Djamel Eddine Benlamri (, born 25 December 1989) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back the Algeria national team. Club career On 29 May 2009, Benlamri joined NA Hussein Dey, signing a three year contract with the club. Free agent Benlamri signed with Ligue 1 club Olympique Lyonnais in October 2020 on a one-year contract with the option of a second. It was his first European move. Lyon had previously sold Marçal to Wolverhampton Wanderers, loaned Joachim Andersen to Fulham and lost Marcelo to injury. On 20 June 2022, Benlamri joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Khaleej. On 12 January 2023, Benlamri and Al-Khaleej agreed to end their contract mutually. International career On 16 November 2011, Benlamri was selected as part of Algeria's squad for the 2011 CAF U-23 Championship in Morocco. On 12 May 2012, he was called up for the first time to the Algeria national team for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Mali and Rwanda, and the return leg of the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Gambia. However, he had to withdraw from the squad due to injury. He made his debut for his country on 18 November 2018 in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Togo, as a starter. He was a member of the squad that won the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations and 2021 FIFA Arab Cup in the final of the competition. Career statistics Club International Honours Algeria FIFA Arab Cup: 2021 Africa Cup of Nations: 2019 References External links 1989 births Living people Association football defenders Algerian footballers Algeria international footballers Algeria under-23 international footballers Algeria youth international footballers 2011 CAF U-23 Championship players 2019 Africa Cup of Nations players 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players 21st-century Algerian people Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Algerian Ligue 2 players Saudi Professional League players Ligue 1 players Qatar Stars League players NA Hussein Dey players JS Kabylie players ES Sétif players Al-Shabab FC (Riyadh) players Olympique Lyonnais players Qatar SC players Khaleej FC players Algerian expatriate footballers Algerian expatriate sportspeople in France Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate footballers in France Expatriate footballers in Qatar Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia Footballers from Algiers