Medhi Benatia

Moroccan footballer
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Summary

Medhi Benatia was born on April 17, 1987[1], in Courcouronnes[2]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,107 views/month, #7,039 of 1,000,298).[3]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: Morocco[4], France[5]
  • Religion or worldview: Islam[6]
  • Sex or gender: male[7]
  • League or competition: Bundesliga[8]
  • Commons category: Medhi Benatia[9]
  • Position played on team / speciality: centre-back[10]
  • Sport: association football[11]
  • Family name: Benatia[12]
  • Given name: Medhi[13]
  • Participant in: 2012 Africa Cup of Nations[14], 2013 Africa Cup of Nations[15], 2017 Africa Cup of Nations[16], 2018 FIFA World Cup[17], 2019 Africa Cup of Nations[18]
  • Number of matches played/races/starts: 2[19]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: Moroccan Arabic[20], French[21], Italian[22]
  • Country for sport: Morocco[23]
  • Name in native language: المهدي بن عطية[24]
  • Sport number: 5[25]
  • Start of work period: 2005[26]
  • End of work period: 2021[27]
  • Height: 189[28]
  • Mass: 94[29]
  • Total goals in career: 0[30]
  • P14750: B11A-21E7-933B-A214-E0AA[31]

Why It Matters

Medhi Benatia has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] He is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

FAQs

Where was Medhi Benatia born?

Medhi Benatia's place of birth was Courcouronnes[2].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [3] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Roger.ec1 · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Besoccer player id → 2986
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Besoccer player id: 2986, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273559|batch #273559]]"
  2. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → B11A-21E7-933B-A214-E0AA
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/46470|batch #46470]]: HAND ID (9)"
  3. 12w ago · Cetateanul Rosu · 2026-07-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of birth → Courcouronnes
    Image unavailable reason → —
    League or competition → Bundesliga
    Languages spoken, written or signed → Moroccan Arabic, French, Italian
    + 29 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ Occupation: association football player"
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