Aymen Belaïd ( ar, أيمن بلعيد; born 2 January 1989) is a French-born

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who plays as a

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for FC Fleury 91 in the French

Championnat National 2 The Championnat National 2, commonly known as National 2 and formerly known as Championnat de France Amateur (CFA), is a football league competition. The league serves as the fourth tier of the French football league system behind Ligue 1, Ligue ...

. Belaïd is the younger brother of Tijani Belaid who had a stint at

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club

Internazionale Football Club Internazionale Milano, commonly referred to as Internazionale () or simply Inter, and colloquially known as Inter Milan in English-speaking countries, is an Italian professional football club based in Milan, Lombardy. Inter is ...

. Though born in France, the younger Belaïd is a Tunisia youth international having starred for the

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for the

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Career

Born in

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, Belaïd began his career with hometown club

Paris FC Paris Football Club (), commonly referred to as Paris FC or simply PFC, is a French professional football club based in Paris, that competes in the Ligue 2, the second tier of French football. Paris FC play their home matches at the Stade Ch ...

and trained with the team until he was 15 years old. In 2005, he signed with professional club

SM Caen Stade Malherbe Caen (; commonly known as SM Caen, SMC, or simply Caen) is a French professional football team, based in the city of Caen in Normandy, that competes in the Ligue 2. The club was founded on 17 November 1913 by the merger of ''Clu ...

and played on the club's under-16 team in the ''Championnat National 16 ans''. After two seasons at the club, in August 2007, Belaïd departed the club for

CS Louhans-Cuiseaux Louhans-Cuiseaux Football Club is a football club located in Louhans, France. History The club was founded in 1970 as ''Club Sportif Louhans Cuiseaux 71'' after the merger of ''Club Sportif Louhannais'' (founded in 1916) and ''Club de Cuiseaux' ...

and spent a year playing on the club's under-18 team. In 2008, he departed France for the

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. Belaïd spent two months with the reserve team of Banik Most. In October 2008, he joined

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, the rival of

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, where his brother plays. While at Sparta, Belaïd alternated between the club's first team and the reserve team. During his stint, he also went on trials at

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club

RKC Waalwijk RKC Waalwijk () is a Dutch professional football club based in Waalwijk, that is currently competing in the Eredivisie. Its name is derived from 'Rooms Katholieke Combinatie' ('Roman Catholic Combination' in Dutch) and was established as a merger ...

and French club

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. Belaïd's trial with the latter club was ultimately successful with the club signing him to a two-year contract in August 2010.

Rotherham United

On 8 January 2016, Belaïd signed a two and a half year contract with

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side

Rotherham United Rotherham United Football Club, nicknamed The Millers, is a professional football club based in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, which compete in the . The club's colours were initially yellow and black, but changed to red and white around 1 ...

after a period training with the club whilst international clearance was received. On 31 August 2017 his Rotherham contract was terminated by mutual consent.

Ohod Club

On 27 February 2019, Belaïd signed for Saudi Arabian club Ohod from

Levski Sofia Levski Sofia ( bg, Левски София) is a Bulgarian professional association football club based in Sofia, which competes in the First League, the top division of the Bulgarian football league system. The club was founded on 24 May 1914 b ...

on a free transfer, with a contract until the end of the 2018–19 season.

Fleury 91

Belaïd joined FC Fleury 91 on 31 January 2022, until the end of the 2021–22 season.

Career statistics

Honours

; Étoile Sportive du Sahel *

Tunisian Cup The Tunisian Cup , officially named the President's Cup, is the official competition of the Cup in Tunisian football and is considered the second most important local title after the Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1. The first cup competition was h ...

: 2011–12

References

External links

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Profile at LevskiSofia.info
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Belaid, Aymen Living people 1989 births Footballers from Paris Association football defenders French footballers Citizens of Tunisia through descent Tunisian footballers Tunisia international footballers Tunisian expatriate footballers Grenoble Foot 38 players Étoile Sportive du Sahel players PFC Lokomotiv Plovdiv players PFC Levski Sofia players Rotherham United F.C. players Ohod Club players FC Fleury 91 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 2 players English Football League players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Saudi Professional League players Expatriate footballers in the Czech Republic Expatriate footballers in France Expatriate footballers in Bulgaria Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate footballers in England Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in France Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in England Tunisian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia French sportspeople of Tunisian descent