Omar Benzerga

Omar Benzerga
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-03-13) 13 March 1990
Place of birth Châtellerault, France
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Right midfielder
Club information
Current team
Mouscron-Péruwelz
Number 8
Youth career
0000–2005 Châtellerault
2005–2010 Lille
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 Nantes 3 (0)
2012–2013 JSM Béjaïa 0 (0)
2013– Mouscron-Péruwelz 0 (0)
National team
0000–2007 France U17
2009–2011 Algeria U23 4 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:00, June 29, 2013 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:00, June 29, 2012 (UTC)

Omar Benzerga (Arabic: عمر بن زرقة) (born March 13, 1990) is an Algerian footballer who plays for Mouscron-Péruwelz in the Belgian Second Division.

Club career

On June 14, 2010, Benzerga signed a four-year contract with Ligue 2 side FC Nantes, joining them on a free transfer from Lille OSC.[1]

On July 31, 2010, Benzerga made his professional debut, starting for Nantes in their Coupe de la Ligue game against US Boulogne.[2] A week later, on August 9, 2010, Benzerga made his league debut for Nantes in the opening game of the 2010–11 Ligue 2 season against Le Mans FC. He started the game before being subbed off in the 67th minute.[3] On 16. June 2012 was fired by his club FC Nantes and banned for three years by the French Football Federation.[4]

International career

Benzerga played for the French Under-17 National Team participating in the 2007 UEFA European Under-17 Football Championship where France reached the semi-finals. Benzerga started all four of France's games at the competition.

However, in September 2009, Benzerga was called up to the Algerian Under-23 National Team for a 10-day training camp in Beaucaire, France.[5] He was called up again for another training camp in Alger in December 2009.[6]

References

  1. Nantes : Benzerga arrive. Mercato365.com (2010-06-14). Retrieved on 2012-06-16.
  2. Coupe de la Ligue : Boulogne Côte d'Opale / FC Nantes – 1er tour – Feuille de match:. Lfp.fr. Retrieved on 2012-06-16.
  3. Ligue 2 : FC Nantes / Le Mans FC – 1ere journee – Feuille de match. Lfp.fr. Retrieved on 2012-06-16.
  4. Foot – Justice: Benzerga suspendu deux ans. Lequipe.fr (2012-05-18). Retrieved on 2012-06-16.
  5. EN Espoirs: L'EN en regroupement à Beaucaire. Dzfoot.com (2009-09-14). Retrieved on 2015-04-21.
  6. "Equipe Nationale Olympique]. Faf.dz". Archived from the original on 2009-12-26. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
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