Sami Ben Amar
# Sami Ben Amar

Sami Ben Amar (born 2 March 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward, most recently for Championnat National 2 club Lyon La Duchère. He is a former under-17 international for Morocco.

## Club career

Ben Amar made his professional debut for Nîmes in a 2–0 Ligue 2 loss to Gazélec Ajaccio on 23 January 2018. He signed for League of Ireland Premier Division side Dundalk on the 17th August 2021. 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. 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. 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.

## Career statistics

    As of match played on 11 February 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :

| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Bastia | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Bastia II (loan) | 2016–17 | Championnat National 3 | 8 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 1 |
| Nîmes | 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 |
| Nîmes | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Nîmes | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Nîmes | 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Nîmes | Total | Total | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| Nîmes II (loan) | 2017–18 | Championnat National 3 | 13 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | 7 |
| Nîmes II (loan) | 2018–19 | Championnat National 2 | 20 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 20 | 6 |
| Nîmes II (loan) | 2019–20 | Championnat National 2 | 11 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 3 |
| Nîmes II (loan) | 2020–21 | Championnat National 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 |
| Nîmes II (loan) | Total | Total | 50 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 50 | 18 |
| Dundalk | 2021 | LOI Premier Division | 13 | 1 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 2 |
| US Mondorf-les-Bains | 2022–23 | Luxembourg National Division | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 1 |
| Lyon La Duchère | 2022–23 | Championnat National 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 86 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 23 |

* ↑ Includes Coupe de France & FAI Cup
* ↑ Includes Coupe de la Ligue & League of Ireland Cup
