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Mokrane Bentoumi

Mokrane Bentoumi

French footballer (born 2005)


Mokrane Bentoumi (born 18 June 2005) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Le Havre.[1]

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Club career

Born in Rouen,[2] Mokrane Bentoumi first played football in Petit-Couronne, before spending time at FC Rouen.[3]

He joined the Le Havre academy in 2018,[4] becoming a regular with the under-19s by the 2021–22 season, during which he was part of the team that beat Paris Saint-Germain in the Coupe Gambardella.[5][6][7]

The following season, whilst still impressing with the under-19,[8][9] Bentoumi became a regular with Le Havre reserve team, scoring his first goal in March 2023, during a 1–0 National 3 win against the Mont-Gaillard [fr] team.[10]

He made his professional debut for Le Havre on the 15 May 2023, replacing Josué Casimir at the 80th minute of a 1–0 Ligue 2 away loss to FC Annecy. In a team still trying to consolidate its status as league leader, the young playmaker made a strong impression, even coming close to delivering a decisive assist to Yann Kitala.[2][3][11]

International career

Mokrane Bentoumi holds French and Algerian nationalities.[12][13] He is a youth international for France, first receiving a call with the under-16 in May 2021 for two unofficial games.[14] He later became a full international with France under-18 by September 2022, being selected for the Tournoi de Limoges.[2][3][15]

Style of play

Bentoumi is described as a compact left-footed playmaker, technically gifted, good at eliminating defenders trough dribles or passes.[2][3]

His footballing profile and origins earned him compassions to Algerian legend Riyad Mahrez.[11]


References

  1. Mokrane Bentoumi at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  2. Toumert, Yanis (17 May 2023). "Ligue 2 : Mokrane Bentoumi (2005), des débuts prometteurs sous les couleurs du Havre AC". La Gazette du Fennec (in French). Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  3. "Football - Ligue 2 : ce qu'on a aimé, et surtout pas aimé, de cette escale du HAC à Annecy". Paris-Normandie [fr] (in French). 16 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023. Et Bentoumi entra en jeu. Appelé pour la première fois à intégrer le groupe des « 18 », au sein duquel aucune place n'avait été faite à Diakité, Confais ou encore Chadli, le jeune Mokrane Bentoumi (17 ans) a également effectué ses premiers pas en Ligue 2. Milieu de terrain de poche (1,69 m), doté d'une qualité technique supérieure à la moyenne, l'international U18, entré en jeu à la 80e, aurait pu, aurait dû être crédité d'une première passe décisive si Kitala n'avait pas raté l'immanquable (90e+5). Vu depuis quelques semaines déjà sous les ordres de Luka Elsner, au centre d'entraînement de Soquence, le natif de Rouen, passé par Petit-Couronne et le FCR, s'inscrit comme le trente-deuxième joueur utilisé cette saison par l'entraîneur havrais.
  4. "Football - Coupe Gambardella : le HAC a réussi le coup parfait pour éliminer le PSG". Paris-Normandie (in French). 30 January 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  5. "Football - Coupe Gambardella : hôte du PSG, le HAC veut faire vibrer la Cavée Verte". Paris-Normandie (in French). 29 January 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  6. "Les U19 s'inclinent face au Havre". PSG (in French). 4 February 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  7. Sermaise, Florian (6 February 2023). "U19 A : Tome, Bentoumi, Ribeiro, ... les Talents Foot-National de la 18e journée". Foot National (in French). Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  8. "Football – N3: le HAC (B) prend le meilleur sur Mont-Gaillard". Paris-Normandie (in French). 19 March 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  9. "Équipe d'Algérie : la relève de Mahrez est franco-algérienne". Fennec Football (in French). 17 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  10. "Mokrane BENTOUMI". unfp.org (in French). Retrieved 8 January 2024.
  11. "Algérie : la relève de Riyad Mahrez connue". Al-Ain Français (in French). 17 May 2023. Retrieved 5 June 2023.

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