Yassine Benzia
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Yassine Benzia | ||
| Date of birth | 8 September 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Saint-Aubin-lès-Elbeuf, France | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Lille | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2005 | Saint-Aubin | ||
| 2005–2006 | Oissel | ||
| 2006–2009 | Caudebecais | ||
| 2009–2010 | Quevilly | ||
| 2010–2012 | Lyon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Lyon | 38 | (4) |
| 2015– | Lille | 42 | (7) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010 | France U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2011 | France U17 | 6 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | France U18 | 9 | (9) |
| 2012–2013 | France U19 | 16 | (7) |
| 2013–2015 | France U21 | 9 | (6) |
| 2016– | Algeria | 2 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:00, November 2, 2016 (EST). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23:00, November 2, 2016 (EST) |
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Yassine Benzia (born 8 September 1994) is an Algerian footballer who plays for the French club Lille in Ligue 1 as a striker.
Benzia is a France youth international having represented his nation at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-21 level. He played with the under-17 team at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup. In March 2016, FIFA approved his request to change his international allegiance to Algeria.
Following the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup Benzia signed his first professional contract with Lyon agreeing to a three-year deal on 27 October 2011. He was subsequently promoted to the senior team by manager Rémi Garde and assigned the number 25 shirt. Benzia made his professional debut on 20 May 2012 in a league match against Nice appearing as a substitute.
In January 2016, Algerian Football Federation president Mohamed Raouraoua announced that Benzia had opted to switch his international allegiance to Algeria. In March 2016, FIFA approved his request to change his international allegiance to Algeria. On 26 March 2016, he played his first game for Algeria, against Ethiopia in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.
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