Djamal Mahamat

Djamal Mahamat

Personal information
Full name	Djamal Abdoulaye Mahamat Bindi
Date of birth	April 26, 1983 (1983-04-26) (age 28)
Place of birth	Tripoli, Libya
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Braga
Number	22
Youth career
1998–2001	Almahalla Tripoli
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2001–2003	Salgueiros	0	(0)
2003–2004	Stade Montois	22	(0)
2004–2005	Bayonne	33	(4)
2005–2006	L'Entente	31	(0)
2006–2007	Estoril	24	(1)
2007–2008	L'Entente	0	(0)
2008–2011	Beira-Mar	68	(4)
2011–	Braga	9	(0)
National team‡
2010–	Libya	2	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 October 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 May 2011

Djamal Abdoulaye Mahamat Bindi جمال محمد بيندي (born 26 April 1983 in Tripoli), known as Mahamat, is a Libyan footballer who plays for S.C. Braga in Portugal, as a defensive midfielder.

He was born to a Libyan mother and a Chadian father whose family had settled in the former country.

Club career

After an unassuming spell with S.C. Salgueiros in Portugal (no appearances), Mahamat moved to France and remained in the country for four of the five following years, playing exclusively in amateur football, namely with L'Entente SSG. In 2006–07, aged 23, he made his professional debuts, appearing for and G.D. Estoril Praia in the Portuguese second division.

In November 2007, Mahamat had unsuccessful trials in England with Hartlepool United and Bradford City.^[1] In the 2008 summer, he returned from the French lower leagues and signed for S.C. Beira-Mar, also in the Portuguese second level. After a weak first season - 15 games - he became an undisputed first-choice for the Aveiro outfit.

Mahamat made his top flight debut on 15 August 2010, playing 90 minutes in a 0–0 home draw against U.D. Leiria, and contributing with three goals as Beira-Mar eventually retained its division status. In May 2011, just weeks after the season ended, he was purchased by fellow league side S.C. Braga, for an undisclosed fee;^[2] on 1 June 2011 his transfer was confirmed, with the player signing a four-year contract,^[3] and reuniting with Beira-Mar boss Leonardo Jardim.

References

1. ^ "Bantams look at ex-Pools trialist". BBC Sport. 26 November 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/bradford_city/7064098.stm. Retrieved 28 October 2011. 
2. ^ "Imorou contratado por cinco épocas [Imorou signed for five seasons]" (in Portuguese). A Bola. 20 May 2011. http://www.abola.pt/nnh/ver.aspx?id=264263. Retrieved 28 May 2011. 
3. ^ "Djamal assina por quatro épocas [Djamal signs for four seasons]" (in Portuguese). Record. 1 June 2011. http://www.record.xl.pt/Futebol/Nacional/1a_liga/sporting_braga/interior.aspx?content_id=700301. Retrieved 1 June 2011. 

External Links

• Stats and profile at Zerozero
• Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
• Djamal Mahamat at National-Football-Teams.com

Persondata
Name	Mahamat, Djamal
Alternative names	Djamal
Short description	Libyan footballer
Date of birth	26 April 1983
Place of birth	Tripoli, Libya
Date of death
Place of death