Ayman Benarous
Personal information
Full name Ayman Omar Benarous[1]
Date of birth (2003-07-27) 27 July 2003
Place of birth Bristol, England
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Bristol City
Number 18
Youth career
2009–2021 Bristol City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Bristol City 11 (0)
International career‡
2020 England U17 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13:42, 18 August 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:28, 30 October 2021 (UTC)

Ayman Omar Benarous (born 27 July 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bristol City.

Club career

A youth product of Bristol City since the age of 6, Benarous signed his first professional contract with the club on 8 February 2021.[2] He made his professional debut in a 2–1 win in the EFL Championship against Barnsley on the 30th October 2021, coming on for Tyreeq Bakinson in the 67th minute[3] after scoring a hat trick in a U23s game against Watford a few weeks earlier.[4] This was Bristol City's first home win in 9 months. He made his full debut in a 1–1 draw at home to Blackburn.[5] He played his first FA cup game in a 1-0 Extra Time loss to Fulham, leaving the field after 77 minutes to be replaced by Kasey Palmer.[6] On February 1, 2022, after a run of successful games in the team, Benerous signed a new 3 year contract with Bristol City, keeping him at the club until 2025.[7]

International career

Benarous was born in England to an Algerian father, who owned the popular takeaway Quigleys in central Bristol[8] and an English mother.[9] He is a youth international for England, having represented the England U17s.[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 6 May 2022
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League FA Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bristol City 2021–22[11] EFL Championship 1101000—120
Career total 110100000120

Honours

Individual

  • Bristol-born Player of the Year : 2021- 2022 [12]

References

  1. ↑ "EFL Professional retain list 2019-20" (PDF). EFL.com. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Benarous signs City pro deal". Bristol City.
  3. ↑ "Bristol City 2-1 Barnsley: Robins finally end barren run at Ashton Gate". Sky Sports. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  4. ↑ Ayman Benarous HAT-TRICK! 🔥 Watford Under-23s 2-4 Bristol City Under-23s, retrieved 7 May 2022
  5. ↑ Coley, Tom (22 November 2021). "Every touch made by Ayman Benarous on his full Bristol City debut". BristolLive. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  6. ↑ Coley, Tom (9 January 2022). "Bristol City vs Fulham live: FA Cup updates from Ashton Gate". BristolLive. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  7. ↑ "📣 Benarous pens new City deal". Bristol City. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  8. ↑ Ayman Benarous answers questions from the internet! 💻 #AskMeAnything, retrieved 12 January 2024
  9. ↑ Mabrouk, Nassser (9 February 2021). "Football: Ayman Benarous signe à 17 ans son premier contrat professionnel avec Bristol City (Championship)".
  10. ↑ MacGregor, Gregor (5 February 2021). "Bristol City tie down bright young talent Ayman Benarous on new deal". BristolLive.
  11. ↑ "Games played by Ayman Benarous in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
  12. ↑ "🏆 Weimann scoops four awards". Bristol City. Retrieved 29 April 2022.
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