Moussa Benzaid

Moussa Benzaid
Personal information
Full name Moussa Saad Eddine Benzaid
Date of birth (1999-03-09) 9 March 1999
Place of birth Ouargla, Algeria
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 MB Rouissat
Number 6
Youth career
–2018 CR Béni Thour
2019–2020 CA Bordj Bou Arreridj
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 HB Chelghoum Laïd
2021–2025 JS Kabylie 71 (0)
2025–2026 Asswehly SC 11 (0)
2026– MB Rouissat (0)
International career
2018 Algeria U20
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 August 2026

Moussa Saad Eddine Benzaid (Arabic: موسى سعد الدين بن زايد; Tamazight: ⵎⵓⵙⵙⴰ ⵙⴰⴰⴷ ⴻⴷⴷⵉⵏⴻ ⴱⴻⵏⵣⴰⵉⴷ; born 9 March 1999) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for MB Rouissat.

Personal life

Born in Ouargla, Algeria,[1][2][3] Moussa Benzaid is originally from In Salah, Algeria.[4]

Club career

Benzaid is a youth product of CR Béni Thour, until 2018. He joined the U21 team of CA Bordj Bou Arreridj in 2019.[1]

Later he went on to join Algerian second division side HB Chelghoum Laïd in 2020 for his amateur debut, then in 2021 under the presidency of Cherif Mellal,[5] he signed a five-year contract with JS Kabylie for his professional debut. In 2023, he scored his first goal with JS Kabylie against AS Vita Club in the group stage of the 2022–23 CAF Champions League.[6] In 2025, he was transferred by JS Kabylie to Libyan Premier League club Asswehly SC. With Asswehly SC, he signed a contract, until the end of the 2027–28 season. In 2026, he was released by Asswehly. On 9 August 2026, he joined MB Rouissat.[7]

Style of play

In Algeria, Benzaid is compared by many football fans to Antonio Rüdiger, in his ability to win duels on the field. He has also an athletic profile similar to former Algerian left-back Abderraouf Zarabi.[8]

Honours

HB Chelghoum Laïd

Asswehly SC

References

  1. 1 2 "Moussa Saad Eddine Benzaid : Palmarès, Âge et Clubs". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert (in French). Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "Moussa Saad Eddine Benzaid - joueur de football". foot.be. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "Moussa Benzaid Biography - ESPN (UK)". ESPN. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Moussa Benzaid : «Un bon défenseur doit savoir comment tacler»". www.competition.dz. Retrieved 10 February 2026.
  5. ↑ "JS Kabylie : Mellal fait ses emplettes en Ligue 2". La Sentinelle (in French). 17 August 2021. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
  6. ↑ "Résultat JS Kabylie - AS Vita Club (2-1) la 4e journée de Ligue des Champions de la CAF 2022/2023 11/03". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert (in French). 11 March 2023. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  7. ↑ "MB Rouissat: Moussa Benzaid engagé". horizons.dz. 10 August 2026. Retrieved 10 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "Bounacer, Benzaid, Chaabi… les 5 pistes axiales locales pour Petkovic (partie 1)". La Gazette du Fennec : Actu Football (in French). 4 April 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
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