Selim Bengriba

Selim Bengriba

Bengriba in november 2018.
Personal information
Full name	Selim Bengriba
Date of birth	(1980-09-24) 24 September 1980 (age 44)
Place of birth	Dijon, France
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
1991–1998	Grenoble
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1998–1999	St Marcellin
1999–2000	Seyssinet
2000–2007	Échirolles
2002–2004	→ Bourges (loan)
2007–2011	Chambéry
2011–2019	Grenoble	175	(7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Selim Bengriba (born 24 September 1980) is a French former professional footballer who is best known for his career with Grenoble as a defender.

Career

Bengriba began football at the age of 11 with Grenoble, and spent most of his footballing career in amateur leagues.^[1] As an amateur footballer, he had jobs as a solderer, in his local town hall, and with Caterpillar Inc. In 2011, he returned to his childhood Grenoble after they filed for bankruptcy and was tasked with bringing them back up. In 2014, he gained the captain armband at the age of 33.^[2] He managed to promote Grenoble back to Ligue 2 in 2018, after one year in the Championnat National.^[3] Bengriba signed his first professional contract with Grenoble on 13 June 2018, at the age of 37.^[4]

Bengriba made his professional debut for Grenoble in a 2–1 Coupe de la Ligue loss to Metz on 14 August 2018.^[5]

Personal life

Born in France, Bengriba is of Tunisian descent.^[6]

References

1. "Selim Bengriba : "Je touche mon rêve du bout des doigts" - Stadito". 10 May 2018.
2. "Le poids d'un capitaine".
3. "Bengriba : " À mon âge, c'est encore plus jouissif "". SOFOOT.com.
4. "Bengriba prolonge l'aventure ! ⋆ GF38". 13 June 2018.
5. "Metz vs. Grenoble Foot 38 - 14 August 2018 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
6. "Les Algériens de Grenoble éliminent Marseille".

External links

• Selim Bengriba at Soccerway
• Selim Bengriba – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
• Foot National Profile
• GF38 Profile