Saïd Benrahma
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mohamed Saïd Benrahma[1] | ||
Date of birth | 10 August 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Aïn Témouchent, Algeria | ||
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) |
attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Lyon (on loan from West Ham United) | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
2004–2006 | NRB Bethioua | ||
2010–2011 | Balma | ||
2011–2013 | Colomiers | ||
2013 | Nice | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2016 | Nice II | 37 | (11) |
2013–2018 | Nice | 17 | (3) |
2016 | → Angers (loan) | 12 | (1) |
2016 | → Angers II (loan) | 3 | (1) |
2017 | → Gazélec Ajaccio (loan) | 15 | (3) |
2017–2018 | → Châteauroux (loan) | 31 | (9) |
2018–2021 | Brentford | 83 | (27) |
2020–2021 | → West Ham United (loan) | 32 | (8) |
2021– | West Ham United | 80 | (14) |
2024– | → Lyon (loan) | 9 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2015– | Algeria | 26 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:23, 21 April 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:22, 26 March 2024 (UTC) |
Mohamed Saïd Benrahma (
Benrahma began his professional career with Nice, later spending time on loan with Angers, Gazélec Ajaccio and Châteauroux during his early career. He came to prominence in the EFL Championship after a move to Brentford in 2018, scoring 27 goals in 83 appearances for the West London outfit before moving to the Premier League with West Ham on a permanent basis following a loan spell in 2021.
Club career
Nice
A
Ankle injuries and the arrival of manager Lucien Favre led to Benrahma spending a large portion of his latter career with the club away on loan, at Ligue 1 club Angers and Ligue 2 clubs Gazélec Ajaccio and Châteauroux.[5] Benrahma departed the Stade de Nice in July 2018,[10] having made 18 appearances and scored three goals during his time with the club.[7]
Brentford
On 6 July 2018, Benrahma moved to
Benrahma missed Brentford's entire
After a second consecutive pre-season of transfer speculation,
West Ham United
On 16 October 2020, Benrahma joined Premier League club West Ham United on an initial season-long loan deal, with an agreement to make the transfer permanent.[34] On 31 October, he came off the bench and made his debut in a 2–1 loss against Liverpool in a league fixture.[35] He was named in the starting 11 for the first time in a 2–1 win over Leeds United on 11 December.[36][37]
On 29 January 2021, the loan deal was terminated early as West Ham signed Benrahma on a permanent contract in order to free up a domestic loan space for the incoming Jesse Lingard.[38] The club agreed to pay £25 million plus £5 million in add-ons. The transfer fee made Benrahma West Ham’s third most expensive player behind Sébastien Haller and Felipe Anderson.[39][40] On 15 May 2021, Benrahma scored his first goal for West Ham in a 1–1 away league draw against Brighton & Hove Albion.[41]
On 6 November 2022, he scored a goal in a 2–1 defeat against Crystal Palace which was measured as the most powerful Premier League goal of the season, with an average speed of 107.17 kilometres per hour (66.59 mph).[42] On 7 June 2023, during the 2023 UEFA Europa Conference League final, Benrahma scored West Ham’s opening goal, a penalty, in the 62nd minute, against Fiorentina. West Ham won their first trophy in 43 years with a 2–1 victory.[43]
On 1 February 2024, West Ham agreed terms to transfer Benrahma to Ligue 1 club, Lyon. The move initially fell through just before the closing of the transfer window as West Ham failed to transfer the necessary papers to the Premier League leading to Lyon accusing West Ham of "demonstrating a profound lack of respect on the part of West Ham towards the institution and the player."[44] However, after an appeal from Lyon that FIFA accepted, the deal went through and was officially announced the next day.[45]
Lyon
On 2 February 2024, Benrahma joined Lyon on loan until the end of the season. The club paid £5.1 million for the loan, with a purchase option of £12.3 million and a 10% interest in the capital gain in the event of a potential future transfer.[46]
International career
In September 2015, Benrahma was called up to the
Benrahma scored his first international goal in a 4–0 away win against Djibouti on 12 November 2021 in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.[50] He was named in Algeria’s squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.[51]
Personal life
Benrahma was born in Aïn Témouchent and grew up in Sidi Bel Abbès.[5] He moved to Toulouse, France with his parents at the age of 11 and holds French nationality.[5] Benrahma's father died in January 2020 and he publicly dedicated each of his subsequent five goals to him.[52][53]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 21 April 2024
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Nice II | 2013–14[7] | CFA Group C
|
12 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | ||||
2014–15[7] | CFA Group C | 13 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 5 | |||||
2015–16[7] | CFA Group C | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
2016–17[7] | CFA Group D | 10 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 3 | |||||
Total | 37 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 11 | ||
Nice | 2013–14[6] | Ligue 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |
2014–15[8] | Ligue 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 1 | |||
2015–16[9] | Ligue 1 | 9 | 2 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 2 | ||||
Total | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 3 | ||
Angers (loan) | 2015–16[7] | Ligue 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
Angers II (loan) | 2015–16[7] | CFA Group B | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
Gazélec Ajaccio (loan) | 2016–17[7] | Ligue 2 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 3 | |||
Châteauroux (loan) | 2017–18[7] | Ligue 2 | 31 | 9 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 34 | 12 | |||
Brentford | 2018–19[12] | Championship | 38 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 45 | 11 | ||
2019–20[23] | Championship | 43 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 46 | 17 | ||
2020–21[31] | Championship | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 | 2 | ||||
Total | 83 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 94 | 30 | ||
West Ham United (loan) | 2020–21[d][31] | Premier League | 30 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 33 | 1 | |||
West Ham United | 2021–22[54] | Premier League | 32 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12[e] | 3 | — | 48 | 11 | |
2022–23[55] | Premier League | 35 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 13[f] | 4 | — | 52 | 12 | ||
2023–24[56] | Premier League | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5[g] | 0 | — | 22 | 0 | ||
Total | 110 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 155 | 24 | ||
Lyon (loan) | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
Career total | 317 | 71 | 19 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 30 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 379 | 86 |
- ^ Includes Coupe de France, FA Cup
- ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue, EFL Cup
- ^ Appearances in Championship play-offs
- ^ Part of this season was spent on loan from Brentford
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 26 March 2024[48]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Algeria | 2015 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | 2 | 0 | |
2020 | 3 | 0 | |
2021 | 8 | 1 | |
2022 | 5 | 0 | |
2023 | 6 | 0 | |
2024 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 26 | 1 |
- Scores and results list Algeria'a goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Benrahma goal.[48]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 12 November 2021 | Cairo International Stadium, Cairo, Egypt | Djibouti | 2–0 | 4–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
West Ham United
Individual
- PFA Fans' Player of the Month: January 2020[25]
- EFL Championship Player of the Month: July 2020[26]
- Brentford Supporters' Player of the Year: 2019–20[21]
- Championship PFA Team of the Year: 2019–20[22]
- Premier League Most Powerful Goal of the Season: 2022–23[58]
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External links
- Saïd Benrahma at West Ham United F.C. (archive)
- Saïd Benrahma at National-Football-Teams.com
- Saïd Benrahma at Soccerbase
- Saïd Benrahma at Soccerway
- Saïd Benrahma at WorldFootball.net
- Saïd Benrahma – UEFA competition record (archive)