Английская Википедия:Ismaël Bennacer

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Ismaël Bennacer (Шаблон:IPA-fr; Шаблон:Lang-ar; Шаблон:IPA-ar; born 1 December 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Шаблон:Italian football updater club AC Milan. Born in France, he plays for the Algeria national team.

At club level, Bennacer has represented teams in France, England and Italy throughout his career. At international level, he made his senior debut for Algeria in 2016, where he was named player of the tournament.

Club career

Early career

After starting his career with French club Arles,[1] Bennacer signed for Premier League side Arsenal in July 2015.[2] He made his senior Arsenal debut in the League Cup fourth round away to Sheffield Wednesday on 27 October 2015, replacing Theo Walcott after 19 minutes, after the latter had already replaced the injured Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain in an eventual 3–0 loss.[3]

On 31 January 2017, it was announced that Bennacer would join Ligue 2 side Tours on loan for the remainder of the 2016–17 season.[4] He scored his first goal for Tours on 14 April 2017 against Sochaux from a free kick.[5]

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Ismael Bennacer playing for AC Milan

On 21 August 2017, Bennacer joined Italian club Empoli.[6] In the 2017–18 Serie B season, Bennacer made 39 appearances and scored 2 goals as Empoli won the Serie B title, earning promotion to Serie A.[7][8] Despite Empoli's relegation the following season, Bennacer's performances confirmed his status as one of the most promising young midfielders in Europe.[8]

AC Milan

2019–20 season

On 4 August 2019, AC Milan announced they had signed Bennacer from Empoli for a reported transfer fee of €16 million plus bonuses. He underwent his medical on 23 July and signed a five-year contract, with a reported salary of €1.5 million per season.[9] He made his club debut on 25 August, coming on as a second–half substitute in a 1–0 away defeat to Udinese in Serie A;[10][11] his home and full–debut came on 31 August, in a 1–0 victory over Brescia.[11][12] On 18 July 2020, he scored his first goal for the club and in the Italian top flight in a 5–1 home win over Bologna in Serie A.[13]

2020–21 season

Bennacer played 30 matches in all competitions,[14] helping Milan to finish second in league table.

2021–22 season

Already a regular on Pioli's side, Bennacer form generated much praise from Italian pundits, showing dominating performance against the likes of Inter and Napoli.[15][16]

On 23 October 2021, as Milan was drawing 2–2 against Bologna, Bennacer scored the third goal in an eventual 4–2 win.[17] On 19 March 2022, Bennacer scored a screamer from outside the box against Cagliari, helping his team to win 1–0 and stay on the top of league table.[18] For the first time in a single Serie A season, Bennacer has scored more than once.[19] Bennacer won the league title with AC Milan on 22 May 2022 with a 0-3 win at U.S. Sassuolo Calcio. It was his first trophy with the club.

2022–23 season

On 12 January 2023, Bennacer extended his contract until 30 June 2027.[20] Bennacer scored his first goal in the UEFA Champions League on 12 April 2023, scoring the only goal in a 1–0 win over Napoli in the first leg of the quarter finals.[21] In May 2023, Bennacer sustained an injury to his right knee while in training and had a surgery, which forced him to miss the final five games of the season as well as ruled him out of the first half of the upcoming season.[22]

2023–24 season

On 2 December 2023, Bennacer made his return to the pitch in a 3–1 home win against Frosinone, coming on as a substitute at the 79th minute of the game.[23]

International career

Although he had previously represented France at youth level, on 31 July 2016, the Algerian Football Federation announced that Bennacer had opted to switch his international allegiance and represent Algeria internationally.[24] He debuted for the Algeria national team in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifier, a 6–0 win over Lesotho.[25] Bennacer was called up on 11 January 2017 to Algeria's squad for the African Cup of Nations of 2017[26] to replace Saphir Taïder, who suffered an injury in training.[27]

At the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, Bennacer helped Algeria to their first title in 29 years, finishing the competition as the joint-top assist provider, alongside Franck Kessié, with three assists, including one for Baghdad Bounedjah's match-winning goal against Senegal in the final on 19 July.[28][29][30] He was later voted both the "Best Young Player" and the "Best Player" of the tournament.[31][32][33]

In December 2023, he was named in Algeria's squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[34]

Style of play

A dynamic, tenacious, energetic, diminutive, and versatile left-footed player, who is regarded as a highly promising prospect in modern football, Bennacer is capable of playing in several midfield roles, and has been used as a deep-lying playmaker in a holding role in midfield, as an attacking midfielder, or as a central offensive-minded midfielder, known as the mezzala role in Italian football. His main characteristics are his speed, vision, intelligence, composure, dribbling skills, passing, and technique; he is also known for his ability to transition from defence into attack.[35][36][37]

Personal life

Bennacer was born in Arles, France, to a Moroccan father and an Algerian mother.

Career statistics

Club

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Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Arles-Avignon II 2013–14 CFA 2 2 0 2 0
2014–15 14 0 14 0
Total 16 0 16 0
Arles-Avignon 2014–15 Ligue 2 6 0 1 1 0 0 7 1
Arsenal 2015–16 Premier League 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Tours (loan) 2016–17 Ligue 2 16 1 0 0 0 0 16 1
Empoli 2017–18 Serie B 39 2 0 0 39 2
2018–19 Serie A 37 0 1 0 38 0
Total 76 2 1 0 77 2
Milan 2019–20 Serie A 31 1 4 0 35 1
2020–21 21 0 0 0 9Шаблон:Efn 0 30 0
2021–22 31 2 3 0 6Шаблон:Efn 0 40 2
2022–23 28 2 1 0 10Шаблон:Efn 1 1Шаблон:Efn 0 40 3
2023–24 12 0 0 0 3Шаблон:Efn 0 15 0
Total 123 5 8 0 28 1 1 0 160 6
Career total 237 8 10 1 1 0 28 1 1 0 277 10

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International

Шаблон:Updated[38]

National team Year Apps Goals
Algeria 2016 1 0
2017 3 0
2018 3 0
2019 15 0
2020 3 1
2021 7 1
2022 12 0
2023 2 0
2024 2 0
Total 48 2
Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first.
List of international goals scored by Ismaël Bennacer
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 13 October 2020 Cars Jeans Stadion, The Hague, Netherlands Шаблон:Fb 1–1 2–2 Friendly
2. 12 October 2021 Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey, Niger Шаблон:Fb 3–0 4–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Empoli[7]

AC Milan

Algeria

Individual

References

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