Naïma Bouhenni-Benziane ( ar, نعيمة بوهني بن زيان; born 23 October 1985), known as Naïma Bouhenni, is an Algerian

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who plays as a

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for Saudi club AlAmal in

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and the Algeria women's national team.

Early life

Bouhenni was born in

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Club career

Bouhenni played for many clubs, but essentially for AS Intissar Oran and for Afak Relizane. In 2011, she went to France and played for FC Vendenheim in France. She returned to Afak Relizane until 2012.

International career

Bouhenni capped for Algeria at senior level

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and

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. On 5 September 2022, Bouhenni announced her retirement from international football. She returned playing for the national team in September 2023.

International goals

''Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first''

References

External links

Player's profile
- ''FAF official website'' 1985 births Living people Footballers from Oran Algerian women's footballers Women's association football forwards Algeria women's international footballers Algerian expatriate women's footballers Algerian expatriate sportspeople in France Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Lebanon Expatriate women's footballers in France Expatriate women's footballers in Lebanon 21st-century Algerian people Sadaka SC women's footballers Lebanese Women's Football League players Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate women's footballers in Saudi Arabia {{Algeria-women-footy-bio-stub