Ali Benouna

Ali Benouna (23 July 1912 in Chlef, Algeria – 6 November 1980 in Algiers, Algeria) was a former French-Algerian professional footballer.

Ali Benouna
Personal information
Date of birth (1912-07-23)23 July 1912
Place of birth Chlef, French Algeria
Date of death 6 November 1980(1980-11-06) (aged 68)
Place of death Algiers, Algeria
Playing position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Sète
1936–1937 Boulogne
1937–1938 Rennes
1938–1939 RC Roubaix
National team
1936 France 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Benouna was the first Algerian and North African to play in France, playing for FC Sète and Stade Rennais in the 1930s.[1][2][3]

He was also the first Algerian and North African to play for the French National Team, making his debut on 9 February 1936, in a 3–0 friendly loss against Czechoslovakia.[4]

Benouna would make his second and last appearance on 8 March 1936, in a 3–0 friendly win against Belgium.[5]

Honours

References
  1. "Benouna Ali". Thinesclaude.wifeo.com. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  2. "Algerians in the French National Team". Rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  3. "Anciennes Gloires". Cheliff.org. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  4. "FFF : Equipe de France, football, Bleus, Laurent Blanc, émotion bleue, vidéo, blueprint, boutique". Fff.fr. 29 January 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
  5. "FFF : Equipe de France, football, Bleus, Laurent Blanc, émotion bleue, vidéo, blueprint, boutique". Fff.fr. 29 January 2009. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
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