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Donald Benamna

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Donald Benamna
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-09-14) 14 September 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Bangui, Central African Republic
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
ASA Milan BlackHawks
–2014 Montgomery Blair Blazers
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 San Diego State Aztecs 0 (0)
2015 San Jacinto South Coyotes 13 (15)
2017 Central Arkansas Bears 15 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Ocean City Nor'easters
2018–2019 Little Rock Rangers 16 (10)
2019–2020 Stumptown Athletic 4 (2)
2022 Charlotte Eagles 7 (7)
2022 Maryland Bobcats 1 (0)
2023 Northern Colorado Hailstorm 9 (0)
International career
2019– Central African Republic 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 17, 2023

Donald Benamna (born 14 September 1996) is a Central African Republic footballer.

Personal

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Born in Bangui, Central African Republic. He moved to the United States when he was twelve years old.[1][2][3]

Career

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College & Amateur

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Benamna began playing college soccer at San Diego State University in 2014,[4] before making transfers to San Jacinto College in 2015,[5] and later to the University of Central Arkansas in 2017.[6] Benamna spent part of 2016 with USL PDL side Ocean City Nor'easters.[7]

Benamna spent both 2018 and 2019 playing with NPSL side Little Rock Rangers.[3]

Professional

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In September 2019, Benamna signed for NISA side Stumptown Athletic ahead of the league's inaugural season.[8]

In 2022, Benamna had spells with USL League Two side Charlotte Eagles[9] and NISA side Maryland Bobcats FC.[10]

On 23 February 2023, Benamna signed with USL League One side Northern Colorado Hailstorm after a successful trial.[11]

International career

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In October 2019, Benamna was called up for the first time for the Central African Republic for a friendly match against Niger.

References

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  1. ^ "Aided by GoFundMe donors, Little Rock Rangers player graduates college". katv.com. 12 May 2019.
  2. ^ "From Bangui to SD: Donald Benamna". thedailyaztec.com. 11 September 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Who's That? Meet Donald Benamna". Little Rock Rangers. 29 March 2019. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Donald Benamna - Men's Soccer". SDSU Athletics.
  5. ^ "Athletics | San Jacinto College". www.sanjac.edu.
  6. ^ "Donald Benamna - 2017 - University of Central Arkansas". ucasports.com.
  7. ^ "Ocean City Nor'easters - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - # - Donald Benamna -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  8. ^ "First Team | Stumptown Athletic". stumptownathletic.com. Archived from the original on 23 September 2019. Retrieved 29 October 2019.
  9. ^ "Charlotte Eagles | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  10. ^ "Roster | Maryland Bobcats FC". www.marylandbobcatsfc.com.
  11. ^ "Hailstorm Signs Trialist Benamna".
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