Reda Benchaa

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| name = Reda Benchaa

| image =

| caption =

| full_name = Reda Mohamed Amine Benchaa

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|2002|3|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Le Blanc-Mesnil, France

| height = 1.89m

| position = Centre-back

| currentclub = JS Kabylie

| clubnumber = 30

| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2017 | youthclubs1 = Red Star

| youthyears2 = 2017–2020 | youthclubs2 = Dijon

| years1 = 2020–2022

| clubs1 = Dijon B

| caps1 = 30

| goals1 = 6

| years2 = 2022–2023

| clubs2 = Dijon

| caps2 = 4

| goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2024–2025

| clubs3 = Kazma SC

| caps3 = 1

| goals3 = 0

| years4 = 2025–

| clubs4 = JS Kabylie

| caps4 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2020

| nationalteam1 = Algeria U20

| nationalcaps1 = 2

| nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2 = 2022–

| nationalteam2 = Algeria U23

| nationalcaps2 = 2

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| pcupdate = 23:50, 5 February 2025 (UTC)

| ntupdate = 06:47, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

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Reda Mohamed Amine Benchaa (born 12 March 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for JS Kabylie. Born in France, he is a youth international for Algeria.

Career

Benchaa is a youth product of the academy of Red Star, and moved to Dijon's youth sides in May 2017. He debuted with their reserves in 2020. He made his professional and Ligue 2 debut with Dijon in a 2–1 loss to Nîmes on 8 January 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.francebleu.fr/sports/football/ligue-2-j20-les-echos-avant-dfco-nimes-1641457628|title=Ligue 2 (J20) - Le DFCO très amoindri pour recevoir Nîmes|date=January 7, 2022|website=ici, par France Bleu et France 3}} On 16 March 2022, Benchaa signed his first professional contract with Dijon for 3 years.{{Cite web|url=https://www.francebleu.fr/sports/football/dfco-reda-benchaa-signe-son-premier-contrat-pro-1647456286|title=DFCO - Reda Benchaa signe son premier contrat professionnel|date=March 16, 2022|website=ici, par France Bleu et France 3}} On 5 February 2025, Benchaa signed with JS Kabylie, until the end of the 2025–26 season.

International career

Benchaa holds French and Algerian nationalities.{{Cite web|url=https://fennecfootball.com/entre-la-france-et-lalgerie-le-tres-talentueux-reda-benchaa-a-definitivement-fait-son-choix/|title=Entre la France et l'Algérie : le très talentueux Reda Benchaa a tranché|website=fennecfootball.com}} He captained the Algeria U23s at the 2022 Maurice Revello Tournament.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dzfoot.com/equipes-nationales/reda-benchaa-u21-on-a-baisse-de-regime-en-fin-de-rencontre-226012.html|title=Reda Benchaa (U21) : " On a baissé de régime en fin de rencontre "|website=DZfoot.com}}