Jamel Aït Ben Idir
Moroccan footballer (born 1984)
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Jamel Aït Ben Idir (born 10 January 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.[2] Born in France, he represented Morocco at international level.
 Aït Ben Idir in 2013 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jamel Aït Ben Idir[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 10 January 1984[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Mont-Saint-Aignan, France | ||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2003 | Le Havre B | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2010 | Le Havre | 211 | (6) |
| 2010–2012 | Arles-Avignon | 60 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Sedan | 21 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Auxerre | 63 | (1) |
| 2015–2019 | Wydad AC | 37 | (0) |
| 2019 | FUS Rabat | 6 | (0) |
| Total | 398 | (7) | |
| International career | |||
| 2003 | France U19 | ||
| 2014 | Morocco | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
Born in Mont-Saint-Aignan, Aït Ben Idir joined Le Havre in 2000 as a youth player. He made his professional debut for the club in a Ligue 2 match on 26 March 2002 against AC Ajaccio playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 loss. Following promotion that season, Ait-Ben-Idir did not feature in Ligue 1 play that season only appearing in one match. He would proceed to become a regular in the squad the next five seasons contributing to Le Havre's return to Ligue 1 for the 2008–09 season. He then moved on to AC Arles-Avignon, Sedan, and Ligue 2 club AJ Auxerre.
After the expiration of his Auxerre contract, Aït Ben Idir joined Wydad Casablanca on a two-year deal.[3]
