Dalil Benyahia
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 21 April 1990 | ||
Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | IK Sirius | ||
Youth career | |||
1996–2001 | Vendelsö IK | ||
2001–2007 | Brommapojkarna | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2007–2008 | Brommapojkarna | 2 | (0) |
2008 | Vejle | 0 | (0) |
2009–2011 | Brommapojkarna | 58 | (3) |
2012– | Sirius | 31 | (4) |
National team‡ | |||
2007 | Sweden U19 | 3 | (0) |
2010 | Algeria U23 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 November 2013. |
Dalil Benyahia (born 21 April 1990 in Stockholm, Sweden) is an Algerian-Swedish footballer who plays for IK Sirius.
Career
Benyahia was born in Stockholm, Sweden.
In 2004, Benyahia was chosen as the player of the tournament at the Nike Cup in Sweden and represented the country in a week-long high performance training session at Manchester United. In 2006, he was given a one week-trial by Chelsea FC. The following year, he also received a 10-day trial with Ajax Amsterdam.
On 14 July 2008, Benyahia signed a 3-year contract with Vejle BK after impressing on trial.[1] He returned to IF Brommapojkarna in 2009, and was released in 2011.
On 2 August 2012, after some time as a free agent, Benyahia was reuinted with former Brommapojkarna coach Kim Bergstrand, signing a 2 1⁄2-year contract with IK Sirius.[2]
International career
On 29 September 2010, Benyahia was called up to the Algerian Under-23 national team for a friendly against Qatar.[3] On 12 October, he made his debut starting in the game, with Algeria winning 1-0.[4]