Donald Benamna
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-09-14) 14 September 1996
Place of birth Bangui, Central African Republic
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Northern Colorado Hailstorm
Number 17
Youth career
ASA Milan BlackHawks
–2014 Montgomery Blair Blazers
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014 San Diego State Aztecs 0 (0)
2015 San Jacinto South Coyotes 13 (15)
2017 Central Arkansas Bears 15 (1)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016 Ocean City Nor'easters
2018–2019 Little Rock Rangers 16 (10)
2019–2020 Stumptown Athletic 4 (2)
2022 Charlotte Eagles 7 (7)
2022 Maryland Bobcats 1 (0)
2023– Northern Colorado Hailstorm 9 (0)
International career
2019– Central African Republic 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 17, 2023

Donald Benamna (born 14 September 1996) is a Central African Republic footballer who currently plays for Northern Colorado Hailstorm in the USL League One.

Personal

Born in Bangui, Central African Republic. He moved to the United States when he was twelve years old.[1][2][3]

Career

College & Amateur

Benamna began playing college soccer at San Diego State University in 2014,[4] before making transfers to San Jacinto College in 2015,[5] and later to the University of Central Arkansas in 2017.[6] Benamna spent part of 2016 with USL PDL side Ocean City Nor'easters.[7]

Benamna spent both 2018 and 2019 playing with NPSL side Little Rock Rangers.[3]

Professional

In September 2019, Benamna signed for NISA side Stumptown Athletic ahead of the league's inaugural season.[8]

In 2022, Benamna had spells with USL League Two side Charlotte Eagles[9] and NISA side Maryland Bobcats FC.[10]

On 23 February 2023, Benamna signed with USL League One side Northern Colorado Hailstorm after a successful trial.[11]

International career

In October 2019, Benamna was called up for the first time for the Central African Republic for a friendly match against Niger.

References

  1. ↑ "Aided by GoFundMe donors, Little Rock Rangers player graduates college". katv.com. 12 May 2019.
  2. ↑ "From Bangui to SD: Donald Benamna". thedailyaztec.com. 11 September 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Who's That? Meet Donald Benamna". Little Rock Rangers. March 29, 2019.
  4. ↑ "Donald Benamna - Men's Soccer". SDSU Athletics.
  5. ↑ "Athletics | San Jacinto College". www.sanjac.edu.
  6. ↑ "Donald Benamna - 2017 - University of Central Arkansas". ucasports.com.
  7. ↑ "Ocean City Nor'easters - 2016 Regular Season - Roster - # - Donald Benamna -". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  8. ↑ "First Team | Stumptown Athletic". stumptownathletic.com. Archived from the original on 2019-09-23. Retrieved 2019-10-29.
  9. ↑ "Charlotte Eagles | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com.
  10. ↑ "Roster | Maryland Bobcats FC". www.marylandbobcatsfc.com.
  11. ↑ "Hailstorm Signs Trialist Benamna".
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