Sami Ben Amar (born 2 March 1998) is a professional

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who plays as a

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, most recently for Championnat National 2 club

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. He is a former under-17 international for Morocco.

Club career

Ben Amar made his professional debut for Nîmes in a 2–0

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loss to Gazélec Ajaccio on 23 January 2018. He signed for

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side Dundalk on the 17th August 2021. He made his debut for the club 3 days later in a 2–1 defeat to

Drogheda United Drogheda United Football Club ( ga, Cumann Peile Dhroichead Átha Aontaithe) is a semi-professional Irish association football club based in Drogheda, County Louth playing in the League of Ireland Premier Division. They play their home matches ...

in the Louth Derby at Oriel Park. His first goal for the club came on 27 August 2021 when he opened the scoring in a 5–1 win over St Mochta's in the Second Round of the

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. In August 2022, Ben Amar signed for Luxembourg National Division club

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International career

Ben Amar debuted for the Morocco national under-20 football team in a 1–1 friendly tie with the France U20s on 8 November 2017.

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Foot Occitanie Profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ben Amar, Sami 1998 births Living people Footballers from Nice Men's association football forwards Moroccan men's footballers Morocco men's youth international footballers French men's footballers French sportspeople of Moroccan descent Nîmes Olympique players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players League of Ireland players Dundalk F.C. players Expatriate men's association footballers in the Republic of Ireland US Mondorf-les-Bains players Luxembourg National Division players Lyon La Duchère players FC Bourgoin-Jallieu players