Sami Ben Amar
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 2 March 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Nice, France[1] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bourgoin-Jallieu | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2004–2008 | FC de Carros | ||
| 2008–2012 | Nice | ||
| 2012–2017 | Bastia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Bastia II | 8 | (1) |
| 2017–2021 | Nîmes | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2021 | Nîmes II | 50 | (18) |
| 2021 | Dundalk | 13 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | US Mondorf-les-Bains | 7 | (1) |
| 2023 | Lyon La Duchère | 14 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | AS Cagnes-Le Cros | 7 | (4) |
| 2024– | Bourgoin-Jallieu | 18 | (3) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Morocco U20 | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 January 2018 | |||
Sami Ben Amar (born 2 March 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Championnat National 3 club Bourgoin-Jallieu. Born in France, he is a former under-20 international for Morocco.
Ben Amar made his professional debut for Nîmes in a 2–0 Ligue 2 loss to Gazélec Ajaccio on 23 January 2018.[2] He signed for League of Ireland Premier Division side Dundalk on the 17th August 2021.[3] He made his debut for the club 3 days later in a 2–1 defeat to Drogheda United in the Louth Derby at Oriel Park.[4] His first goal for the club came on 27 August 2021 when he opened the scoring in a 5–1 win over St Mochta's in the Second Round of the FAI Cup.[5] In August 2022, Ben Amar signed for Luxembourg National Division club US Mondorf-les-Bains.
International career
Ben Amar debuted for the Morocco national under-20 football team in a 1–1 friendly tie with the France U20s on 8 November 2017.[6]