Mehdi Beneddine (; born 26 February 1996) is a French professional

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who plays as a defender for club

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Club career

Monaco

Beneddine made his debut for the Monaco B team aged 17 in a match against

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on 24 May 2014, coming on for Morgan Kamin in the 83rd minute. He went on to make 49 appearances for the Monaco reserve team.

Loan to Cercle Brugge

On 1 January 2017, Beneddine joined Belgian side

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on a six-month loan until 30 June 2017. Over one month later on 26 February, he made his debut in a 3–1 away win against

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, playing the full 90 minutes.

Quevilly-Rouen

On 27 June 2018, Beneddine signed a contract with Quevilly-Rouen.

USM Alger

In 2020, Beneddine signed a contract with Algerian club

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Loan to Châteauroux

On 30 December 2021, Beneddine joined

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on a six-month loan until 30 June 2022.

Personal life

Mehdi Beneddine was born in

in the

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. He holds both

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and Algerian nationalities.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Beneddine, Mehdi Living people 1996 births Footballers from Nîmes Men's association football defenders French men's footballers Algerian men's footballers French sportspeople of Algerian descent French expatriate sportspeople in Monaco AS Monaco FC players Cercle Brugge K.S.V. players US Quevilly-Rouen Métropole players USM Alger players LB Châteauroux players Nîmes Olympique players Championnat National 2 players Challenger Pro League players Championnat National players Championnat National 3 players Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium 21st-century French sportsmen