Naïma Bouhenni
Algerian footballer
Naïma Bouhenni Full name
Naïma Bouhenni-Benziane Date of birth
(1985-10-23 ) 23 October 1985 (age 38) Place of birth
Oran , Algeria Height
1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) Position(s)
Forward Current team
Al-Amal 1998–2001
AS Intissar Oran Years
Team
Apps
(Gls ) 2001–2005
AS Intissar Oran
2005–2006
ASE Alger Centre
2006–2007
2007–2008
Sadaka SC
2008–2009
AS Intissar Oran
2009–2011
Afak Relizane
2011–2012
FC Vendenheim
2012–2017
Afak Relizane
2017–2018
2019–2023
Afak Relizane
2023–
Al-Amal
2002–
Algeria
60
(35)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 7 April 2024
Naïma Bouhenni-Benziane (Arabic : نعيمة بوهني بن زيان ; born 23 October 1985), known as Naïma Bouhenni , is an Algerian footballer who plays as a forward for Saudi club Al-Amal in Saudi Women's First Division League and the Algeria women's national team .
Early life
Bouhenni was born in Oran .
Club career
Bouhenni played for many clubs, but essentially for AS Intissar Oran and for Afak Relizane . In 2011, she went to France and played for FC Vendenheim in France.[ 1] She returned to Afak Relizane until 2012.[ 2]
In 2023, she moved to the Saudi Women’s First Division League to play with Al-Amal to contribute to its qualification to the Saudi Women’s Premier League .[ 3]
International career
Bouhenni capped for Algeria at senior level Africa Women Cup of Nations in 2004 , 2006 , 2010 and 2014 .
On 5 September 2022, Bouhenni announced her retirement from international football.[ 4] She returned playing for the national team in September 2023.
International goals
Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first
As of match played 4 April 2024
No.
Date
Venue
Opponent
Score
Result
Competition
1
5 August 2006
Alexandria Stadium , Alexandria , Egypt
Egypt
0–1
0–3
2006 African Women's Championship qualification
2
3 November 2006
Oghara Township Stadium , Oghara , Nigeria
Equatorial Guinea
2 –1
3–3
2006 African Women's Championship [ 5]
3
3 –2
4
12 July 2007
Stade Ali Benfedda , Zéralda , Algeria
Senegal
1 –0
3–1
2007 All-Africa Games
5
2 –0
6
16 December 2007
Stade Ali Benfedda , Zéralda , Algeria
Morocco
1 –1
2–1
2008 African Women's Championship qualification
7
22 May 2010
Stade de Koléa, Koléa , Algeria
Tunisia
1 –1
1–1
2010 African Women's Championship qualification
8
8 November 2010
Makhulong Stadium , Tembisa , South Africa
Cameroon
1–1
2–1
2010 African Women's Championship
9
10 September 2011
Estádio da Machava , Maputo , Mozambique
Mozambique
1–2
1–7
2011 All-Africa Games
10
1–6
11
16 September 2011
Estádio do Maxaquene , Maputo , Mozambique
South Africa
0–2
0–3
2011 All-Africa Games
12
14 February 2014
Stade Omar Hamadi , Algiers , Algeria
Morocco
1 –0
2–0
2014 African Women's Championship qualification
13
2 –0
14
8 June 2014
Stade 15 Octobre , Bizerte , Tunisia
Tunisia
0–1
2–3
2014 African Women's Championship qualification
15
1 October 2014
Independence Stadium , Windhoek , Namibia
Namibia
2–1
2–1
Friendly
16
5 February 2016
CTN Sidi Moussa, Algiers , Algeria
Mali
1 –0
5–0
Friendly
17
2 –0
18
8 April 2016
Stade Omar Hamadi , Algiers , Algeria
Kenya
1 –0
2–2
2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification
19
2 –2
20
12 April 2016
MISC Kasarani , Nairobi , Kenya
Kenya
0–1
1–1
2016 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification
21
12 February 2017
Petra Stadium , Amman , Jordan
Jordan
1–2
2–3
Friendly
22
16 June 2017
Petra Stadium , Amman , Jordan
Jordan
0–1
0–1
Friendly
23
10 June 2018
Addis Ababa Stadium , Addis Ababa , Ethiopia
Ethiopia
0–1
2–3
2018 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification
24
25 August 2021
Air Defense Stadium, Cairo , Egypt
Jordan
0–1
1–3
2021 Arab Women's Cup
25
28 August 2021
Air Defense Stadium, Cairo , Egypt
Palestine
3 –1
4–1
2021 Arab Women's Cup
26
3 September 2021
Osman Ahmed Osman Stadium , Cairo , Egypt
Tunisia
2 –2
2–2
2021 Arab Women's Cup
27
20 October 2021
Stade Omar Hamadi , Algiers , Algeria
Sudan
2 –0
14–0
2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations qualification
28
4 –0
29
8 –0
30
9 –0
31
26 September 2023
Miloud Hadefi Stadium , Oran , Algeria
Uganda
1 –0
1–1
2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification
32
24 February 2024
CTN Sidi Moussa, Algiers , Algeria
Burkina Faso
2 –0
2–0
Friendly
33
4 April 2024
Chedly Zouiten Stadium , Tunis , Tunisia
Tunisia
0–1
2–1
Friendly
34
7 April 2024
Chedly Zouiten Stadium , Tunis , Tunisia
Tunisia
0–1
2–2
Friendly
35
1–2
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