Amir Selmane Ramy Bensebaïni ( ar, أمير رامي بن سبعيني; born 16 April 1995) is an Algerian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Borussia Mönchengladbach Borussia Verein für Leibesübungen 1900 e. V. Mönchengladbach, commonly known as Borussia Mönchengladbach (), Mönchengladbach () or Gladbach (; abbreviated as Borussia MG, BMG), is a professional Association football, football club based in ...

and the Algeria national team.

Club career

Paradou AC

Born in Constantine, Bensebaïni began his career at

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, joining the youth team in 2008 and making his senior debut in 2013. In the summer of 2013, Bensebaïni went on trial with

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and was later handed a two-week trial by

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side

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, during which he played in two friendlies with the under-21 team against Luton Town and Colchester. In June 2014, Bensebaïni was loaned out by Paradou for one season to

Belgian Pro League The Belgian Pro League,(officially the Jupiler Pro League due to sponsorship reasons with Jupiler), is the top league competition for association football clubs in Belgium. Contested by 18 clubs since the 2020–21 season and reduced to 16 team ...

club

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. He made his full debut on 3 August in a league match against

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, coming as a 94th-minute substitute for Wanderson. Bensebaïni made 23 league appearances During the course of the season, scoring 1 goal, but could not help Lierse avoid relegation. In June 2015, Bensebaïni was loaned out again by Paradou, this time to French club Montpellier for the 2015–16 Ligue 1 season.

Rennes

On 5 July 2016, he signed a four-year contract with

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Borussia Mönchengladbach

On 14 August 2019, Bensebaïni signed a four-year deal to join

for 8 million euros to become the most expensive Algerian defender. He made his debut for the team in the

as a starter during a win against

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. On 10 November he scored his first goal with his new club against

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. In the same game he was sent off with a red card. He scored twice in a 2–1 win against defending Bundesliga champions Bayern München on 7 December 2019.

International career

On 19 July 2015, Bensebaïni made his debut for

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in a

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qualifying match against Sierra Leone. In November 2015, Bensebaïni was called up to the Algeria national team for the first time for a pair of

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qualifiers against Tanzania.

Career statistics

Club

International

:''Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first.''

Honours

Club

Rennes *

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: 2018–19

International

Algeria *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Bensebaini, Ramy Living people 1995 births Footballers from Constantine, Algeria Algerian expatriate footballers Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Algerian expatriate sportspeople in France Association football central defenders Association football midfielders Algerian footballers Expatriate footballers in Belgium Expatriate footballers in France Lierse S.K. players Paradou AC players Montpellier HSC players Stade Rennais F.C. players Borussia Mönchengladbach players Ligue 1 players Belgian Pro League players Algeria under-23 international footballers Algeria international footballers 2017 Africa Cup of Nations players 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players 21st-century Algerian people