Biography
Who is Ramy Bensebaini?
Early life and career beginnings
Amir Selmane Rami Bensebaini was born in Constantine, Algeria. He started his football path with the youth setup at Paradou AC in 2008. By 2013, he had progressed to make his senior debut for the club. During that summer, he explored opportunities abroad with trials at Porto and the English Premier League team Arsenal, where he featured in two friendly matches for their under-21 squad.
In 2014, Paradou AC loaned him to the Belgian club Lierse. He made his debut against Club Brugge in August. Throughout that season, he appeared in 23 league matches and scored one goal, though the team was eventually relegated. The following year, he went on another loan to the French club Montpellier for the 2015–16 Ligue 1 season.
Professional path in Europe
Ramy Bensebaini moved to Rennes in July 2016, signing a four-year agreement. His time in France concluded when he moved to Germany. In August 2019, he joined Borussia Mönchengladbach for a reported fee of 8 million euros. He started his Bundesliga career with a victory against 1. FC Köln. Later that year, he netted his first goal for the club against Werder Bremen, although he also received a red card in that same match.
His impact at Borussia Mönchengladbach included a well-known brace in a victory over Bayern München in December 2019. In October 2020, he scored from a penalty kick against Inter Milan in the UEFA Champions League. By April 2023, the club announced he would leave at the end of the season. He subsequently signed with Borussia Dortmund on a free transfer for a four-year term. He debuted for Dortmund in a DFB Pokal match against Schott Mainz in August 2023.
International football and honors
The defender received his first call-up for the Algeria national team in November 2015 for World Cup qualification matches. He officially debuted for the senior side in January 2017 during an Africa Cup of Nations fixture against Mauritania. Ramy was later selected for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations squad and the 2026 FIFA World Cup team under manager Vladimir Petković.
Throughout his career, he has collected several accolades. He won the Coupe de France with Rennes in the 2018–19 season and secured the Africa Cup of Nations with Algeria in 2019. Individually, he was named Borussia Mönchengladbach Player of the Month twice and was recognized as the top-scoring defender in Europe in 2021. He also received the Fennec d'Or in 2025.
Birthday and age
Ramy Bensebaini was born on April 16, 1995, which makes Ramy 31 years old today. That birthday falls under the Aries sign. Ramy shares the date with 55 other famous people.
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