Samy Benchamma (born 25 June 2000) is a French professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chamois Niortais. Career Samy Benchamma first classed at the US Payrin Rigautou Club, then at FC Pays Mazamétain before joining Castres Football, where he was spotted by the recruits of Montpellier. Coming from the Montpellier academy, Benchama signed his first contrat with the club in May 2020. He made his professional debut for Montpellier in a 2–1 Ligue 1 loss to Rennes on 29 August 2020. On 18 June 2021 it was announced that Benchama had signed for Chamois Niortais. Personal life Born in France, Benchama is of Algerian descent. Career statistics References External links 2000 births Living people People from Castres French footballers French sportspeople of Algerian descent Association football midfielders Montpellier HSC players Chamois Niortais F.C. players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Sportspeople from Tarn (department) Footballers from Occitania (administrative region)