Market value
—
Rating · 22/23
4.7
Average
Centre-Back Defender
Career snapshot
10
clubs played for
06/07
debut season
0.04
goals / match
AS Saint-Étienne
top club · 80 apps
Position rank · 22/23
#812
goals rank
#1703
assists rank
12
season goals
6
season assists
Among 3,358 Defender - Centre-Backs · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€3.50m
peak value · 2015
€7.00m
top transfer fee · 15/16
2
best season · 08/09
6 / 0
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1987-03-28 · 5 players total
306Appearances
12Goals
6Assists
106Yellow cards
4Red cards
135Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Yohan Benalouane |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | يوهان بن علوان |
| Date of birth | 1987-03-28 (39 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Bagnols-sur-Cèze, Tunisia |
| Citizenship | Tunisia France |
| Position | Defender - Centre-Back (main: Defender) |
| Foot | right |
| Height | 185.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2024-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
Jul 2024
Transfer: Without Club → Retired
24/25 · Transfer
Jul 2023
Transfer: Novara → Without Club
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2022
Transfer: Aris Saloniki → Novara
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — Novara FC
26 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Apr 2022
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — Aris Thessaloniki
9 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Oct 2020
Transfer: Forest → Aris Saloniki
20/21 · Transfer
Jul 2020
20/21 — Aris Thessaloniki
18 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2019
19/20 — Nottingham Forest
2 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2019
Transfer: Leicester → Forest
18/19 · Transfer
Jul 2018
18/19 — Nottingham Forest, Leicester City U23
19 matches · 1 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2017
17/18 — Leicester City, Leicester City U23
10 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2016
16/17 — Leicester City, Leicester City U23
25 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 6 competitions
Jun 2016
Transfer: Fiorentina → Leicester
15/16 · Return from loan
Feb 2016
Transfer: Leicester → Fiorentina
15/16 · Loan
Jan 2016
Injury: unknown
23 games missed
Aug 2015
Transfer: Atalanta BC → Leicester
15/16 · Transfer · €7.00m
Jul 2015
15/16 — Leicester City, Leicester City U21
11 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — Atalanta BC
29 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2014
Transfer: Parma → Atalanta BC
14/15 · Transfer · €1.00m
Jun 2014
Transfer: Atalanta BC → Parma
13/14 · Return from loan
Jan 2014
Transfer: Parma → Atalanta BC
13/14 · Loan
Jul 2013
13/14 — Atalanta BC, Parma FC
23 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: Cesena → Parma
13/14 · Transfer
Jun 2013
Transfer: Parma → Cesena
12/13 · Return from loan
Aug 2012
Transfer: Cesena → Parma
12/13 · Loan
Jul 2012
12/13 — Parma FC, AC Cesena
24 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — AC Cesena
14 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Aug 2010
Transfer: Saint-Étienne → Cesena
10/11 · Transfer · €1.10m
Jul 2010
10/11 — AC Cesena, AS Saint-Étienne
17 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — AS Saint-Étienne
33 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — AS Saint-Étienne
40 matches · 2 G · 2 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — AS Saint-Étienne
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2007
Transfer: Saint-Étienne B → Saint-Étienne
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2006
06/07 — AS Saint-Étienne
0 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2004
Transfer: St-Étienne U19 → Saint-Étienne B
04/05 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €3.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 2899 other Defender - Centre-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 22/23. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals2 total · 0.20/90
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
G+A2 total · 0.20/90
Yellow cards8 total · 0.81/90
Minutes played by club
Novara FC
7.3%
Aris Thessaloniki
0.0%
Nottingham Forest
10.0%
Leicester City U23
6.2%
Leicester City
0.0%
Leicester City U21
0.0%
Atalanta BC
18.0%
Parma FC
12.1%
AC Cesena
2.5%
AS Saint-Étienne
43.9%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Novara FC | 1 | 22/23 | 22/23 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 889 |
| Aris Thessaloniki | 2 | 20/21 | 21/22 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nottingham Forest | 2 | 18/19 | 19/20 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1,217 |
| Leicester City U23 | 3 | 16/17 | 18/19 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 750 |
| Leicester City | 3 | 15/16 | 17/18 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leicester City U21 | 1 | 15/16 | 15/16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atalanta BC | 2 | 13/14 | 14/15 | 47 | 1 | 1 | 2,189 |
| Parma FC | 2 | 12/13 | 13/14 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1,477 |
| AC Cesena | 3 | 10/11 | 12/13 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 300 |
| AS Saint-Étienne | 5 | 06/07 | 10/11 | 80 | 3 | 3 | 5,344 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | Coppa Serie C | Novara FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Playoff Serie C | Novara FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 22/23 | Serie C-A | Novara FC | 24 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 889 |
| 21/22 | Kypello Elladas | Aris Thessaloniki | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | SL1 Play-off | Aris Thessaloniki | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Super League 1 | Aris Thessaloniki | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | UECL Quali | Aris Thessaloniki | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Kypello Elladas | Aris Thessaloniki | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | SL1 Play-off | Aris Thessaloniki | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Super League 1 | Aris Thessaloniki | 14 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Championship | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | FA Cup | Nottingham Forest | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Championship | Nottingham Forest | 14 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1,217 |
| 18/19 | Premier League 2 | Leicester City U23 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | EFL Cup | Leicester City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | EFL Trophy | Leicester City U23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | FA Cup | Leicester City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Premier League | Leicester City | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Premier League 2 | Leicester City U23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 180 |
| 16/17 | Champions League | Leicester City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | EFL Cup | Leicester City | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | EFL Trophy | Leicester City U23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | FA Cup | Leicester City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Premier League | Leicester City | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Premier League 2 | Leicester City U23 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 570 |
| 15/16 | FA Cup | Leicester City | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | League Cup | Leicester City | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Premier League | Leicester City | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | U21 PL | Leicester City U21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Italy Cup | Atalanta BC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Serie A | Atalanta BC | 27 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 2,189 |
| 13/14 | Italy Cup | Atalanta BC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Italy Cup | Parma FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Serie A | Atalanta BC | 17 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Serie A | Parma FC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Italy Cup | Parma FC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Italy Cup | AC Cesena | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Serie A | Parma FC | 21 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1,477 |
| 11/12 | Italy Cup | AC Cesena | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 300 |
| 11/12 | Serie A | AC Cesena | 11 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Italy Cup | AC Cesena | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Ligue 1 | AS Saint-Étienne | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Serie A | AC Cesena | 15 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Coupe de France | AS Saint-Étienne | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Coupe de la Ligue | AS Saint-Étienne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | Ligue 1 | AS Saint-Étienne | 29 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2,463 |
| 08/09 | Coupe de France | AS Saint-Étienne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Coupe de la Ligue | AS Saint-Étienne | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Ligue 1 | AS Saint-Étienne | 29 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 2,308 |
| 08/09 | UEFA Cup | AS Saint-Étienne | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 573 |
| 07/08 | Coupe de France | AS Saint-Étienne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 07/08 | Ligue 1 | AS Saint-Étienne | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 06/07 | Ligue 1 | AS Saint-Étienne | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/05 | 2004-07-01 | St-Étienne U19 | Saint-Étienne B | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 07/08 | 2007-07-01 | Saint-Étienne B | Saint-Étienne | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 10/11 | 2010-08-31 | Saint-Étienne | Cesena | Transfer | 2200000 | €1.10m |
| 12/13 | 2012-08-20 | Cesena | Parma | Loan | 900000 | — |
| 12/13 | 2013-06-30 | Parma | Cesena | Return from loan | 1000000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2013-07-01 | Cesena | Parma | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2014-01-03 | Parma | Atalanta BC | Loan | 1000000 | — |
| 13/14 | 2014-06-30 | Atalanta BC | Parma | Return from loan | 900000 | — |
| 14/15 | 2014-07-01 | Parma | Atalanta BC | Transfer | 1000000 | €1.00m |
| 15/16 | 2015-08-03 | Atalanta BC | Leicester | Transfer | 1300000 | €7.00m |
| 15/16 | 2016-02-01 | Leicester | Fiorentina | Loan | 3500000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2016-06-30 | Fiorentina | Leicester | Return from loan | 3000000 | — |
| 18/19 | 2019-01-18 | Leicester | Forest | Transfer | 1000000 | — |
| 20/21 | 2020-10-05 | Forest | Aris Saloniki | Transfer | 400000 | — |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-14 | Aris Saloniki | Novara | Transfer | 150000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2023-07-01 | Novara | Without Club | Transfer | 125000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-01 | Without Club | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | Knock | 2016-01-25 | 2016-08-22 | 211 | 23 |
| 21/22 | Ankle injury | 2022-04-19 | 2022-05-31 | 43 | 5 |
Current—
Peak€3.50m
Low—
Δ since start−€100k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €125k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €250k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €500k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.30m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €900k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €700k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €900k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.40m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.80m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.20m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.90m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €600k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.70m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €100k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #9323 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3670 | — | 5 | 0 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paulo Machado | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Maxi Moralez | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Daniele Baselli | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Marco Sportiello | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Bakary Sako | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17/18 | Premier League 2 | Leicester City U23 | 2 | 4 |
| 22/23 | Serie C-A | Novara FC | 2 | 24 |
| 09/10 | Ligue 1 | AS Saint-Étienne | 1 | 29 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10/11 | Ligue 1 | AS Saint-Étienne | 1 | 1 |
| 08/09 | UEFA Cup | AS Saint-Étienne | 1 | 9 |
| 08/09 | Ligue 1 | AS Saint-Étienne | 1 | 29 |
Every loan spell across this player's career.
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Fee | Value at transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | 2016-06-30 | Fiorentina | Leicester | Return from loan | — | €3.00m |
| 15/16 | 2016-02-01 | Leicester | Fiorentina | Loan | — | €3.50m |
| 13/14 | 2014-06-30 | Atalanta BC | Parma | Return from loan | — | €900k |
| 13/14 | 2014-01-03 | Parma | Atalanta BC | Loan | — | €1.00m |
| 12/13 | 2013-06-30 | Parma | Cesena | Return from loan | — | €1.00m |
| 12/13 | 2012-08-20 | Cesena | Parma | Loan | — | €900k |
Teams faced most often by Yohan Benalouane's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derby County | 16 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 21 | -8 | 19% |
| Ipswich Town | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 20 | +9 | 50% |
| Cardiff City | 14 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 21 | -13 | 7% |
| Reading FC | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 12 | +5 | 50% |
| Birmingham City | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | 23 | -7 | 21% |
| Bristol City | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 15 | -3 | 21% |
| Sheffield Wednesday | 14 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 13 | 20 | -7 | 43% |
| Middlesbrough FC | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 11 | +3 | 50% |
| Barnsley FC | 12 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 10 | +8 | 42% |
| Leeds United | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 21 | 20 | +1 | 33% |
| Wolverhampton Wanderers | 11 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 17 | 18 | -1 | 45% |
| Blackpool FC | 10 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 20% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 08/09 | First senior goal |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22/23 | 26 | 889 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1.01 |
| 21/22 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | 18 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | 19 | 1,217 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0.81 |
| 17/18 | 10 | 180 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
| 16/17 | 25 | 570 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.58 |
| 15/16 | 11 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | 29 | 2,189 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0.62 |
| 13/14 | 23 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | 24 | 1,477 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.49 |
| 11/12 | 14 | 300 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1.2 |
| 10/11 | 17 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | 33 | 2,463 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0.37 |
| 08/09 | 40 | 2,881 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0.37 |
| 07/08 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
U21 PL
18 apps
3 G
1 A
Ligue 1
65 apps
2 G
2 A
Serie A
95 apps
2 G
1 A
Serie C-A
24 apps
2 G
0 A
UEFA Cup
9 apps
1 G
1 A
Championship
15 apps
1 G
0 A
Italy Cup
11 apps
1 G
0 A
Super League 1
17 apps
0 G
1 A
SL1 Play-off
5 apps
0 G
0 A
FA Cup
8 apps
0 G
0 A
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Who is Yohan Benalouane?
Yohan Benalouane is a Tunisia professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Retired.
How old is Yohan Benalouane?
Yohan Benalouane is 39 years old. He was born on March 28, 1987 in Bagnols-sur-Cèze.
What position does Yohan Benalouane play?
Yohan Benalouane plays as a centre-back (Defender - Centre-Back).
What club does Yohan Benalouane play for?
Yohan Benalouane currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Yohan Benalouane scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Yohan Benalouane has scored 12 goals in 306 appearances.