Mohamed Benhamou

Mohamed Benhamou (Arabicمحمد بن حمو; born December 17, 1979) 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 (third division). 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.

Career statistics

Honours Sétif Algerian Cup: 2011–12 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1: 2011–12