Mohamed Benhamou

Mohamed Benhamou is an Algerian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He is the goalkeepers coach at USM Alger.

Playing career

Born in Paris, Benhamou began his career as a left-back at age 7 with Red Star Saint-Ouen.
Benhamou joined after one season with AS Cannes in the French Championnat National. Prior to signing with Cannes in the summer of 2006, he spent five seasons with Paris Saint-Germain. He has seven caps for the Algerian national team.
In January 2011, Benhamou signed a contract with ES Sétif.

Coaching career

From the summer 2018 to the summer 2019, Benhamou worked as a goalkeeper coach for the US Lusitanos, where he also was available as a player. He made one appearance for the club in October 2018. In July 2019, he was hired by Emirati club Fujairah FC as a goalkeeper coach. In August 2020, he was hired by USM Alger as a goalkeeper coach.

Honours

Sétif