Youssef Benali | |
Fullname: | Youssef Benali |
Birth Date: | 4 February 1995 |
Birth Place: | Albi, France |
Height: | 1.68 m |
Position: | Attacking midfielder |
Currentclub: | IR Tanger |
Clubnumber: | 31 |
Youthyears1: | –2014 |
Youthclubs1: | Toulouse |
Years1: | 2014–2016 |
Clubs1: | Toulouse |
Caps1: | 4 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2016–2018 |
Clubs2: | Chabab Rif Al Hoceima |
Caps2: | 38 |
Goals2: | 3 |
Years3: | 2018–2020 |
Clubs3: | Concarneau |
Caps3: | 44 |
Goals3: | 3 |
Years4: | 2020–2021 |
Clubs4: | Bourges Foot |
Years5: | 2021– |
Clubs5: | IR Tanger |
Caps5: | 41 |
Goals5: | 3 |
Club-Update: | 15 April 2023 |
Youssef Benali (born 4 February 1995) is a French footballer who plays for Moroccan club IR Tanger as a winger.
Benali began his career at the Toulouse FC youth academy, where he most commonly played as an attacking midfielder. He made his Ligue 1 debut on 23 November 2014 against Montpellier HSC, replacing Étienne Didot after 81 minutes in a 2-0 away defeat.[1] During his time at Toulouse, Benali appeared in four Ligue 1 matches and a single match in the Coupe de la Ligue. After falling out of contract with Toulouse, he moved to Moroccan club Chabab Rif Al Hoceima on 29 August 2016 with a two-year deal.[2]
During the summer 2018, he moved to Concarneau.[3]
Benali made five appearances for the France national U-16 team and one appearance for the France national U-18 team.
Benali holds both French and Moroccan nationalities.[4]