Clement Benhaddouche
 Benhaddouche playing for Kitchee | |||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Full name | Clément Sami Nicolas Benhaddouche | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 May 1996 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lille, France | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Right winger, right back | ||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | Suzhou Dongwu | ||||||||||
| Number | 23 | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| 2008–2012 | Kitchee | ||||||||||
| 2012–2014 | IMG Academy | ||||||||||
| College career | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2015–2018 | UMass Minutemen | 32 | (0) | ||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2018 | IMG Academy | 11 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2019–2023 | Kitchee | 29 | (3) | ||||||||
| 2023 | Heilongjiang Ice City | 12 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2024– | Suzhou Dongwu | 4 | (0) | ||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 June 2024 | |||||||||||
Clément Sami Nicolas Benhaddouche (Chinese: 賓紀文; born 11 May 1996) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for China League One club Suzhou Dongwu.
College career
[edit]Benhaddouche spent his college career in the United States, playing for UMass Minutemen in NCAA Division I. During his season in 2018, he made 11 appearances with five starts in 462 minutes of action. He had two assists and attempted six shots in a 3–1 win at George Washington (10/31) to help clinch an A-10 Tournament appearance for the Minutemen. Benhaddouche also found the back of the net for his first career goal in a 1–1 draw at VCU (11/4) in the A-10 Tournament.[1]
Club career
[edit]On 16 January 2019, Kitchee announced the joining of Benhaddouche after his graduation from college.[2] He scored his first goal for Kitchee in the HKPL match against Pegasus on 23 February 2019.[3]
On 28 July 2023, Benhaddouche signed with China League One club Heilongjiang Ice City on a free transfer.[4]
On 9 February 2024, Benhaddouche joined fellow China League One club Suzhou Dongwu.[5]
International career
[edit]In July 2023, it was announced that Benhaddouche had received his HKSAR passport, making him eligible to represent Hong Kong internationally.[6]
In December 2023, Benhaddouche had been called up for the local training camp in preparation for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Benhaddouche was born on 11 May 1996 in Lille to French-Algerian parents. He moved to Hong Kong soon after he was born.[8] Clement attended the Canadian International School of Hong Kong with former teammate Matt Orr.
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| IMG Academy | 2018 | PDL | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | ||
| Kitchee | 2018–19 | Hong Kong Premier League | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 |
| 2019–20 | Hong Kong Premier League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Career total | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1 | ||
- Notes
- ^ a b Appearances in Sapling Cup & Senior Shield
Honours
[edit]Club
[edit]Kitchee
- Hong Kong Premier League: 2019–20, 2020–21, 2022–23
- Hong Kong Senior Shield: 2018–19, 2022–23
- Hong Kong FA Cup: 2018–19, 2022–23
- Hong Kong Sapling Cup: 2019–20
References
[edit]- ^ "Clement Benhaddouche - undefined". University of Massachusetts Athletics. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
- ^ "【【港超聯】傑志簽入徐相民回收Tiger 羅拔外借凱景". Sportsroad. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
- ^ 【港超聯】傑志小將賓紀文轟生涯首球 朱志光：注入新鮮感 HK01 23 February 2019
- ^ "外流港將 賓紀文投中甲黑龍江冰城". on.cc. Retrieved 30 July 2023. (in Chinese)
- ^ "官方：中国香港后卫宾纪文加盟苏州东吴" (in Chinese). dongqiudi. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ 外流港將 中甲地標戰獻助攻 賓紀文：想入港隊 on.cc 8 August 2023
- ^ "中國香港足球總會". 中國香港足球總會. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ 【港超專版】唔諗從商 賓紀文：我要踢波！ on.cc 21 March 2019
- ^ "Clement Benhaddouche". USL League Two. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ Clement Benhaddouche at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- ^ "Clement Benhaddouche". HKFA. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
- 1996 births
- Living people
- French men's footballers
- Hong Kong men's footballers
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Hong Kong expatriate men's footballers
- Naturalised footballers of Hong Kong
- French sportspeople of Algerian descent
- Hong Kong people of French descent
- Hong Kong people of Algerian descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- Hong Kong Premier League players
- China League One players
- Kitchee SC players
- Heilongjiang Ice City F.C. players
- Suzhou Dongwu F.C. players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Hong Kong
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- Expatriate men's footballers in China
- French expatriate sportspeople in Hong Kong
- French expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- French expatriate sportspeople in China
- Hong Kong expatriate sportspeople in China
- UMass Minutemen soccer players
- Isenberg School of Management alumni
- University of Massachusetts Amherst alumni
- 21st-century French sportsmen