Ismaël Benahmed (born 20 February 1989) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club .

Career

Transferring to

Tanjong Pagar United Tanjong Pagar United Football Club is a professional association football, football club based in Queenstown, Singapore, Queenstown, Singapore. The club currently competes in the Singapore Premier League, the top tier of Singapore football leag ...

of the Singapore S.League for the 2013 season, Benahmed partnered up with Moroccan

Monsef Zerka Monsef Zerka (, born 30 August 1981) is a former professional footballer. He originally played as a striker, but throughout his career he has also played as a fullback and as a midfielder. Born in France, he represented Morocco at international ...

up front, earning an emolument higher than what he was used to in France. However, in the end, he longed to see his family and cancelled the option of a contract extension, eventually leaving the club. Authoring a hat-trick in a 4–0 victory over Garena Young Lions, he claimed the level of play in Singapore was between the French fourth and

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divisions. Upon returning to France, the attacker had the opportunity to sign for a Romanian team,

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, but the deal never happened. He has also played for

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Aubervilliers Aubervilliers () is a communes of France, commune in the Seine-Saint-Denis departments of France, department, Île-de-France regions of France, region, northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. Geography Localisation Aubervilliers is one of th ...

Épinal Épinal (; ; ) is a Communes of France, commune in northeastern France and the prefecture of the Vosges (department), Vosges Departments of France, department. Geography The commune has a land area of . It is situated on the river Moselle, so ...

, Stade Plabennécois, SK Pepingen-Halle, La Roche, JSC Bellevue Nantes,

Les Sables-d'Olonne Les Sables-d'Olonne (; French meaning: "The Sands of Olonne"; Poitevin: ''Lés Sablles d'Oloune'') is a seaside resort and port on the Atlantic coast of western France. A subprefecture of the department of Vendée, Pays de la Loi ...

, and .

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