| Intro | Algerian association football player | |||||||
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Athlete Football player Association football player |
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| From | Algeria | |||||||
| Type | Sports | |||||||
| Gender | male | |||||||
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16 April 1995, Constantine, Constantine Province, Algeria |
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| Age | 25 years | |||||||
| Star sign | Aries | |||||||
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Amir Selmane Ramy Bensebaïni (Arabic: أمير رامي بن سبعيني; born 16 April 1995) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays for Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach and the Algeria national team. He plays primarily as a central defender but can also play as a left-back and a defensive midfielder.
Club career
Born in Constantine, Bensebaïni began his career at Paradou AC, joining the youth team in 2008 and making his senior debut in 2013. In the summer of 2013, Bensebaïni went on trial with F.C. Porto and was later handed a two-week trial by English Premier League side Arsenal, during which he played in two friendlies with the under-21 team against Luton Town and Colchester.
In June 2014, Bensebaïni was loaned out by Paradou for one season to Belgian Pro League club Lierse. He made his full debut on 3 August in a league match against Club Brugge, coming as a 94th-minute substitute for Wanderson. Bensebaïni made 23 league appearances During the course of the season, scoring 1 goal, but could not help Lierse avoid relegation.
In June 2015, Bensebaïni was loaned out again by Paradou, this time to French club Montpellier for the 2015–16 Ligue 1 season.
On 5 July 2016, he signed a four-year contract with Rennes.
Borussia Mönchengladbach
On 14 August 2019, Bensebaïni signed a four-year deal to join Borussia Mönchengladbach for 8 million euros to become the most expensive Algerian defender. He made his debut for the team in the Bundesliga as a starter during a win against 1. FC Köln. On 10 November he scored his first goal with his new club against Werder Bremen. In the same game he was sent off with a red card. He scored twice in a 2-1 win against defending Bundesliga champions Bayern München on 7 December 2019.
International career
On 19 July 2015, Bensebaïni made his debut for Algeria national under-23 football team in a 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualifying match against Sierra Leone.
In November 2015, Bensebaïni was called up to the Algeria national team for the first time for a pair of 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Tanzania.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 11 March 2020.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lierse (loan) | 2014–15 | Belgian Pro League | 23 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 2 | ||
| Montpellier (loan) | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 2 | |
| Rennes | 2016–17 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | 25 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 39 | 3 | ||
| Total | 79 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 98 | 3 | ||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 18 | 4 | |
| Total | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | 18 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 135 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 169 | 10 | ||
International
- As of match played on 18 November 2019
| Algeria | ||
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| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2017 | 8 | 0 |
| 2018 | 8 | 2 |
| 2019 | 14 | 1 |
| Total | 30 | 3 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Algeria’s goal tally first.
| No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1. | 1 June 2018 | Stade du 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria | Cape Verde | 1–0 | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 2. | 12 October 2018 | Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria | Benin | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3. | 14 November 2019 | Zambia | 1–0 | 5–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours
Club
Stade Rennais
- Coupe de France: 2018–19
International
Algeria
- Africa Cup of Nations: 2019