| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Naïma Bouhani Benziane | ||
| Date of birth | (1985-10-23) 23 October 1985 (age 39) | ||
| Place of birth | Oran, Algeria | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Al-Amal | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2001 | AS Intissar Oran | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2005 | AS Intissar Oran | ||
| 2005–2006 | ASE Alger Centre | ||
| 2006–2007 | ASJ Canastel | ||
| 2007–2008 | Sadaka SC | ||
| 2008–2009 | AS Intissar Oran | ||
| 2009–2011 | Afak Relizane | ||
| 2011–2012 | FC Vendenheim | ||
| 2012–2017 | Afak Relizane | ||
| 2017–2018 | FC Constantine | ||
| 2019–2023 | Afak Relizane | ||
| 2023– | Al-Amal | ||
| International career | |||
| 2002– | Algeria | 60 | (35) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 April 2024 | |||
Naïma Bouhani Benziane (Arabic: نعيمة بوهني بن زيان; born 23 October 1985), known as Naïma Bouhani, is an Algerian footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi club Al-Amal in Saudi Women's First Division League and the Algeria women's national team.
Early life
Bouhenni was born in Oran.
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. In 2023, she moved to the Saudi Women’s First Division League to play with Al-Amal to contribute to its qualification to the Saudi Women’s Premier League.
International career
Bouhenni capped for Algeria at senior level Africa Women Cup of Nations in 2004, 2006, 2010 and 2014. 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
- As of match played 4 April 2024
References
- Naïma Bouhenni at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- "D1, une troisième Algérienne à Vendenheim". footofeminin.fr. 27 September 2011.
- "Naïma Bouhenni-Benziane". fdocplayer.fr. 5 November 2015.
- "الخبرة الجزائرية تحقق الإنجاز التاريخي للأمل السعودي" [The Algerian experience achieves the historical achievement of Al-Amal Saudi.]. kooora.com (in Arabic). Riyan Al-Jidani. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
- أسطورة الكرة الجزائرية "نعيمة بوهني" تعلن إعتزال اللعب الدولي بعد 22 عام في الملاعب [Algerian football legend "Naima Bouhni" announces her retirement from international football after 22 years in the stadiums]. KoraPlus (in Arabic). 5 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
- "FIFA WWC 2007 Prel. Comp. CAF – Equatorial Guinea - Algeria". FIFA.com. Archived from the original on 25 October 2012. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
External links
- Player's profile - FAF official website
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- 1985 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Oran
- Algerian women's footballers
- Women's association football forwards
- Algeria women's international footballers
- 21st-century Algerian sportswomen
- 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
- Sadaka SC women's footballers
- Lebanese Women's Football League players
- Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Expatriate women's footballers in Saudi Arabia
- Algerian football biography stubs
- North African women's football biography stubs