |
Years2: | 2015–2016 |
Clubs2: | USM Alger |
Caps2: | 14 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2016–2020 |
Clubs3: | CS Constantine |
Caps3: | 98 |
Goals3: | 2 |
Years4: | 2021 |
Caps4: | 27 |
Goals4: | 2 |
Years5: | 2022–2023 |
Clubs5: | Wydad AC |
Caps5: | 12 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2023– |
Clubs6: | CR Belouizdad |
Caps6: | 27 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2019– |
Nationalteam1: | Algeria A' |
Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2021– |
Nationalteam2: | Algeria |
Nationalcaps2: | 9 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 14 June 2024 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 15 December 2021 |
Houcine Benayada (; born 8 August 1992) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays for CR Belouizdad and the Algeria national team. He plays primarily as a centre-back but can also play as a right-back.
On 16 June 2015 Benayada signed a two-year contract with USM Alger.[2] In 2016 he signed with CS Constantine, and in 2020 he joined the Tunisian team Club Africain.[3]
On 3 September 2022, Benayada joined African champions Wydad AC as a free agent.[4]
On 22 August 2023, he joined CR Belouizdad.[5]
In June 2015, after an impressive first season in the top flight with ASM Oran, Benayada was handed his first call up to Algeria national team for a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Seychelles.[6] He was named on the substitute's bench for the match but did not participate.
He was a part in the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup winning team.[7]
USM Alger
CS Constantine
Algeria