Benchenaa started his career at
Hammarby IF before joining
Stade Rennais in June 2000 for 2.8million
SEK. Benchenaa stayed in France for three years, won the
Gambardella Cup in 2003, and had a trial with
Aston Villa during the 2000–01 season, before returning to Hammarby in the summer of 2003 and joining
Örgryte IS on loan for the 2005 season. After his loan deal Benchenaa was sold to
Assyriska on a two-year contract, of which he only stayed for one before leaving for
Gröndals in February 2007. In January 2008 he moved to Germany with
SV Babelsberg 03 for six months, before heading to
Union Royale Namur in Belgium for another six months before signing for
Khazar Lankaran in January 2009. Benchenaa returned to Sweden in the summer of 2009, joining
Dalkurd with whom he spent a year before once again moving abroad, this time with Algerian
Ligue 1 side
WA Tlemcen. Benchenaa has also represented Sweden internationally at
U-21 level. ==Career statistics==