Ayman Benarous
{{Short description|English footballer (born 2003)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ayman Benarous
| image =
| fullname = Ayman Omar Benarous{{cite web |url=https://www.efl.com/siteassets/image/202021/efl-professional-retain-list---2019-20.pdf |title=EFL Professional retain list 2019-20|publisher=EFL.com|access-date=11 August 2021}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2003|7|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bristol, England
| height = 1.81m
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub = Bristol City
| clubnumber = 18
| youthyears1 = 2009–2021
| youthclubs1 = Bristol City
| years1 = 2021–
| clubs1 = Bristol City
| caps1 = 11
| goals1 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2020
| nationalteam1 = England U17
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| club-update = 13:42, 18 August 2023 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 21:28, 30 October 2021 (UTC)
}}
Ayman Omar Benarous (born 27 July 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for {{English football updater|BristolC}} club Bristol City.
Club career
A youth product of Bristol City since the age of 6, Benarous signed his first professional contract with the club on 8 February 2021.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/benarous-signs-city-pro-deal/|title=Benarous signs City pro deal|website=Bristol City}} He made his professional debut in a 2–1 win in the EFL Championship against Barnsley on the 30th October 2021, coming on for Tyreeq Bakinson in the 67th minute{{Cite web |title=Bristol City 2-1 Barnsley: Robins finally end barren run at Ashton Gate |url=https://uk-sport-web.prod.oceanusorigin.com/football/news/11688/12453383/bristol-city-2-1-barnsley-robins-finally-end-barren-run-at-ashton-gate |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=Sky Sports |language=en}} after scoring a hat trick in a U23s game against Watford a few weeks earlier.{{Citation |title=Ayman Benarous HAT-TRICK! 🔥 Watford Under-23s 2-4 Bristol City Under-23s |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzFcMEw8tds |language=en |access-date=2022-05-07}} This was Bristol City's first home win in 9 months. He made his full debut in a 1–1 draw at home to Blackburn.{{Cite web |last=Coley |first=Tom |date=2021-11-22 |title=Every touch made by Ayman Benarous on his full Bristol City debut |url=https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/ayman-benarous-bristol-city-debut-6241799 |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=BristolLive |language=en}} He played his first FA cup game in a 1-0 Extra Time loss to Fulham, leaving the field after 77 minutes to be replaced by Kasey Palmer.{{Cite web |last=Coley |first=Tom |date=2022-01-09 |title=Bristol City vs Fulham live: FA Cup updates from Ashton Gate |url=https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/bristol-city-vs-fulham-live-6461036 |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=BristolLive |language=en}} On February 1, 2022, after a run of successful games in the team, Benerous signed a new 3-year contract with Bristol City, keeping him at the club until 2025.{{Cite web |title=📣 Benarous pens new City deal |url=https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/benarous-pens-new-city-deal/ |access-date=2022-05-07 |website=Bristol City |language=en}}
International career
Benarous was born in England to an Algerian father, who owned the popular takeaway Quigleys in central Bristol{{Citation |title=Ayman Benarous answers questions from the internet! 💻 #AskMeAnything |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P5fVD80Q7o4 |access-date=2024-01-12 |language=en}} and an English mother.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dzairworld.com/2021/02/09/football-ayman-benarous-signe-a-17-ans-son-premier-contrat-professionnel-avec-bristol-city-championship/|title=Football: Ayman Benarous signe à 17 ans son premier contrat professionnel avec Bristol City (Championship).|first=Nassser|last=Mabrouk|date=February 9, 2021}} He is a youth international for England, having represented the England U17s.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bristolpost.co.uk/sport/football/transfer-news/exclusive-bristol-city-tie-down-4973242|title=Bristol City tie down bright young talent Ayman Benarous on new deal|first=Gregor|last=MacGregor|date=February 5, 2021|website=BristolLive}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 6 May 2022}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" | ||||||||||
| + Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
!rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|FA Cup !colspan="2"|EFL Cup !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="4"|Bristol City
|2021–22{{Soccerbase season|id=145788|season=2021|access-date=30 December 2024}} |11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23{{Soccerbase season|id=145788|season=2022|access-date=30 December 2024}}
|Championship |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24{{Soccerbase season|id=145788|season=2023|access-date=30 December 2024}}
|Championship |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25{{Soccerbase season|id=145788|season=2024|access-date=30 December 2024}}
|Championship |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan=2|— | 0 | 0 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
Honours
= Individual =
- Bristol-born Player of the Year : 2021- 2022 {{Cite web |title=🏆 Weimann scoops four awards |url=https://www.bcfc.co.uk/news/weimann-scoops-four-awards/ |access-date=2022-04-29 |website=Bristol City |language=en}}
References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|ayman-benarous/591490}}
{{Bristol City F.C. squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Benarous, Ayman}}
Category:Footballers from Bristol
Category:English men's footballers
Category:England men's youth international footballers
Category:English people of Algerian descent
Category:Sportspeople of Algerian descent
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Bristol City F.C. players