Nadir Bendahmane

Nadir Bendahmane (born 9 June 1992) is an Algerian former professional footballer who played as a forward. An Algerian under-17 international, he represented Algeria at the 2009 African U-17 Championship where he finished as the second top scorer with four goals.

Nadir Bendahmane
Personal information
Full name Nadir Bendahmane
Date of birth (1992-06-09) 9 June 1992
Place of birth Miramas, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Youth career
0000–2008 Istres
2008–2009 Cannes
2009–2011 Grenoble
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011[1] Grenoble B
2011–2012 Clermont 1 (0)
2011–2012[1] Tours B
2011–2012[1] US Marignane
National team‡
2009 Algeria U17 7 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:26, 7 August 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:00, 11 November 2011 (UTC)

Club career

Bendahmane began his playing career in a local club in the town of Miramas.[2] He then went on to play for the academies of Istres, Cannes and Grenoble.

On 30 June 2011, Bendahmane left relegated Grenoble and signed a one-year contract with Clermont.[3] On 28 October 2011, he made his professional debut for Clermont as a 91st-minute substitute in a league match against Troyes.[4]

International career

In 2009, Bendahmane was selected as part of Algeria's Under-17 National Team for the 2009 African Under-17 Championship [5] He scored four goals in the competition, second top scorer behind Gambia's Ebrima Bojang, and helped Algeria finish second and qualify for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Nigeria. However, he was not selected in the final squad for the U-17 World Cup after repeatedly failing to show up for training camps prior to the tournament.[6]

References
  1. Nadir Bendahmane at FootballDatabase.eu
  2. N. Bendahmane, "J'espère toujours avoir ma chance" Archived 31 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine; DZFoot.com, 2 December 2010.
  3. Bendahmane quitte Grenoble pour Clermont; DZFoot.com, 30 June 2011.
  4. FEUILLE DE MATCH CLERMONT FOOT - ESTAC; LFP.fr, 28 October 2011.
  5. EN -17 ans : La sélection pour la CAN Archived 31 May 2009 at the Wayback Machine; DZFoot.com, 18 March 2009.
  6. Ibrir Donner une bonne image de l'Algérie; DZFoot.com, 23 October 2009.
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