Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 23 July 1912 | ||
Place of birth | Chlef, French Algeria | ||
Date of death | 6 November 1980 | (aged 68)||
Place of death | Algiers, Algeria | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
Sète | |||
1936–1937 | Boulogne | ||
1937–1938 | Rennes | ||
1938–1939 | RC Roubaix | ||
International career | |||
1936 | France | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Ali Benouna (23 July 1912 – 6 November 1980) was a former French professional footballer.
Benouna was the first Algerian and North African to play in France, playing for FC Sète and Stade Rennais in the 1930s. [1] [2] [3]
He was also the first Algerian and North African to play for the France National Team, making his debut on 9 February 1936, in a 3–0 friendly loss against Czechoslovakia. [4]
Benouna would make his second and last appearance on 8 March 1936, in a 3–0 friendly win against Belgium. [5]