Yassine Benzia

Nationality

Algeria

Born

1994-09-08

Height

1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)

Weight

170 lbs

Number

#7

Yassine Benzia (Arabic: ياسين بنزية‎; born 8 September 1994) is an Algerian footballer who plays for French club Dijon mainly as an attacking or a central midfielder but can also play as a winger or striker. He began his professional career at Olympique Lyonnais, where he played 53 total games and scored 6 goals, winning the 2012 Trophée des Champions. In August 2015, he was signed by Lille. Benzia was a France youth international, having represented his nation at under-16, under-17, under-18 and under-21 level. He played with the under-17 team at the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup. In March 2016, FIFA approved his request to change his international allegiance to Algeria.