Ahmad Benali

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Born
1992 (33 years old)
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Manchester, England

Position
Central Midfield

Status
Active

Ethnicity
Arabic

Team Number
8

Height
5' 8"

Weight
146 lbs

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Sport

Soccer

Team
Virtus Entella

2nd Team
Libya

League
Italian Serie B

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Description

Ahmad Benali (Arabic: أحمد بن علي; born 7 February 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Italian Serie B club Bari. Born in England, he represents Libya at international level.

Club career
Manchester City
Benali started his career in the youth team of Manchester City since joining the club at eight, and signed his first professional contract on his 17th birthday. While at the Manchester City youth team, Benali was given the captaincy.

On 31 August 2011, Benali was loaned out to League One club Rochdale, along with his former teammate David Ball, until 1 January 2012. After being absent from the first team for a month, Benali made his Rochdale debut on 4 October 2011, where he made his first start and played 72 minutes, in a 1–1 draw against Scunthorpe United in the second round of the Football League Trophy and progressed through to the next round after winning 3–1 in the penalty shoot–out. Benali then made his league debut eleven days later on 15 October 2011, where he provided assist for Gary Jones, in a 2–2 draw against Colchester United. After making two appearances for Rochdale, Benali returned to his parent club in late–December when it came to an end.

At the end of the 2011–12 season, Benali was released by Manchester City following his end to his contract. By the time he was released, Benali made no appearances for the club.

Season Stats
1 appearances in the current 2025-2026 Season
0 goals scored in the current 2025-2026 Season

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