Ahmad Benali

Ahmad Benali (Arabic: أحمد بن علي‎; born 7 February 1992) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Serie B club Crotone. Born in England, he represents Libya at international level.

Club Career

Manchester City

Benali started his career in the youth team of Manchester City since joining the club at eight, and signed his first professional contract on his 17th birthday. While at the Manchester City youth team, Benali was given the captaincy.

On 31 August 2011, Benali was loaned out to League One club Rochdale, alongside with his former teammate David Ball, until 1 January 2012. After being absent from the first team for a month, Benali made his Rochdale debut on 4 October 2011, where he made his first start and played 72 minutes, in a 1–1 draw against Scunthorpe United in the second round of the Football League Trophy and progressed through to the next round after winning 3–1 in the penalty shoot–out. Benali then made his league debut eleven days later on 15 October 2011, where he provided assist for Gary Jones, in a 2–2 draw against Colchester United. After making two appearance for Rochdale, Benali returned to his parent club in late–December when it came to an end.

At the end of the 2011–12 season, Benali was released by Manchester City following his end to his contract. By the time he was released, Benali made no appearance for the club.

Brescia Calcio

After leaving Manchester City, Benali played abroad for the first time when he moved to Italy to join the Serie B club Brescia in the summer of 2012.

Benali made his Brescia Calcio debut, where he played 77 minutes, in a 2–1 loss against Cremonese in the second round of Coppa Italia. Benali made his league debut for Brescia debut, where he came on as a substitute in the 88th minutes, in a 4–2 loss against Novara Calcio. Benali went on to make nine appearance in his first season at Brescia, with injuries restricted his appearance.

In the 2013–

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