Hamza Bencherif
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Hamza BencherifHamza Bencherif (born 2 February 1988 in Paris
, France
) is an Algeria
n footballer. He currently plays for Notts County
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in October 2007, where he made 12 Football League Two
appearances, scoring once against Chesterfield. He was released by Forest at the end of the 2008–09 season and joined Macclesfield Town on a one-year deal.
He became a first team regular in the first half of the season at the Moss Rose, but a broken ankle in a game away at Rochdale ended his season.In May 2010 Bencherif extended his stay at the Moss Rose until summer 2011 when he signed a new one year deal. On 23 June 2011, Bencherif signed for Notts County.
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Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) is an Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
n footballer. He currently plays for Notts County
Notts County F.C.
Notts County Football Club are an English professional football club based in Nottingham. They are the oldest of all the clubs in the world that are now professional, having been formed in 1862. They currently play in League One of The Football League, the third tier of the English football system...
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Club career
Bencherif started his career with Nottingham Forest, but never made a first-team appearance. He was loaned out to Lincoln CityLincoln City F.C.
Lincoln City Football Club is an English professional association football club based in Lincoln, Lincolnshire. The club are currently members of the Conference National in 2011–12 following relegation from the Football League....
in October 2007, where he made 12 Football League Two
Football League Two
Football League Two is the third-highest division of The Football League and fourth-highest division overall in the English football league system....
appearances, scoring once against Chesterfield. He was released by Forest at the end of the 2008–09 season and joined Macclesfield Town on a one-year deal.
He became a first team regular in the first half of the season at the Moss Rose, but a broken ankle in a game away at Rochdale ended his season.In May 2010 Bencherif extended his stay at the Moss Rose until summer 2011 when he signed a new one year deal. On 23 June 2011, Bencherif signed for Notts County.
International career
He has seven caps for the Algerian Under 20 National TeamAlgeria national football team
The Algeria national football team , nicknamed الأفنــاك, Les Fennecs , represents Algeria in association football and is controlled by the Fédération Algérienne de Football. Algeria's home ground is the Stade 5 Juillet 1962 in Algiers and their head coach is Vahid Halilhodžić.Algeria has qualified...
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