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Ismaël Bennacer
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Algeria · 2019–22

Ismaël Bennacer

Icon CM, also CDM, CAM Right-footed playmakercreator
Rating
85
Life
1997
Clubs
AC Arles, Arsenal, Tours
#6
Editorial rank of 33 for Algeria
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The people's rank, live from duel votes

Inside the opening two minutes of the 2019 final against Senegal, Bennacer played the pass that Baghdad Bounedjah turned into the only goal, one of three assists he provided in Egypt at the age of twenty-one. He left that tournament as its best player and best young player with the Africa Cup of Nations won, and he later became the first Algerian to win the Scudetto, taking Serie A with Milan in 2022. Career record: club career at AC Arles, Arsenal, Tours.

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Career record

2014–2015AC Arles
2015–2017Arsenal
2017–2017Tours
2017–2019Empoli
2019–todayAC Milan

Shared the era

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Around Bennacer in the almanac

One rank above: Hacène Lalmas at #5.

One rank below: Salah Assad at #7.

Algeria's editorial top five: Rabah Madjer · Riyad Mahrez · Lakhdar Belloumi · Mustapha Dahleb · Hacène Lalmas.