Rebekka Fjallsá Benbakoura (born 5 January 1999) is a Faroese footballer who plays as a forward for 1. deild kvinnur club HB and the Faroe Islands women's national team.
 Benbakoura with Kastoria in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rebekka Fjálsá Benbakoura | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Faroe Islands | ||
| Height | 1.59 m (5 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | HB | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2022 | HB | 84 | (42) |
| 2023 | KÍ | 20 | (21) |
| 2024 | Kastoria | 12 | (3) |
| 2024– | HB | 2 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| Faroe Islands | 20 | (0) | |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Early life
editBenbakoura was born on 5 January 1999 in the Faroe Islands to an Algerian father, who was raised in Belgium, and a Faroese mother.[1]
Career
editBenbakoura has been capped for the Faroe Islands national team, appearing for the team during the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying cycle.[2]
Personal life
editBenbakoura's father converted from Islam to Protestantism. Her parents met in 1996 in Brussels, where her father was working in a hotel and her mother was visiting the sister. The couple moved to and married in the Faroe Islands in 1998, just a year before her birth.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "Rabah fann litfagra landið". 26 August 2005.
- ^ "Women World Cup Qualifiers Europe 2017/2018 » Teams (Faroe Islands)". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 29 August 2019.
External links
edit- Rebekka Benbakoura – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Rebekka Benbakoura at WorldFootball.net
- Rebekka Benbakoura at Soccerway
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