Hicham Benkaid

{{Short description|French association football player (born 1990)}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Hicham Benkaid

| image = RC Lens - US Orléans (17-05-2019) 19.jpg

| caption = Benkaid in 2019

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1990|4|26|df=y}}

| birth_place = Strasbourg, France

| height = 1.78m

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Rouen

| clubnumber = 27

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2012–2016

| clubs1 = Colmar

| caps1 = 54

| goals1 = 8

| years2 = 2016–2017

| clubs2 = Strasbourg

| caps2 = 1

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2017–2022

| clubs3 = Orléans

| caps3 = 82

| goals3 = 15

| years4 = 2022–2023

| clubs4 = Stade Briochin

| caps4 = 20

| goals4 = 12

| years5 = 2023–

| clubs5 = Rouen

| caps5 = 51

| goals5 = 19

| nationalyears1 = 2011

| nationalteam1 = France Futsal

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| club-update = 26 May 2025

| ntupdate = 4 December 2017

}}

Hicham Benkaid (born 26 April 1990) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for {{French football updater|Rouen}} club Rouen.{{Soccerway|hicham-benkaid/166970}}

Professional career

A former futsal player, Benkaid began his career with SR Colmar, before transferring to RC Strasbourg Alsace.{{cite web|url=http://www.rcstrasbourgalsace.fr/actualites/hicham-benkaid-avec-la-reserve|title=Benkaid avec la réserve|website=www.rcstrasbourgalsace.fr|date=29 August 2016 }} He made his professional debut for RC Strasbourg Alsace in a 4–3 Ligue 2 loss to Amiens SC on 14 January 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.lfp.fr/ligue2/feuille_match/82364|title=LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2016/2017 - 20ème journée - Amiens SC / RC Strasbourg Alsace|website=www.lfp.fr}}

He signed for Ligue 2 side Orléans on 23 June 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/L-us-orleans-recrute-hicham-benkaid/812944|title=L'US Orléans recrute Hicham Benkaid|last=Rédaction|publisher=}}

On 6 December 2022, Benkaid joined Stade Briochin.{{cite web|publisher=Stade Briochin|url=https://www.facebook.com/StadeBriochin1904/posts/pfbid0MtKHFCHdrCDkQfpadzhoPsGvKTfMHzmRZNZvX7vrUQPREBYssFaC6oYyhBrNiiBRl|title=Hiucham Benkaid nouveau Griffon|date=6 December 2022|access-date=15 December 2022|language=fr}}

International career

Benkaid played for the France national futsal team in qualifiers for the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup.{{cite web|url=http://fr.uefa.com/futsalworldcup/season=2012/teams/player=250043596/profile/index.html|title=Coupe du Monde de futsal - Hicham Benkaid – UEFA.com|last=uefa.com|website=UEFA}}{{dead link|date=March 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}

Personal life

Benkaid holds both French and Moroccan nationalities.{{Cite web |title=Hicham BENKAID - |url=https://www.unfp.org/joueur/hicham-benkaid-19737/ |access-date=2024-01-07 |website=unfp.org}}