Ramy Bensebaini
{{short description|Algerian footballer (born 1995)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2019}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ramy Bensebaini
| image = 2023-08-12 TSV Schott Mainz gegen Borussia Dortmund (DFB-Pokal 2023-24) by Sandro Halank–134.jpg
| caption = Bensebaini playing for Borussia Dortmund in 2023
| full_name = Amir Selmane Rami Bensebaini{{cite web |url=https://fdp.fifa.org/assetspublic/ce233/pdf/SquadLists-English.pdf |title=Squad List: FIFA Club World Cup 2025: Borussia Dortmund (GER) |publisher=FIFA |page=6 |date=14 June 2025 |access-date=15 June 2025}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|4|16|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Constantine, Algeria
| position = Left-back, centre-back
| currentclub = Borussia Dortmund
| clubnumber = 5
| youthyears1 = 2008–2013
| youthclubs1 = Paradou AC
| years1 = 2013–2016
| clubs1 = Paradou AC
| caps1 = 32
| goals1 = 3
| years2 = 2014–2015
| clubs2 = → Lierse (loan)
| caps2 = 23
| goals2 = 1
| years3 = 2015–2016
| clubs3 = → Montpellier (loan)
| caps3 = 22
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2016–2019
| clubs4 = Rennes
| caps4 = 79
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2019–2023
| clubs5 = Borussia Mönchengladbach
| caps5 = 95
| goals5 = 19
| years6 = 2023–
| clubs6 = Borussia Dortmund
| caps6 = 48
| goals6 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2015
| nationalteam1 = Algeria U23
| nationalcaps1 = 3
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2015–
| nationalteam2 = Algeria
| nationalcaps2 = 72
| nationalgoals2 = 7
| club-update = 17 May 2025 (UTC)
| nationalteam-update = 10 June 2025 (UTC)
| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's football}}
{{MedalCountry|{{fb|ALG}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Africa Cup of Nations}}
{{Medal|W|2019|}}
}}
Amir Selmane Rami Bensebaini ({{langx|ar|أمير سلمان رامي بن سبعيني}}; born 16 April 1995) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a left-back or centre-back for Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund and the Algeria national team.
Club career
= Paradou AC =
Born in Constantine, Bensebaini began his career at Paradou AC, joining the youth team in 2008 and making his senior debut in 2013.{{cite web|url=http://en.dzfoot.com/2013/08/paradou-ac-youngster-ramy-bensebaini-on-trial-with-arsenal/|author=Walid Z.|title=Paradou AC youngster Ramy Bensebaïni on trial with Arsenal|publisher=DZfoot|date=1 August 2013|access-date=3 August 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808045735/http://en.dzfoot.com/2013/08/paradou-ac-youngster-ramy-bensebaini-on-trial-with-arsenal/|archive-date=8 August 2014}} In the summer of 2013, Bensebaini went on trial with Porto and was later handed a two-week trial by English Premier League side Arsenal, during which he played in two friendlies with the under-21 team against Luton Town and Colchester.{{cite web|url=http://en.dzfoot.com/2013/08/ramy-bensebaini-trains-with-arsenals-first-team-ahead-of-season-opener/|title=Ramy Bensebaini trains with Arsenal's first team ahead of season opener|author=Walid Z.|publisher=DZfoot|date=16 August 2013|access-date=3 August 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140226144940/http://en.dzfoot.com/2013/08/ramy-bensebaini-trains-with-arsenals-first-team-ahead-of-season-opener/|archive-date=26 February 2014}}
In June 2014, Bensebaini was loaned out by Paradou for one season to Belgian Pro League club Lierse.{{cite web|url=http://www.dzfoot.com/2014/06/12/ramy-bensebaini-paradou-fc-prete-au-k-lierse-sk-belgique-46304.php|title=Ramy Bensebaini (Paradou FC) prêté au K Lierse SK (Belgique)|author=Amar K|language=fr|publisher=DZfoot|date=12 June 2014|access-date=3 August 2014}} He made his full debut on 3 August in a league match against Club Brugge, coming on as a 94th-minute substitute for Wanderson.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/08/03/belgium/pro-league/club-brugge-kv/koninklijke-lierse-sportkring/1696887/?ICID=HP_MS_29_02|title=Club Brugge vs. Lierse - 3 August 2014|publisher=Soccerway|access-date=3 August 2014}} Bensebaini made 23 league appearances during the course of the season, scoring 1 goal, but could not help Lierse avoid relegation.
In June 2015, Bensebaini was loaned out again by Paradou, this time to French club Montpellier for the 2015–16 Ligue 1 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.dzfoot.com/2015/06/09/bensebaini-officiellement-a-montpellier-70271.php|title=Bensebaini officiellement prêté à Montpellier|publisher=DZFoot|author=M-A D|date=9 June 2015|access-date=9 June 2015|language=fr}}
= Rennes =
On 5 July 2016, he signed a four-year contract with Rennes.{{cite web|url=http://www.dzfoot.com/2016/07/05/transferts-ramy-bensebaini-pour-4-ans-au-stade-rennais-87972.php|title=Bensebaini pour 4 ans au Stade rennais|publisher=DZFoot|author=M-A D|date=5 July 2016|access-date=5 July 2016|language=fr}}
=Borussia Mönchengladbach=
On 14 August 2019, Bensebaini signed a four-year deal to join Borussia Mönchengladbach for 8 million euros.{{cite web |date=14 August 2019 |title=Borussia holt Ramy Bensebaini von Stade Rennes |url=https://www.borussia.de/de/aktuelles-termine/news/borussia-news/news-detailansicht.html?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=45233&cHash=5bae54a7bcd057e92eb98049ad51f5de |access-date=14 August 2019 |language=de}}
He made his debut for the team in the Bundesliga as a starter during a win against 1. FC Köln.{{cite web |url=http://www.dzfoot.com/2019/09/14/allemange-belle-prestation-de-bensebaini-pour-sa-premiere-163630.php |title=Allemagne : Belle prestation de Bensebaini pour sa première |website=dzfoot.com |access-date=10 November 2019}} On 10 November, he scored his first goal with his new club against Werder Bremen. In the same game, however, he was sent off.{{cite web |url=http://www.dzfoot.com/2019/11/10/allemagne-premier-but-de-bensebaini-avec-mgladbach-168522.php |title=Bensebaïni : Premier but et ...expulsion avec M’gladbach |website=dzfoot.com |access-date=10 November 2019}} On 7 December 2019, he scored a brace in a 2–1 win against defending Bundesliga champions Bayern München.{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/reuters/2019/12/07/sports/soccer/07reuters-soccer-germany-bmg-bay-report.html|title=Gladbach Stun Bayern 2-1 With Last-Gasp Penalty|language=en|website=nytimes.com|date=7 December 2019|access-date=7 December 2019}}
In April 2023, Gladbach's sporting director Roland Virkus confirmed that Bensebaini would depart the club at the end of the 2022–23 campaign, having chosen not to renew his contract.{{Cite web |date=13 April 2023 |title=Virkus: "Für eine neue Struktur braucht es einen stabilen Rahmen" |url=https://www.borussia.de/de/aktuelles/news/2023-04-13-virkus-fuer-eine-neue-struktur-braucht-es-einen-stabilen-rahmen |access-date=13 April 2023 |website=Borussia Mönchengladbach |language=de-DE}}{{Cite web |date=13 April 2023 |title=Borussia bestätigt: Auch Thuram und Bensebaini sind im Sommer weg |url=https://www.kicker.de/borussia-bestaetigt-auch-thuram-und-bensebaini-sind-im-sommer-weg-946596/artikel |access-date=13 April 2023 |website=kicker |language=de-DE}}
=Borussia Dortmund=
On 5 June 2023, Bensebaïni signed a four-year contract to join Borussia Dortmund on a free transfer.{{cite web |date=5 June 2023 |title=BVB sign Ramy Bensebaini |url=https://www.bvb.de/eng/News/Overview/BVB-sign-Ramy-Bensebaini |publisher=Borussia Dortmund |access-date=5 June 2023}} On 12 August 2023, he made his official debut for the club in a 6–1 away win against Schott Mainz in the DFB Pokal.{{Cite web |date=10 August 2023 |title=Borussia Dortmund progress in DFB Cup |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/borussia-dortmund-schott-mainz-live-dfb-cup-line-ups-stats-sabitzer-reus-adeyemi-24292 |access-date=24 August 2023|website=bundesliga.com |language=en}}
International career
In November 2015, Bensebaini received his first call-up to the Algeria national team for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification against Tanzania.{{cite web|url=http://www.dzfoot.com/2015/11/06/tan-alg-liste-de-24-sortie-dans-la-presse-76564.php|title=Tanzanie-Algerie : Les 25 sélectionnés|website=DZfoot|language=fr|date=6 November 2015|access-date=9 November 2015}} On 7 January 2017, he made his senior debut in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations match against Mauritania.{{Cite news|first=Romain|last=Scotto|title=CAN 2017 : Autopsie du fiasco de l'équipe d'Algérie|url=https://www.lexpress.fr/sport/can-2017-autopsie-du-fiasco-de-l-equipe-d-algerie_1872077.html?cmp_redirect=true|newspaper=L'Express|date=24 January 2017|access-date=14 June 2025|language=fr}} In December 2023, Bensebaini was named in Algeria's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.{{cite web|url=https://www.algerie-focus.com/can-2024-lalgerie-devoile-sa-liste-officielle-qui-sont-les-fennecs-prets-a-conquerir-lafrique/|title=CAN 2024 : L'Algérie Dévoile sa Liste Officielle – Qui Sont les Fennecs Prêts à Conquérir l'Afrique ?|language=fr|date=30 December 2023|access-date=12 January 2024|website=Algérie-Focus}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 25 June 2025|{{Soccerway|351537}}}}
| 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"|National cup{{efn|Includes Belgian Cup, Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal}} !colspan="2"|League cup{{efn|Includes Coupe de la Ligue}} !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lierse (loan)
|23 | 1 | 6 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 29 | 2 | ||||
| Montpellier (loan)
|22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 2 | |||
| rowspan="4"|Rennes
|rowspan="3"|Ligue 1 |25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18
|29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19
|25 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9{{efn|name=UEL|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 39 | 3 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!79 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 9 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 98 | 3 | ||
| rowspan="5"|Borussia Mönchengladbach
|rowspan="4"|Bundesliga |19 | 5 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 6{{efn|name=UEL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 26 | 5 | |||
| 2020–21
|25 | 4 | 3 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | 5{{efn|name=UCL|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}} | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 33 | 7 | |||
| 2021–22
|23 | 4 | 1 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 6 | ||||
| 2022–23
|28 | 6 | 2 | 1 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 30 | 7 | ||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!95 | 19 | 7 | 4 | colspan="2"|— | 11 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | 113 | 25 | |||
| rowspan="3"|Borussia Dortmund
|rowspan="2"|Bundesliga |17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 5{{efn|name=UCL}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 0 | |||
| 2024–25
|31 | 1 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 12{{efn|name=UCL}} | 2 | 3{{efn|Appearances in FIFA Club World Cup}} | 0 | 47 | 3 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!48 | 1 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 72 | 3 | ||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!267 | 22 | 24 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 36 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 337 | 34 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 10 June 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="9"|Algeria
|2017 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 14 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2023 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total||72||7 |
:Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first.{{NFT|66160|access-date=5 June 2018}}
| class="wikitable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Ramy Bensebaini ! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition | ||||||
| 1. | 1 June 2018 | Stade du 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria | {{fb|CPV}} | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 2–3 | Friendly |
| 2. | 12 October 2018 | Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria | {{fb|BEN}} | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 2–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3. | 14 November 2019 | Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria | {{fb|ZAM}} | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 5–0 | 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 4. | 9 October 2020 | Wörthersee Stadion, Klagenfurt, Austria | {{fb|NGA}} | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–0 | Friendly |
| 5. | 2 September 2021 | Mustapha Tchaker Stadium, Blida, Algeria | {{fb|DJI}} | align=center | 3–0 | align=center | 8–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6. | 8 June 2022 | National Stadium, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania | {{fb|TAN}} | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 2–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 7. | 14 October 2024 | Stade de Kégué, Lomé, Togo | {{fb|TOG}} | align=center | 1–0 | align=center | 1–0 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
Honours
Rennes
- Coupe de France: 2018–19{{citation needed|date=June 2025}}
Borussia Dortmund
- UEFA Champions League runner-up: 2023–24{{Cite web |title=Real Madrid 2-0 Dortmund (Jun 1, 2024) Final Score |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/702410/real-madrid-borussia-dortmund |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=ESPN |language=en}}
Algeria
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category}}
- [https://www.bvb.de/de/en/teams/football/player/ramy-bensebaini.html Profile] at the Borussia Dortmund website
- {{UEFA player}}
{{Borussia Dortmund squad}}
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