Mokhtar Benmoussa (born 11 August 1986) is an Algerian former professional

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. He played primarily as a

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but was also used as a

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and a

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. Benmoussa is a former Algeria youth international and represented Algeria at the U17 and U23 levels. He also earned eight caps for the Algeria national team.

Club career

Born in

Tlemcen Tlemcen (; ) is the second-largest city in northwestern Algeria after Oran and is the capital of Tlemcen Province. The city has developed leather, carpet, and textile industries, which it exports through the port of Rachgoun. It had a population of ...

, Benmoussa began his career with his hometown club of

WA Tlemcen Widad Athletic Tlemcen (), known as WA Tlemcen or WAT for short, is an Algerian professional football club based in Tlemcen. The club was founded in 1962 and its colours are blue and white. Their home stadium, Colonel Lotfi Stadium, has a capaci ...

. On 10 June 2010, Benmoussa signed a one-year contract with

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International career

On 8 April 2012, Benmoussa was called up by Algeria national team coach

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for a four-day training camp for domestic players. On 12 May 2012, Benmoussa was called up for the first time to the Algeria national team for the

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qualifiers against

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and

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, and the return leg of the

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qualifier against

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Honours

ES Sétif *

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: 2011–12 *

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USM Alger * Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1: 2013–14, 2015–16, 2018–19 * Algerian Cup:

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Benmoussa, Mokhtar 1986 births Algerian men's footballers Living people Paradou AC players WA Tlemcen players ES Sétif players Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Algeria men's A' international footballers Algeria men's under-23 international footballers Algeria men's youth international footballers Sportspeople from Tlemcen Algeria men's international footballers USM Alger players Men's association football fullbacks Men's association football wingers 21st-century Algerian sportsmen