Ali Benouna

Ali Benouna
Personal information
Date of birth	23 July 1912
Place of birth	Chlef, French Algeria
Date of death	6 November 1980 (aged 68)
Place of death	Algiers, Algeria
Position(s)	Forward
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Sète
1936–1937	Boulogne
1937–1938	Rennes
1938–1939	RC Roubaix
International career
1936	France
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Ali Benouna (23 July 1912 – 6 November 1980) was a former French professional footballer.

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 France 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

Won the Coupe de France once with FC Sète in 1934
Has 2 caps for the France National Team

References

^ "Benouna Ali". Thinesclaude.wifeo.com (in French). Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
^ "Algerians in the French National Team". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
^ "Anciennes Gloires". Cheliff.org (in French). Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
^ "09/02/1936 Equipe de France A". FFF.fr (in French). 29 January 2009. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
^ "08/03/1936 Equipe de France A". FFF.fr (in French). 29 January 2009. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2011.

External links

Ali Benouna at the French Football Federation (in French)
Ali Benouna at the French Football Federation (archived 2018-09-29) (in French)
Profile at FFF at the Wayback Machine (archived 2012-09-02) (in French)

[1] "Benouna Ali". Thinesclaude.wifeo.com (in French). Archived from the original on 15 December 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2011.

[2] "Algerians in the French National Team". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Archived from the original on 14 May 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.

[3] "Anciennes Gloires". Cheliff.org (in French). Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.

[4] "09/02/1936 Equipe de France A". FFF.fr (in French). 29 January 2009. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2011.

[5] "08/03/1936 Equipe de France A". FFF.fr (in French). 29 January 2009. Archived from the original on 2 September 2012. Retrieved 5 May 2011.

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