Achraf Bencharki

Achraf Bencharki
Bencharki playing for Zamalek in 2020
Personal information
Full name Achraf Bencharki[1]
Date of birth (1994-09-24) 24 September 1994 (age 29)[1]
Place of birth Oulad Zbair, Morocco
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[2]
Position(s) Left winger, forward[3]
Team information
Current team
 Al-Rayyan
Number 28
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Maghreb de Fès 48 (13)
2016–2017 Wydad Casablanca 30 (4)
2018–2019 Al-Hilal 7 (3)
2018–2019 → Lens (loan) 23 (3)
2019–2022 Zamalek 73 (26)
2022–2023 Al Jazira 24 (5)
2023– Al-Rayyan 12 (7)
International career‡
2015 Morocco U23 4 (4)
2018–2021 Morocco A 9 (1)
2018– Morocco 10 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Morocco
African Nations Championship
Winner 2018 Morocco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10:17, 7 March 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 December 2021

Achraf Bencharki (Arabic: أشرف بن شرقي; born 24 September 1994) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays for Al-Rayyan. He can be deployed as a left winger or as a forward.

Club career

Born in Oulad Zbair, Morocco, Bencharki began his career at Maghreb de Fès where he joined the first team for the 2014–15 season.[4] In the 2015–16 season, he scored 9 goals in 27 matches.[4]

In 2016, he moved to Wydad Casablanca for a reported transfer fee of 300 million Moroccan dirham.[4] He helped the club win the 2017 CAF Champions League and qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup.[5] He was praised for his performances in the CAF Champions League and was widely considered the best player of the competitions's final.[6][7][8]

In January 2018, Bencharki joined Saudi Professional League club Al-Hilal[5] for a $9 million transfer fee.[9]

In August 2018, he joined Ligue 2 club RC Lens on loan for the 2018–19 season.[9][10]

In July 2019, Bencharki joined Egyptian Premier League side Zamalek SC on a three-year contract.[11] On 18 October 2020, he scored the only goal in 1–0 away win for Zamalek SC over Raja Casablanca in the 2019–20 CAF Champions League semi-finals.[12]

International career

Bencharki played for the Morocco national under-23 team and under 21 team[13] having previously played for their under-20 team.[14]

Bencharki represented Morocco in the 2018 African Nations Championship, helping his country to achieve the first chan title for Morocco. He scored his first goal for Morocco against Mauritania in a 4–0 victory.[15]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 March 2024[16]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Maghreb de Fès 2014–15 Botola 25 4 0 0 – – – 25 4
2015–16 27 9 1 1 – – – 28 10
Total 52 13 1 1 – – – 53 14
Wydad 2016–17 Botola 25 4 0 0 – 7[c] 2 – 32 9
2017–18 5 0 2 1 – 5[d] 3 1[e] 0 13 4
Total 30 4 2 1 – 12 5 1 0 45 13
Al Hilal 2017–18 SPL 7 3 0 0 0 0 6[f] 0 0 0 13 3
Lens (loan) 2018–19 Ligue 2 23 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 4
Zamalek 2019–20 EPL 22 3 4 4 – 11[g] 6 3[h] 2 40 15
2020–21 30 15 4 1 – 7[i] 0 0 0 41 16
2021–22 21 8 1 1 – 8[j] 2 – 30 11
Total 73 26 9 6 – 26 8 3 2 111 42
Al Jazira 2022–23 UPL 24 5 3 2 6 2 0 0 – 33 9
Al-Rayyan 2023–24 QSL 12 7 0 0 4 2 0 0 0 0 16 9
Career total 221 61 21 11 10 4 44 13 4 2 297 94
  1. ^ Includes Moroccan Throne Cup, UAE President's Cup
  2. ^ Includes UAE League Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in CAF Champions League
  4. ^ Appearances in CAF Champions League
  5. ^ Appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
  6. ^ Appearances in AFC Champions League
  7. ^ Appearances in CAF Champions League
  8. ^ One appearance in CAF Super Cup, two appearances in Egyptian Super Cup
  9. ^ Appearances in CAF Champions League
  10. ^ Appearances in CAF Champions League

Honours

Wydad Casablanca

Al Hilal

Zamalek

Morocco A

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Morocco" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 8. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  2. ^ "Achraf Bencharki". UAE Pro League. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Achraf Bencharki". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  4. ^ a b c "مواهب من المغرب: بنشرقي القوة الهادئة". sport360.com (in Arabic). 9 February 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  5. ^ a b Fayad, Mohammed (23 January 2018). "Al Hilal sign Achraf Bencharki". Goal. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  6. ^ Er-rafay, Oumeïma (28 October 2017). "Vidéo. WAC-Ahly: Achraf Bencharki, une étoile est née" [Video. WAC-Ahly: Achraf Bencharki, a star is born]. le360.ma (in French). Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  7. ^ Mansour, Adel (4 November 2017). "رجل رائع – رجل مخيب | الوداد × الأهلي". goal.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  8. ^ "African Team of the Month: October 2017". Goal. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  9. ^ a b Senoussi, Zoubida (29 August 2018). "Morocco's Achraf Bencharki Joins France's RC Lens on Loan". Morocco World News. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  10. ^ "Mercato : Kyei et Bencharki prêtés à Lens". La Voix Du Nord (in French). 28 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  11. ^ El Ghit Boussif, Oum (16 July 2019). "Achraf Bencherki atterrit au Zamalek". Hespress (in French). Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  12. ^ "VIDEO: Zamalek earn valuable away win over Raja in CAF CL semi-finals". kingfut.com. 18 October 2020.
  13. ^ "Achraf Bencharki of Morocco U21 News Photo". Getty Images. Stade Leo Lagrange, Toulon, France. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  14. ^ "England U20 3 Morocco U20 3: Mixed fortunes for Birmingham City and Wolves representatives in Toulon". Birmingham Mail. 29 May 2015.
  15. ^ "Morocco vs. Mauritania – Football Match Summary – January 13, 2018 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  16. ^ "achraf bencharki/". Soccerway.

External links

  • Achraf Bencharki – FIFA competition record (archived)
  • Achraf Bencharki at FootballDatabase.eu
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