Nouhaila Benzina
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| Date of birth | 11 May 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kenitra, Morocco | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defender | |||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | ASFAR | |||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||
| 2016– | ASFAR | |||||||||||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Morocco U20 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Morocco | |||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | ||||||||||||||||||||
Nouhaila Benzina (Arabic: نهيلة بنزينة; born 11 May 1998) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a defender for AS FAR and the Morocco women's national team.
In July 2023, she made history as the first female player to ever wear an Islamic headscarf (a hijab) at the senior-level FIFA Women's World Cup. She is considered a role model for Muslim female footballers.