A. Benali

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A. Benali
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1.26

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33

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CM

Profile of A. Benali

Current transfer news

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Virtus Entella sign A. Benali from SSC Bari on a free transfer

Performance in the last match

Coppa Italia, 4 days ago
Cagliari
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>Virtus Entella
Virtus Entella
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A. Benali

Ahmed Benali
33
years
LBY
Libya
64
kgs
Mid
position
173
cms
50
shirt number
1.26
M.€
70
ELO

Born on 07 February 1992 in Manchester

Personal data
Country of birth
England England
Nationality
Libya Libya
Other nationality
England England
Preferred foot
Right foot
Continent of birth
Europa
Region of birth
Islas Británicas
Career details
Status
Normal
Current club
Virtus Entella Virtus Entella
Current competition
Serie B Serie B
Previous club
SSC Bari SSC Bari
Previous competition
Serie A Serie A
Historic team
Brescia Brescia
Historical competition
Serie B Serie B
Last number
50
Most common shirt number
10
Other shirt numbers
8, 28, 5, 10, 11, 92, 23, 17, 25, 14, 16

Form in last matches

Competitions played in

Participation and performances
Serie B
0%
Wins
Coppa Italia
50%
Wins
1 W
1 D
0 L

Position on the pitch

Main position
Midfielder 81%
Other positions
  • Defensive midfielder 19%
CM
CDM
Football pitch

Attributes

77
pace
62
shot
66
pass
79
Dribbling
58
defence
73
physical
Main features
Flair
Leadership

Rating progression

70 ▲ 3
60338 09
9205 11
544 11
1906 15
60513 15
1956 15
1056 17
1973 21
544 22
271 23
6503 25
Highest value in career
71 (2025)
Rankings
General
6402º
Age
296º
By country
3º
By position
1760º MF
By position
86º CM CM

Evolution of market value

1 M€ ▲ 0.4
60338 09
9205 11
544 11
1906 15
60513 15
1956 15
1056 17
1973 21
544 22
271 23
6503 25
Highest value in career
3.69M (2017)
Rankings
General
23225º
Age
800º
By country
5º
By position
6713º MF
By position
266º CM CM
Contract information
Agent
GR Sports
Start of contract
31/01/2023
End of contract
30/06/2026
FINAL YEAR OF CONTRACT
Contract length
21/08/2028
Last signing
31/01/2023
Total transfer window transactions
3M€

Past signings

Season. Date
Origin Destination Cost
25/26 01/08/2025
SSC Bari
SSC Bari
Virtus Entella
Virtus Entella
Free transfer
22/23 31/01/2023
Brescia
Brescia
SSC Bari
SSC Bari
Transfer
22/23 26/08/2022
Crotone
Crotone
Brescia
Brescia
Transfer
21/22 30/06/2022
Pisa SC
Pisa SC
Crotone
Crotone
End of loan
21/22 26/01/2022
Crotone
Crotone
Pisa SC
Pisa SC
Loan
Total amount of money in transfer dealings 3M

Professional performance

Average number of goals
Calendar year 17
0
70
Last 6 months 12
0
71
Last 365 days 35
1
0.03
68
Last 3 years 97
2
0.02
62
Last 5 years 144
6
0.04
62
Career 403
51
0.13
62

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Virtus Entella
Virtus Entella
2025/26
2 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 133' 33 5.9 70
Coppa Italia
Coppa Italia
2 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 133' 33 5.9 70
SSC Bari
SSC Bari
2024/25
35 1 2 14 0 35 34 1 2905' 33 6.6 68
SSC Bari
SSC Bari
2023/24
34 1 0 11 0 34 27 7 2455' 32 5.9 57
SSC Bari
SSC Bari
2022/23
13 0 0 1 0 13 5 8 550' 31 5 56
Brescia
Brescia
2022/23
13 0 0 5 0 13 4 9 507' 30 4.6 59

Teammates

Player rating and role
A. Tiritiello
D
A. Tiritiello
70
5
D. Bariti
MF
D. Bariti
69
4
Guiu
F
Guiu
64
2
N. Karic
MF
N. Karic
63
4
M. Nichetti
MF
M. Nichetti
63
6
D. Castelli
F
D. Castelli
62
1
F. Del Frate
GK
F. Del Frate
62
4
A. Boccadamo
D
A. Boccadamo
61
4
Andrea Franzoni
MF
Andrea Franzoni
59
-6
L. Parodi
D
L. Parodi
56
-8
Jacopo Lipani
MF
Jacopo Lipani
56
-2
T. Fumagalli
F
T. Fumagalli
56
-1
I. Marconi
D
I. Marconi
55
-6
Stefano Di Mario
D
Stefano Di Mario
54
-7
Simone Colombi
GK
Simone Colombi
54
-10
M. Casarotto
F
M. Casarotto
53
2
F. Mezzoni
D
F. Mezzoni
51
-8
Flavio Russo
F
Flavio Russo
50
5
Denis Portanova
D
Denis Portanova
49
1

Historical performance in clubs

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Brescia
Brescia
4 98 74 6662' 13 26
Crotone
Crotone
5 95 88 7500' 15 23
Pescara
Pescara
3 89 79 6540' 16 13
SSC Bari
SSC Bari
3 82 66 5910' 2 26
Pisa SC
Pisa SC
1 17 11 855' 2 0
Man. City U21
Man. City U21
2 6 2 276' 0 0
Rochdale
Rochdale
1 3 1 140' 0 0
Virtus Entella
Virtus Entella
1 2 2 133' 0 1
Pescara U19
Pescara U19
1 1 1 90' 0 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
Serie B
Serie B
11 294 239 20960' 38 74
Serie A
Serie A
3 61 56 4540' 7 10
Coppa Italia
Coppa Italia
11 17 17 1446' 1 5
Serie B Playoffs
Serie B Playoffs
4 9 6 474' 2 0
Premier League 2 Division One
Premier League 2 Division One
2 6 2 276' 0 0

Teams played for

Brescia
Brescia
4 season
13
98
Crotone
Crotone
5 season
15
95
Pescara
Pescara
3 season
16
89
SSC Bari
SSC Bari
3 season
2
82
Pisa SC
Pisa SC
1 season
2
17
Man. City U21
Man. City U21
2 season
0
6
Rochdale
Rochdale
1 season
0
3
Virtus Entella
Virtus Entella
1 season
0
2
Pescara U19
Pescara U19
1 season
0
1

For the national team

6366
10 times at International
1 once at U17
3
Average number of goals
0.3
1
2
0
Other information
Times called up
10
Matches as a starter
8
Off the bench
2
Debut
24/3/2013
Age on debut
21.1 years
Last match
11/10/2019
Age in last game
27.7 years

Career with national team

Teams Year MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Libya
Libya
2019
2 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 178' 27 6 67
International Friendly
International Friendly
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 88' 27 5.9 68
AFCON Qualifying
AFCON Qualifying
1 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 90' 27 6.1 65
Libya
Libya
2018
3 1 0 1 0 3 3 0 270' 26 5.8 65
Libya
Libya
2017
3 1 1 1 0 3 2 1 224' 25 5.9 66
Libya
Libya
2016
1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 59' 24 4.9 68
Libya
Libya
2013
1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 22' 21 4.4 31

Teammates in the national team

Player rating and role
M. Al Musrati
MF
M. Al Musrati
77
0
H. El Houni
F
H. El Houni
69
0
S. Al Warfali
D
S. Al Warfali
67
0
M. Ellafi
F
M. Ellafi
64
0
M. El-Munir
D
M. El-Munir
64
0
Faisal Saleh Al Badri
MF
Faisal Saleh Al Badri
62
0
M. Sabbou
D
M. Sabbou
61
0
M. Nashnoush
GK
M. Nashnoush
61
0
A. Salama
D
A. Salama
56
0
Ahmed El Trbi
MF
Ahmed El Trbi
55
0
M. Aleyat
MF
M. Aleyat
54
0
Anias Saltou
F
Anias Saltou
54
0
Ahmed Al Kilo
MF
Ahmed Al Kilo
54
0
M. Ghanodi
F
M. Ghanodi
51
0
Mohamed Al-Shebli
MF
Mohamed Al-Shebli
51
0
Akram Zuway
F
Akram Zuway
49
0
Ahmed Huwaydi
MF
Ahmed Huwaydi
49
0
T. Al Gamal
D
T. Al Gamal
44
0
Abdulsalam Al Fitori
F
Abdulsalam Al Fitori
43
0

Performances for the national team

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Libya
Libya
5 10 8 753' 3 2
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
CAF Qualifying
CAF Qualifying
3 5 5 450' 3 1
WC Qual. Africa
WC Qual. Africa
3 3 2 171' 0 1
International Friendly
International Friendly
2 2 1 132' 0 0

Most important achievements

Milestones and events on this day
First goal for the team
SSC Bari
SSC Bari
10 FEB. 24
32 years

Best performances