Yassine Benzia

Yassine Benzia is a professional footballer, born on 8 September 1994, who plays mainly as an attacking or central midfielder and can also operate as a winger or striker. He came through at Olympique Lyonnais, where he made his professional debut in May 2012, played 53 games, scored six goals and won the 2012 Trophée des Champions. A move to Lille followed in 2015, then loan spells at Fenerbahçe and Olympiacos, a period at Dijon with a loan to Hatayspor, and a move to Qarabağ in January 2023. Having represented France at youth level up to under-21, he changed his international allegiance to Algeria in 2016 with FIFA's approval and now plays for the Algeria national team.