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Medhi Benatia, Morocco footballer: Profile, Career, News & Videos

Medhi Benatia
Medhi Benatia
Morocco
17 April 1987
centre-back
Medhi Benatia is a former professional footballer who played as a centre-back, who is currently the sporting director of Ligue 1 club Marseille. Benatia is well known for his tenures throughout France, Italy, and Germany, he represented Morocco at the international level, making 66 international appearances, and most notably captained them to their first World Cup in twenty years.

Benatia began his career at Marseille, being loaned out to Tours and Lorient before joining Clermont in 2008. Two years later he joined Udinese, spending three seasons there before transferring to Roma. After helping the side finish as Serie A runners-up in his only campaign there, Benatia was signed by Bayern Munich for €26 million, winning the Bundesliga in both of his seasons at the club. In 2016 he moved to Juventus, initially on loan, and was later signed permanently by the club in 2017; he won three league titles with the side, and helped them reach the Champions League final in 2017. Following stints with Al-Duhail in Qatar and Fatih Karagümrük in Turkey, Benatia retired from professional football in 2021.

Born and raised in France, Benatia initially represented his birth nation at under-18 level. He then chose to represent his father's Morocco at under-20 level, making his senior international debut in 2008. Benatia represented Morocco at four Africa Cup of Nations tournaments and the 2018 FIFA World Cup. In 2019, Benatia announced his retirement from international football, having earned 66 caps.

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📋 Profile & Career

: Benatia playing for Morocco at the 2018 FIFA World Cup
⚽ Personal information:
Full name: Medhi Amine El Mouttaqi Benatia
Date of birth: (1987-04-17) 17 April 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth: Courcouronnes, France
Height: 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position: Centre-back
⚽ Team information:
Current team: Marseille (sporting director)
⚽ Youth career:
2000–2002: Clairefontaine
2002–2003: Guingamp
2003–2006: Marseille
⚽ Senior career*:
Years: Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008: Marseille 0 (0)
2006–2007: → Tours (loan) 29 (0)
2007–2008: → Lorient (loan) 0 (0)
2008–2010: Clermont 57 (2)
2010–2013: Udinese 80 (6)
2013–2014: Roma 33 (5)
2014–2017: Bayern Munich 29 (2)
2016–2017: → Juventus (loan) 12 (1)
2017–2019: Juventus 28 (2)
2019–2021: Al-Duhail 38 (1)
2021: Fatih Karagümrük 6 (0)
Total: 312 (19)
⚽ International career:
2005: France U18 1 (0)
2006–2007: Morocco U20 4 (0)
2008–2019: Morocco 66 (2)
⚽ Managerial career:
2023–: Marseille (sporting director)
: * Club domestic league appearances and goals

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Channel Image Mehdi Benatia • The Gladiator 2 (2018) • Defensive skills HD •
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Channel Image Mehdi Benatia - The Ultimate Compilation (2013/14)
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Channel Image Medhi Benatia wins November MVP powered by EA Sports
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Channel Image Mehdi Benatia ● Lethal Defender ● 2015 FC Bayern HD
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Channel Image Mehdi BENATIA ● Best Defending skills ● 2013/14 (HD)
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