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Moussa Benzaid

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Moussa Benzaid
Personal information
Full name Moussa Saad Eddine Benzaid
Date of birth (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Ouargla, Algeria
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
JS Kabylie
Number 13
Youth career
0000–2018 CR Béni Thour
2019–2020 CA Bordj Bou Arreridj
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 HB Chelghoum Laïd
2021– JS Kabylie 66 (0)
International career
2018 Algeria U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:07, 3 November 2024 (UTC)

Moussa Saad Eddine Benzaid (Tamazight: ⵎⵓⵙⵙⴰ ⵙⴰⴰⴷ ⴻⴷⴷⵉⵏⴻ ⴱⴻⵏⵣⴰⵉⴷ; born 9 March 1999) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for JS Kabylie.

Club career

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Moussa Benzaid was born in Ouargla, Algeria.[1][2][3] He is a youth product of CR Béni Thour, until 2018.

He joined the U21 team of CA Bordj Bou Arreridj in 2019.[1][4] Later he went on to join Algerian second division side HB Chelghoum Laïd in 2020 for his amateur debut,[4] then in 2021, he signed a five-year contract with JS Kabylie for his professional debut.

In 2023, he scored his first goal with JS Kabylie against AS Vita Club in the group stage of the 2022–23 CAF Champions League.[5]

Style of play

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In Algeria, he is compared by many football fans to Antonio Rüdiger, in his ability to win many duels on the field. With a powerful game and great combativeness, he has also an athletic profile similar to former Algerian left-back Abderraouf Zarabi.[6]

Honours

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HB Chelghoum Laïd

References

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  1. ^ a b "Moussa Saad Benzaid : Palmarès, Age et Club Kabylie". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert (in French). Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Moussa Benzaid Biography - ESPN (UK)". ESPN. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  3. ^ "Moussa Saad Benzaid - joueur de football à JS Kabylie". foot.be. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Moussa Saad Benzaid - Stats and titles won - 23/24". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Résultat Kabylie - Vita (2-1) la 4e journée de Ligue des Champions de la CAF 2022/2023 11/03". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert (in French). 11 March 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Bounacer, Benzaid, Chaabi… les 5 pistes axiales locales pour Petkovic (partie 1)". La Gazette du Fennec : Actu Football (in French). 4 April 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
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