MEHDI BENATIA
Mehdi Benatia (Arabic: المهدي بنعطية, Courcouronnes, District of Evry, France, April 17, 1987) is a French footballer nationalized with Morocco,He play in the defense position and it's present player of Juventus F. C. of Serie A in Italy.
Career Path
Benatia was formed in the lower categories of Olympique Marseille, but had to go on loan to other teams to play many minutes did not offer him in his club.
On February 3, 2010 Udinese Calcio hired Benatia from Clermont of the French Third Division.
In Serie A scored his first goal on October 2, 2011, against Bologna, whom they defeated 2-0. That same season, Udinese was one of the revelations of calcium and finished in third place in Serie A.
After three years at Udinese, on June 13, 2013, the Rome paid through thirteen million euro for Benatia. With this team won the second place in Serie A, playing 33 games and scoring 5 goals.He was also voted player of his team in that season by fans.
On August 26, 2014, Bayern Munich announced recruitment for 5 seasons and 26 million euros. Benatia could not be consolidated as head of the Bavarians due to injuries, but managed to open his resume, winning two Bundesliga and German Cup.
On July 15, 2016, Juventus confirmed his signing.
He has been international with Morocco national football team 42 times and has scored 1 gol. Debuted on November 19, 2008, in a friendly against the selection of Zambia that ended 3-0 in favor of Moroccans .
Look this video showing his defending skills.
