Dalil Benyahia

Dalil Benyahia
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-04-21) 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.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 00:00, 15 April 2012 (UTC)

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 12-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]

References

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