Yassine Benzia

France

Benzia represented France at youth level. He played for France U17 during the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup, where he scored five goals in the tournament. He also scored two goals for France U19, as they reached the final of the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.

Algeria

In January 2016, Algerian Football Federation president Mohamed Raouraoua announced that Benzia had opted to switch his international allegiance to Algeria. In March 2016, FIFA approved his request to change his international allegiance. On 26 March 2016, he played his first game for Algeria, against Ethiopia in the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification. He scored his first senior international goal on 2 June 2016 against Seychelles. He later on the 18th of November in 2024 was the runner up in the FIFA Puskás Award, for his goal against South Africa on 26 March 2024, scoring the equalizer in the 70th minute to make it 3–3.

At the age of 17, Benzia was dubbed the new Karim Benzema.

Lyon

Following the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup Benzia signed his first professional contract with Lyon, agreeing to a three-year deal on 27 October 2011. He was subsequently promoted to the senior team by manager Rémi Garde and assigned the number 25 shirt. Benzia made his professional debut on 20 May 2012 in the last game of the league season at home to Nice, appearing as a substitute for Jimmy Briand for the final minutes of the 4–3 loss. Benzia came on as a 66th-minute substitute for Bafétimbi Gomis in the 2012 Trophée des Champions against Montpellier at New Jersey's Red Bull Arena on 28 July, and scored in Lyon's penalty shootout victory after a 2–2 draw. On 22 November, he scored his first professional goal to open a 1–1 draw at Sparta Prague in the group stage of the UEFA Europa League. He scored again in the competition's next game, a 2–0 win at the Stade de Gerland against Hapoel Ironi Kiryat Shmona, but did not find the net again for the rest of the season. On 16 August 2013, Benzia scored his first Ligue 1 goal, opening a 3–1 win at Sochaux on the first day of the season and also assisting Alexandre Lacazette and Yoann Gourcuff for the other two goals. He added his only other goal of the season on 8 December in a win by the same score at Bastia.

Lille

On 31 August 2015, Benzia signed a four-year deal at fellow Ligue 1 club Lille for a fee of around €1 million. On 28 January 2017, after over a year without a goal, Benzia scored both of Lille's goals…

Benzia's siblings, Farid and Mustapha, are also footballers. On August 9, 2012, he participated in a photo shoot with Adidas Scouting Camp for the 2012 promotion. In May 2020, Yassine Benzia suffered a serious hand injury following a buggy accident in the woods. The injury was severe enough to require surgery and raised concerns about the long-term functionality of his hand. Despite the gravity of the accident, Benzia was able to resume training with Dijon FCO six months later, although his injured hand was still heavily bandaged. This injury could have ended his career, but he managed to continue his professional football career.