Hamza Bencherif

Hamza Bencherif

Bencherif in 2012
Personal information
Full nameHamza Bencherif[1]
Date of birth2 February 1988
Place of birthParis, France
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing positionMidfielder
Club information
Current team
Lincoln City
Number5
Youth career
 –Guingamp
 –Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2006–2009Nottingham Forest0(0)
2007→ Lincoln City (loan)12(1)
2009–2011Macclesfield Town60(16)
2011–2013Notts County31(2)
2013–2014Plymouth Argyle9(0)
2014JS Kabylie12(0)
2014–Lincoln City21(5)
National team
2005–2006Algeria U207(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:17, 26 December 2014 (UTC).
† Appearances (Goals).

Hamza Bencherif (born 2 February 1988) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays for Lincoln City as a midfielder. Born in Paris, he has played in the Football League for several clubs and represented Algeria at youth international level.

Club career

Bencherif started his career with Nottingham Forest, but never made a first-team appearance. He was loaned out to Lincoln City in October 2007, where he made 12 appearances in Football League Two and scored one goal against Chesterfield.[2] He was released by Forest at the end of the 2008–09 season and signed a one-year contract with Macclesfield Town.[3] He became a first-team regular in the first half of the season at Moss Rose, but a broken ankle he sustained in December ended his season.[4][5] Bencherif signed a one-year extension to his contract in May 2010,[4] and scored 11 goals in 41 league games during the 2010–11 campaign.[6]

He rejected a new contract offer from Macclesfield in June 2011 to sign a two-year deal with Notts County.[7] He made 31 league appearances for the club over two seasons and scored twice before being released when his contract expired in the summer of 2013.[6][8] Bencherif signed a short-term deal with Plymouth Argyle in September,[9] and scored on his debut the next day against Cheltenham Town.[10] He was released in January 2014, having made nine appearances for the club in all competitions,[11] and moved to JS Kabylie on an 18-month contract.[12]

On 1 August 2014, Bencherif joined Conference Premier side Lincoln City on a one-year contract.[13]

International career

Bencherif made seven appearances for the Algeria under-20 team.[14] A call-up to the senior side was talked about in 2009 due to his form at Macclesfield Town before a broken ankle ended his season.[15]

References

  1. ↑ "Professional retain list & free transfers 2012/13" (PDF). The Football League. 18 May 2013. p. 83. Retrieved 5 September 2013.
  2. ↑ "Lincoln 2–4 Chesterfield". BBC Sport. 6 November 2007. Retrieved 11 March 2010.
  3. ↑ "Bencherif signs for Macclesfield". BBC Sport. 6 July 2009. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Hamza Bencherif signs new Macclesfield contract". BBC Sport. 7 May 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  5. ↑ "Macclesfield Town expect test from young Man City side". BBC Sport. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "H. Bencherif". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  7. ↑ "Notts County sign Algerian midfielder Hamza Bencherif". BBC Sport. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  8. ↑ "Notts County: Yoann Arquin one of eight offered new contracts". BBC Sport. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  9. ↑ "Plymouth Argyle sign Jamie Reckord and Hamza Bencherif". BBC Sport. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  10. ↑ "Cheltenham bow out on penalties". Western Daily Press. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  11. ↑ Errington, Chris (8 January 2014). "Striker Nick Chadwick leaves Plymouth Argyle by mutual agreement". Plymouth Herald. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  12. ↑ Haouchine, Mohamed (6 January 2014). "Il est la troisième et dernière recrue du mercato de la JS Kabylie". Liberté Algérie (in French). Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  13. ↑ "Lincoln City sign Hamza Bencherif on one-year contract". Lincolnshire Echo. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
  14. ↑ "Hamza Bencherif troisième recrue". Dépêche de Kabylie (in French). 5 January 2014. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  15. ↑ Galea, Chris (9 November 2010). "Bencherif eyes Algeria call". Sky Sports. Retrieved 10 January 2014.

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