Dalil Benyahia
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 April 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | IK Sirius | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–2001 | Vendelsö IK | ||
| 2001–2007 | Brommapojkarna | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2008 | Brommapojkarna | 2 | (0) |
| 2008 | Vejle | 0 | (0) |
| 2009–2011 | Brommapojkarna | 58 | (3) |
| 2012–2014 | Sirius | 31 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2007 | Sweden U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2010 | Algeria U23 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2013 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:00, 15 April 2012 (UTC) | |||
Dalil Benyahia (born 21 April 1990) is a former Algerian-Swedish footballer who last played for IK Sirius.
Career
[edit]Benyahia was born in Stockholm, Sweden.
In 2004, Benyahia was chosen as the player of the tournament at the Nike Cup in Sweden and represented the country in a week-long high performance training session at Manchester United. In 2006, he was given a one-week trial by Chelsea FC. The following year, he also received a 10-day trial with Ajax Amsterdam.
On 14 July 2008, Benyahia signed a 3-year contract with Vejle BK after impressing on trial.[1] He returned to IF Brommapojkarna in 2009, and was released in 2011.
On 2 August 2012, after some time as a free agent, Benyahia was reunited with former Brommapojkarna coach Kim Bergstrand, signing a 2 1⁄2-year contract with IK Sirius.[2]
He retired from professional football after the 2014 season.[3]
International career
[edit]On 29 September 2010, Benyahia was called up to the Algerian Under-23 national team for a friendly against Qatar.[4] On 12 October, he made his debut starting in the game, with Algeria winning 1–0.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Dalil Benyahia permanent til Vejle
- ^ "Sirius värvningsbomb: "En klasspelare" – Upsala Nya Tidning". 2 August 2012.
- ^ "Han tog Eddahri till Sirius – Upsala Nya Tidning". 6 March 2018.
- ^ EN U23 : 25 joueurs convoqués par Aït Djoudi
- ^ "EN Olympique : Algérie 1-0 Qatar". Archived from the original on 13 September 2012. Retrieved 12 October 2010.
External links
[edit]- Dalil Benyahia at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Dalil Benyahia club team profile at SvFF (in Swedish) (archived) (archive)
- Dalil Benyahia at Elite Football (archive)
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- 1990 births
- Swedish men's footballers
- Sweden men's youth international footballers
- Algerian men's footballers
- Algeria men's under-23 international footballers
- Footballers from Stockholm
- Swedish people of Algerian descent
- Vejle Boldklub players
- IF Brommapojkarna players
- Danish Superliga players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Denmark
- Living people
- Allsvenskan players
- IK Sirius Fotboll players
- Men's association football midfielders
- 21st-century Swedish sportsmen
- Algerian football midfielder stubs