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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 18 December 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Dresden, East Germany | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
1992–1996 | MSV Normannia 08 | ||
1996–2006 | 1. FC Lübars | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2000–2001 | Berlin AK 07 | 30 | (4) |
2001–2004 | Reinickendorfer Füchse | 92 | (34) |
2004–2005 | SV Babelsberg 03 | 33 | (18) |
2005–2011 | Union Berlin | 190 | (62) |
2011–2012 | FSV Frankfurt | 21 | (3) |
2012–2014 | Karlsruher SC | 13 | (0) |
2014 | MC El Eulma | 6 | (0) |
2014–2016 | Berliner AK 07 | 41 | (19) |
2016–2017 | FC Viktoria 1889 | 54 | (26) |
2018–2019 | Tennis Borussia Berlin | 39 | (19) |
International career | |||
2010–2011 | Algeria | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Karim Benyamina ( Arabic: كريم بن يمينة; born 18 December 1981) is a former professional footballer who played as a forward. Born in East Germany, he represented the Algeria national team twice internationally.
On 26 September 2009, Benyamina scored a goal in a league game against Rot Weiss Ahlen becoming the top scorer in the history of Union Berlin with 78 goals in 161 matches in all competitions. [1]
On 7 April 2011, Benyamina announced that he would be leaving Union Berlin at the end of the season, after being at the club for six years. [2] He is the all-time top scorer in the club's history with 87 goals in all competitions, with his number 22 jersey retired until someone breaks his goal scoring record. [3]
On 27 May 2011, Benyamina signed a two-year contract with FSV Frankfurt. [4]
On 30 October 2010, Benyamina was called up to the Algeria national team by head coach Abdelhak Benchikha for a friendly against Luxembourg. [5] On 17 November 2010, he made his debut for Algeria as a starter against Luxembourg before being subbed off in the 80th minute. [6] In doing so, he became the first German-born player to play for Algeria.
Karim's younger brother Soufian is also a professional footballer, currently playing for Greifswalder FC.[ citation needed]
Club | Season | League | DFB-Pokal | Total | ||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Reinickendorfer Füchse | 2003–04 | 1 | 0 | |||||
SV Babelsberg 03 | 2004–05 | NOFV-Oberliga Nord | 16 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 12 |
Union Berlin | 2005–06 | NOFV-Oberliga Nord | 24 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 10 |
2006–07 | Regionalliga Nord | 35 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 11 | |
2007–08 | 35 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 36 | 7 | ||
2008–09 | 3. Liga | 32 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 16 | |
2009–10 | 2. Bundesliga | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 29 | 6 | |
2010–11 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 7 | ||
Total | 184 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 187 | 57 | ||
FSV Frankfurt | 2011–12 | 2. Bundesliga | 21 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 5 |
Karlsruher SC | 2012–13 | 3. Liga | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
2013–14 | 2. Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | ||
MC El Eulma | 2013–14 [8] | Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
Berliner AK 07 | 2014–15 | Regionalliga Nordost | 23 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 11 |
2015–16 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 8 | ||
Total | 41 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 19 | ||
Viktoria Berlin | 2015–16 | Regionalliga Nordost | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
2016–17 | 32 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 12 | ||
2017–18 | 18 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 9 | ||
Total | 54 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 25 | ||
Tennis Borussia Berlin | 2017–18 | NOFV-Oberliga Nord | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 7 |
2018–19 | 24 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 12 | ||
Total | 39 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 19 | ||
Career total | 374 | 135 | 6 | 2 | 380 | 137 |