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Moroccan footballer (born 1998)

Sami Ben Amar
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-03-02) 2 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Nice, France
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team Bourgoin-Jallieu
Youth career
2004–2008 FC de Carros
2008–2012 Nice
2012–2017 Bastia
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2017 Bastia II 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Bastia II (loan) 8 (1)
2017–2021 Nîmes 6 (0)
2017–2021 → Nîmes II (loan) 50 (18)
2021 Dundalk 13 (1)
2022–2023 US Mondorf-les-Bains 7 (1)
2023 Lyon La Duchère 14 (4)
2023–2024 AS Cagnes-Le Cros 7 (4)
2024– Bourgoin-Jallieu 18 (3)
International career
2017 Morocco U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 January 2018

Sami Ben Amar (born 2 March 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Championnat National 3 club Bourgoin-Jallieu. Born in France, he is a former under-20 international for Morocco.

Club career

Ben Amar made his professional debut for Nîmes in a 2–0 Ligue 2 loss to Gazélec Ajaccio on 23 January 2018. He signed for League of Ireland Premier Division side Dundalk on the 17th August 2021. He made his debut for the club 3 days later in a 2–1 defeat to Drogheda United in the Louth Derby at Oriel Park. His first goal for the club came on 27 August 2021 when he opened the scoring in a 5–1 win over St Mochta's in the Second Round of the FAI Cup. In August 2022, Ben Amar signed for Luxembourg National Division club US Mondorf-les-Bains.

International career

Ben Amar debuted for the Morocco national under-20 football team in a 1–1 friendly tie with the France U20s on 8 November 2017.

Career statistics

As of match played on 18 May 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bastia 2016–17 Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Bastia II (loan) 2016–17 Championnat National 3 8 1 — — — 8 1
Nîmes 2017–18 Ligue 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 — 3 0
2018–19 Ligue 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2019–20 2 0 1 0 1 0 — 4 0
2020–21 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Total 6 0 1 0 1 0 — 8 0
Nîmes II (loan) 2017–18 Championnat National 3 13 7 — — — 13 7
2018–19 Championnat National 2 20 6 — — — 20 6
2019–20 11 3 — — — 11 3
2020–21 Championnat National 3 6 2 — — — 6 2
Total 50 18 — — — 50 18
Dundalk 2021 LOI Premier Division 13 1 3 1 — — 16 2
US Mondorf-les-Bains 2022–23 Luxembourg National Division 7 1 0 0 — — 7 1
Lyon La Duchère 2022–23 Championnat National 2 14 4 — — — 14 4
AS Cagnes-Le Cros 2023–24 Championnat National 3 7 4 0 0 — — 7 4
FC Bourgoin-Jallieu 2023–24 Championnat National 2 12 3 — — — 12 3
Career total 117 32 4 1 1 0 0 0 122 33
  1. Includes Coupe de France & FAI Cup
  2. Includes Coupe de la Ligue & League of Ireland Cup

References

  1. "Ben Amar (Sami Ben Amar) - Football - Sudinfo.be". www.lanouvellegazette.be.
  2. "Ligue1.com - French Football League - Domino's Ligue 2 - Season 2017/2018 - Week 19 - Gazélec FC Ajaccio / Nîmes Olympique". www.ligue1.com.
  3. McLaughlin, Gavin (17 August 2021). "NEW SIGNING: SAMI BEN AMAR". Dundalk Football Club.
  4. "Derby joy on emotional night for Drogheda as Dundalk fall into drop zone". independent.
  5. "Patrick Hoban on form as Dundalk crush St Mochta's". The Irish Times.
  6. "Match - Maroc - France - FFF".
  7. Sami Ben Amar at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 August 2021.

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