Samy Benchamma (born 25 June 2000) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for club

Sochaux Sochaux () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography Sochaux lies east of Montbéliard, and southeast of Paris. Population Inhabitants are known as ''Sochaliens''. Economy ...

Career

Samy Benchamma first classed at the US Payrin Rigautou Club, then at FC Pays Mazamétain before joining Castres Football, where he was spotted by the recruits of

Montpellier Montpellier (; ) is a city in southern France near the Mediterranean Sea. One of the largest urban centres in the region of Occitania (administrative region), Occitania, Montpellier is the prefecture of the Departments of France, department of ...

. Coming from the

academy, Benchama signed his first contrat with the club in May 2020. He made his professional debut for Montpellier in a 2–1

Ligue 1 Ligue 1 (; ), officially known as Ligue 1 McDonald's France, McDonald's for sponsorship reasons, is a professional association football league in France and the highest level of the French football league system. Administered by the Ligue de ...

loss to

Rennes Rennes (; ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in Northwestern France at the confluence of the rivers Ille and Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the Brittany (administrative region), Brittany Regions of F ...

on 29 August 2020. On 18 June 2021 it was announced that Benchama had signed for

Niort Niort (; Poitevin: ''Niàu''; ; ) is a commune in the Deux-Sèvres department, western France. It is the prefecture of Deux-Sèvres. The population of Niort is 58,707 (2017) and more than 177,000 people live in the urban area. Geography T ...

. On 20 June 2024, he signed for

on a two-year contract with an option for a third year.

Personal life

Born in France, Benchama is of Algerian descent.

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* 2000 births Living people Sportspeople from Castres French men's footballers French sportspeople of Algerian descent Men's association football midfielders Montpellier HSC players Chamois Niortais FC players FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National players Footballers from Tarn (department) 21st-century French sportsmen {{France-footy-midfielder-2000s-stub