Mohamed Benhamou (

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محمد بن حمو; born December 17, 1979) is an Algerian former professional

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who played as a

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. He is the goalkeepers coach at

USM Alger Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger ( ar, الإتحاد الرياضي لمدينة الجزائر); known as USM Alger or simply USMA for short, is a football club based in the inner suburbs of Algiers. The club was founded in 1937 and its co ...

Playing career

Born in

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, Benhamou began his career as a

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at age 7 with

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. Benhamou joined after one season with

AS Cannes Association Sportive de Cannes Football (; commonly referred to as AS Cannes or simply Cannes) is a French association football club based in Cannes. The club was formed 1902 as a sports club and currently plays in the Championnat National 3, ...

in the French

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(third division). Prior to signing with Cannes in the summer of 2006, he spent five seasons with

Paris Saint-Germain Paris Saint-Germain Football Club (), commonly referred to as Paris Saint-Germain, Paris, Paris SG or simply PSG is a professional football club based in Paris, France. They compete in Ligue 1, the top division of French football. As Fr ...

. He has seven caps for the Algerian national team. In January 2011, Benhamou signed a contract with

ES Sétif Entente Sportive Sétifienne ( ar, الوفاق الرياضي السطايفي), known as Entente de Sétif, commonly referred to as ES Sétif or ESS for short, is an Algerian professional football club based in Sétif. The club was founded in ...

Coaching career

From the summer 2018 to the summer 2019, Benhamou worked as a goalkeeper coach for the US Lusitanos, where he also was available as a player. He made one appearance for the club in October 2018. In July 2019, he was hired by Emirati club

Fujairah FC Fujairah Football Club ( ar, نادي الفجيرة) is an Emirati professional football club in Fujairah. Founded in 1968, the club competes in the UAE Pro-League. Current squad ''As of UAE First Division League:'' Out on loan Manageri ...

as a goalkeeper coach.LUSITANOS : MOHAMED BENHAMOU S’ENVOLE POUR LES EMIRATS ARABES UNIS
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as a goalkeeper coach.

Career statistics

Honours

Sétif *

Algerian Cup The Algerian Cup ( ar, كأس الجزائر) also known the Republic Cup ( ar, كأس الجمهورية), is a football competition in Algeria, pitting regional teams against each other. It was established in October 1962, three months after in ...

: 2011–12 *

Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 The Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 ( ar, الرابطة الجزائرية المحترفة الأولى لكرة القدم); known as Championnat National de Première Division or Ligue 1 for short, and formerly known as the Championnat Natio ...

: 2011–12

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* * * * * 1979 births Living people Algerian men's footballers Algeria men's international footballers French sportspeople of Algerian descent AS Cannes players Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players Red Star F.C. players MC Alger players MC Oran players ES Sétif players USM Annaba players ES Viry-Châtillon players US Lusitanos Saint-Maur players Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Championnat National 2 players Footballers from Paris 2004 African Cup of Nations players Men's association football goalkeepers {{Algeria-footy-bio-stub