Mohamed Benhamou
Mohamed Benhamou | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 17, 1979 Paris, France |
| Occupation(s) | Footballer (retired), Goalkeepers coach |
| Years active | 199x–201x (player), 2018–present (coach) |
| Known for | Goalkeeper, Algerian national team player |
Mohamed Benhamou (Arabic: محمد بن حمو; born December 17, 1979) is a retired Algerian professional footballer who occupied the position of goalkeeper. Currently, he holds the role of goalkeepers coach at USM Alger.
Playing career
Originally from Paris, Benhamou started his football journey at the age of seven as a left-back with Red Star Saint-Ouen. Following five seasons at Paris Saint-Germain, he transferred to AS Cannes in the French Championnat National during the summer of 2006. Throughout his playing years, he was capped seven times for the Algerian national team.
In January 2011, he signed a contract with ES Sétif.
Coaching career
Between summer 2018 and 2019, Benhamou worked as the goalkeeper coach for US Lusitanos Saint-Maur, where he also made a single playing appearance in October 2018. In July 2019, he took on the goalkeeper coaching position at Emirati club Fujairah FC. The following year, in August 2020, he was appointed to the same role at USM Alger.
Career statistics
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 2004 | 7 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 | |
Honours
Sétif