Ramy Bensebaini

Amir Selmane Ramy Bensebaïni (Arabic: أمير سلمان رامي بنسبعيني; born 16 April 1995) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a left-back or centre-back for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Algeria national team.

Ramy Bensebaïni
Bensebaïni playing for Borussia Dortmund in 2023
Personal information
Full name Amir Selmane Ramy Bensebaïni[1]
Date of birth (1995-04-16) 16 April 1995
Place of birth Constantine, Algeria
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Left-back, centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Borussia Dortmund
Number 5
Youth career
2008–2013 Paradou AC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Paradou AC 32 (3)
2014–2015 → Lierse (loan) 23 (1)
2015–2016 → Montpellier (loan) 22 (2)
2016–2019 Rennes 79 (1)
2019–2023 Borussia Mönchengladbach 95 (19)
2023– Borussia Dortmund 17 (0)
International career‡
2015 Algeria U23 3 (0)
2017– Algeria 62 (6)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Algeria
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner2019 Egypt
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:33, 17 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 March 2024 (UTC)

Club career

Paradou AC

Born in Constantine, Bensebaïni began his career at Paradou AC, joining the youth team in 2008 and making his senior debut in 2013.[3] In the summer of 2013, Bensebaïni went on trial with Porto and was later handed a two-week trial by English Premier League side Arsenal, during which he played in two friendlies with the under-21 team against Luton Town and Colchester.[4]

In June 2014, Bensebaïni was loaned out by Paradou for one season to Belgian Pro League club Lierse.[5] He made his full debut on 3 August in a league match against Club Brugge, coming on as a 94th-minute substitute for Wanderson.[6] 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.[7]

Rennes

On 5 July 2016, he signed a four-year contract with Rennes.[8]

Borussia Mönchengladbach

On 14 August 2019, Bensebaïni signed a four-year deal to join Borussia Mönchengladbach for 8 million euros.[9]

He made his debut for the team in the Bundesliga as a starter during a win against 1. FC Köln.[10] On 10 November, he scored his first goal with his new club against Werder Bremen. In the same game, however, he was sent off.[11] On 7 December 2019, he scored a brace in a 2–1 win against defending Bundesliga champions Bayern München.[12]

In April 2023, Gladbach's sporting director Roland Virkus confirmed that Bensebaïni would depart the club at the end of the 2022–23 campaign, having chosen not to renew his contract.[13][14]

Borussia Dortmund

On 5 June 2023, Bensebaïni signed a four-year contract to join Borussia Dortmund on a free transfer.[15] On 12 August 2023, he made his official debut for the club in a 6-1 away win against Schott Mainz in the DFB Pokal.[16]

International career

On 19 July 2015, Bensebaïni made his debut for Algeria national under-23 football team in a 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations 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 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Tanzania.[17]

In December 2023, he was named in Algeria's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[18]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 17 March 2024[19][20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[lower-alpha 1] League cup[lower-alpha 2] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lierse (loan) 2014–15 Belgian Pro League 23161——292
Montpellier (loan) 2015–16 Ligue 1 2222010—252
Rennes 2016–17 Ligue 1 2500010—260
2017–18 2901030—330
2018–19 25141109[lower-alpha 3]1393
Total 791515091983
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2019–20 Bundesliga 19510—6[lower-alpha 3]0265
2020–21 25431—5[lower-alpha 4]2337
2021–22 23412——246
2022–23 28621——307
Total 951974—11211325
Borussia Dortmund 2023–24 Bundesliga 17030—5[lower-alpha 4]0250
Career total 236212367024329031
  1. Includes Belgian Cup, Coupe de France and DFB-Pokal
  2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue
  3. Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. Appearances in UEFA Champions League

International
As of match played 22 March 2024[20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Algeria 201780
201882
2019141
202041
202171
2022101
202370
202440
Total626
Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first.[20]
List of international goals scored by Ramy Bensebaini
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.1 June 2018Stade du 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria Cape Verde1–02–3Friendly
2.12 October 2018Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria Benin1–02–02019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3.14 November 2019 Zambia1–05–02021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
4.9 October 2020Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria Nigeria1–01–0Friendly
5.2 September 2021Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria Djibouti3–08–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.8 June 2022National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania Tanzania1–02–02023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Club

Rennes

International

Algeria

References
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  4. Walid Z. (16 August 2013). "Ramy Bensebaini trains with Arsenal's first team ahead of season opener". DZfoot. Archived from the original on 26 February 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
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  6. "Club Brugge vs. Lierse - 3 August 2014". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
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  8. M-A D (5 July 2016). "Bensebaini pour 4 ans au Stade rennais" (in French). DZFoot. Retrieved 5 July 2016.
  9. "Borussia holt Ramy Bensebaini von Stade Rennes" (in German). 14 August 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  10. "Allemagne : Belle prestation de Bensebaini pour sa première". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  11. "Bensebaïni : Premier but et ...expulsion avec M'gladbach". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
  12. "Gladbach Stun Bayern 2-1 With Last-Gasp Penalty". nytimes.com. 7 December 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  13. "Virkus: "Für eine neue Struktur braucht es einen stabilen Rahmen"". Borussia Mönchengladbach (in German). 13 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  14. "Borussia bestätigt: Auch Thuram und Bensebaini sind im Sommer weg". kicker (in German). 13 April 2023. Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  15. "BVB sign Ramy Bensebaini". Borussia Dortmund. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  16. "Borussia Dortmund progress in DFB Cup". bundesliga.com. 10 August 2023. Retrieved 24 August 2023.
  17. M-A-D (6 November 2015). "TANZANIE-ALGERIE : Les 25 sélectionnés" (in French). DZfoot. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
  18. "CAN 2024 : L'Algérie Dévoile sa Liste Officielle – Qui Sont les Fennecs Prêts à Conquérir l'Afrique ?" (in French). Algérie-Focus. 30 December 2023. Retrieved 12 January 2024.
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  20. "Ramy Bensebaini". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  21. "Algeria hold on against Senegal to win Afcon". BBC Sport. 19 July 2019.
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