| Full name | Reda Mohamed Amine Benchaa |
|---|---|
| Birth date | 12 March 2002 (age 24) |
| Birth place | Le Blanc-Mesnil, France |
| Height | 1.89m |
| Position | Centre-back |
| Currentclub | JS Kabylie |
| Clubnumber | 28 |
| Youthyears 1 | –2017 |
| Youthclubs 1 | Red Star |
| Youthyears 2 | 2017–2020 |
| Youthclubs 2 | Dijon |
| Years 1 | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs 1 | Dijon B |
| Caps 1 | 30 |
| Goals 1 | 6 |
| Years 2 | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs 2 | Dijon |
| Caps 2 | 4 |
| Goals 2 | 0 |
| Years 3 | 2024–2025 |
| Clubs 3 | Kazma SC |
| Years 4 | 2025– |
| Clubs 4 | JS Kabylie |
| Caps 4 | 22 |
| Goals 4 | 1 |
| Nationalyears 1 | 2020–2022 |
| Nationalteam 1 | Algeria U20 |
| Nationalcaps 1 | 2 |
| Nationalgoals 1 | 0 |
| Nationalyears 2 | 2022–2025 |
| Nationalteam 2 | Algeria U23 |
| Nationalcaps 2 | 2 |
| Nationalgoals 2 | 0 |
| Nationalyears 3 | 2025– |
| Nationalteam 3 | Algeria A' |
| Nationalcaps 3 | 1 |
| Nationalgoals 3 | 0 |
| Pcupdate | 18:55, 20 May 2026 (UTC) |
| Ntupdate | 13 October 2025 |
Reda Mohamed Amine Benchaa (Arabic: رضا محمد أمين بن شاعة; Tamazight: ⵔⴻⴷⴰ ⵎⵓⵀⴰⵎⴻⴷ ⴰⵎⵉⵏⴻ ⴱⴻⵏⵙⵀⴰ; born 12 March 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for JS Kabylie. Born in France, he represents Algeria internationally.
Career
Benchaa is a youth product of the academy of Red Star, and moved to Dijon's youth sides in May 2017. He debuted with their reserves in 2020. He made his professional and Ligue 2 debut with Dijon in a 2–1 loss to Nîmes on 8 January 2022.[1] On 16 March 2022, Benchaa signed his first professional contract with Dijon for 3 years.[2]
On 5 February 2025, Benchaa signed with JS Kabylie, until the end of the 2026–27 season.[3] On 21 June 2025, Benchaa scored a decisive goal for JSK, on the last day of the 2024–25 Algerian Ligue 1, at the Hocine Aït Ahmed Stadium of Tizi Ouzou, in a 1–0 victory, against ASO Chlef. With this winning goal in the 16th minute of the match, he secured the Kabyle club a spot in the 2025–26 CAF Champions League.[4]
International career
Benchaa holds French and Algerian nationalities.[5] He captained the Algeria U23s at the 2022 Maurice Revello Tournament.[6]
Honours
Kazma SC
- Kuwait Super Cup runner-up: 2023–24
References
- ^ "Ligue 2 (J20) - Le DFCO très amoindri pour recevoir Nîmes". ici, par France Bleu et France 3. January 7, 2022.
- ^ "DFCO - Reda Benchaa signe son premier contrat professionnel". ici, par France Bleu et France 3. March 16, 2022.
- ^ "JS Kabylie : un ancien défenseur de Dijon arrive" (in fr-FR). Football Algérien - DZFOOT.COM. 2025-02-04. Retrieved 2025-06-30.
- ^ "JSK 1 - ASO 0 : l'Olympique Akbou et Reda Benchaa envoient la JS Kabylie en Ligue des champions". www.competition.dz. Retrieved 2025-06-22.
- ^ "Entre la France et l'Algérie : le très talentueux Reda Benchaa a tranché". fennecfootball.com
- ^ "Reda Benchaa (U21) : " On a baissé de régime en fin de rencontre "". DZfoot.com