Rebekka Benbakoura Explained

Rebekka Benbakoura
Fullname:Rebekka Fjálsá Benbakoura
Birth Date:1999 1, df=y
Birth Place:Faroe Islands
Height:1.59m
Position:Forward
Currentclub:HB
Youthyears1:HB
Years1:2014–2022
Clubs1:HB
Caps1:84
Goals1:42
Years2:2023
Clubs2:
Caps2:20
Goals2:21
Years3:2024
Clubs3:Kastoria
Caps3:12
Goals3:3
Years4:2024–
Clubs4:HB
Caps4:2
Goals4:1
Nationalteam1:Faroe Islands
Nationalcaps1:20
Nationalgoals1:0
Pcupdate:14 August 2024
Ntupdate:16 January 2024 (UTC)

Rebekka Fjallsá Benbakoura (born 5 January 1999) is a Faroese footballer who plays as a forward for 1. deild kvinnur club HB and the Faroe Islands women's national team.

Early life

Benbakoura was born on 5 January 1999 in the Faroe Islands to an Algerian father, who was raised in Belgium, and a Faroese mother.[1]

Career

Benbakoura has been capped for the Faroe Islands national team, appearing for the team during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying cycle.[2]

Personal life

Benbakoura's father converted from Islam to Protestantism. Her parents met in 1996 in Brussels, where her father was working in a hotel and her mother was visiting the sister. The couple moved to and married in the Faroe Islands in 1998, just a year before her birth.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Rabah fann litfagra landið.
  2. Web site: Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Faroe Islands) . WorldFootball.net . 29 August 2019.