Sami Ben Amar (born 2 March 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Championnat National 2 club Riviera. Born in France, he is a former under-20 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

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBastia2016–17Ligue 1000000—00Bastia II (loan)2016–17Championnat National 381———81Nîmes2017–18Ligue 2300000—302018–19Ligue 1000000—002019–20201010—402020–21100000—10Total601010—80Nîmes II2017–18Championnat National 3137———1372018–19Championnat National 2206———2062019–20113———1132020–21Championnat National 362———62Total5018———5018Dundalk2021LOI Premier Division13131——162US Mondorf-les-Bains2022–23Luxembourg National Division7100——71Lyon La Duchère2022–23Championnat National 2144———144AS Cagnes-Le Cros2023–24Championnat National 37400——74FC Bourgoin-Jallieu2023–24Championnat National 2123———1232024–2515042——192Total27342——315Riviera2025–26Championnat National 224600——246Career total1563883100016541

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External links

Foot Occitanie Profile