Achraf Dari

Achraf Dari
Personal information
Full name Achraf Dari[1]
Date of birth (1999-05-06) 6 May 1999 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth Casablanca, Morocco
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Charleroi
Number 37
Youth career
2007–2018 Wydad AC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Wydad AC 91 (8)
2022– Brest 22 (1)
2024– → Charleroi (loan) 5 (1)
International career‡
2017 Morocco U20 5 (1)
2018 Morocco U23 5 (1)
2021– Morocco A' 2 (1)
2021– Morocco 7 (1)
Medal record
Representing  Morocco
African Nations Championship
Winner 2020 Cameroon
Jeux de la Francophonie
Winner 2017 Ivory Coast
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:25, 17 December 2022 (UTC)

Achraf Dari (Arabic: أشرف داري; born 6 May 1999) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Belgian club Charleroi on loan from the French club Brest, and the Morocco national team.[3] He started his professional career playing for Wydad AC.

Dari represented Morocco at various youth levels, before making his international debut in 2021. He was chosen in Morocco's squads for the FIFA Arab Cup in 2021.

Club career

Wydad

Dari began his professional football career with Wydad AC. On 31 May 2022, Dari won his first international trophy with Wydad after defeating Al Ahly 2–0 in 2022 CAF Champions League Final.[4][5] On 30 June 2022, Dari was nominated for the CAF inter club player of the year awards.[6]

Brest

On 30 July 2022, Dari signed for Ligue 1 club Brest on a four-year contract.[7][8] The transfer fee paid to Wydad AC was reported to be in the region of €2.7 million.[9] On 7 August 2022, Dari made his debut against RC Lens.[10] On 21 August, Dari scored his first professional goal for the club in a 3–1 victory against Angers SCO.[11][12][13]

On 1 February 2024, Dari joined Charleroi in Belgium on loan.[14]

International career

Dari made his debut for the Morocco A' national team in a 1–0 win over Saudi Arabia at the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup.[15] On 12 June 2022, Vahid Halilhodžić summoned Dari to the Morocco senior football team.[16][17] He made his debut in a 2–0 victory against Liberia in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification that took place in the Stade Mohammed V.[18][19]

In September 2022, Dari was called up to join the Morocco national team to take part in friendly matches against Chile and Paraguay.[20][21]

On 10 November 2022, he was named in Morocco's 23-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[22][23] On 17 December, he scored his first international goal in the World Cup third-place playoff against Croatia, which ended in a 2–1 defeat.[24]

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 March 2023[25][26]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wydad AC 2016–17 Botola 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2017–18 Botola 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 6 0
2018–19 Botola 26 3 1 0 13[a] 0 0 0 40 3
2019–20 Botola 9 0 0 0 4[a] 0 0 0 13 0
2020–21 Botola 26 3 4 0 10[a] 0 0 0 40 3
2021–22 Botola 26 2 2 0 13[a] 3 0 0 41 5
Total 91 8 10 0 40 3 0 0 141 11
Brest 2022–23 Ligue 1 18 1 2 0 — — 20 1
Career total 108 9 9 0 42 3 0 0 161 12
  1. ^ a b c d Appearances in the CAF Champions League

International

As of match played 17 December 2022
National team Year Apps Goals
Morocco 2021 1 0
2022 6 1
Total 7 1
Scores and results list goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dari goal.[27]
List of international goals scored by Achraf Dari
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 17 December 2022 Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar 7  Croatia 1–1 1–2 2022 FIFA World Cup

Honours

Wydad AC

Morocco U20

Individual

Orders

References

  1. ^ "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Squad list: Morocco (MAR)" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 19. Retrieved 15 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Morocco" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 8. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  3. ^ Achraf Dari at FootballDatabase.eu
  4. ^ "Al Ahly v Wydad Casablanca Match Report, 30/05/2022, CAF Champions League | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  5. ^ "El Moutaraji wins Champions League for Wydad". BBC Sport. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  6. ^ Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "First list of nominees for CAF Awards 2022 revealed". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  7. ^ Cassé, Josué (30 July 2022). "Achraf Dari s'est engagé à Brest". Foot Mercato [fr] (in French). Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  8. ^ "New faces: All of Ligue 1 Uber Eats' new arrivals". Ligue1 COM. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  9. ^ Cassoly, Marius (30 July 2022). "Brest s'offre l'international marocain Achraf Dari (officiel)". Dailymercato (in French). Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  10. ^ A.KITABRI. "Ligue1 : Début prometteur d'Achraf Dari". L'Opinion Maroc - Actualité et Infos au Maroc et dans le monde. (in French). Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  11. ^ "Theate the matchwinner as Rennes beat Ajaccio". Ligue1 COM. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  12. ^ "Hakimi scores record-breaking goal as PSG thrash Lille in Ligue 1 | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  13. ^ "Round 3 review: PSG run riot as Lyon, Marseille stay in touc". Ligue1 COM. Retrieved 29 August 2022.
  14. ^ "ACHRAF DARI EST ZÈBRE" [ACHRAF DARI IS A ZEBRA] (in French). Charleroi. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
  15. ^ "Achraf Dari". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  16. ^ "Morocco: Halilhodzic summons Achraf Dari". Moroccolatestnews.
  17. ^ "Vahid Halilhodzic invites Wydad's Achraf Dari to join national team in CAN 2023 second qualifier game". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 13 June 2022. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  18. ^ Echabouch, Elmahdi. "Morocco Wins 2-0 Against Liberia, Edges Closer to AFCON 2023". Morocco World News.
  19. ^ Kokoi, Anthony. "2023 AFCON Q: Liberia Fall to Morocco 2-0". www.liberianobserver.com. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  20. ^ "Équipe du Maroc". 12 September 2022. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  21. ^ "Hakim Ziyech makes return to World Cup team under Regragui's preselection". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 12 September 2022. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  22. ^ "Morocco World Cup 2022 squad: Who's in and who's out? | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  23. ^ "Moroccan coach unveils list of 26 Atlas Lions in 2022 World Cup". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  24. ^ "Croatia 2-1 Morocco: World Cup 2022 third-place playoff – as it happened". the Guardian. 17 December 2022. Retrieved 17 December 2022.
  25. ^ Achraf Dari at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 July 2022.
  26. ^ Achraf Dari at FootballDatabase.eu
  27. ^ Achraf Dari at National-Football-Teams.com
  28. ^ a b "Maroc : Le Wydad Casablanca réussit le doublé Botola-LDC !". 29 June 2022.
  29. ^ "Morocco U-20 Football Team Wins Gold Medal at Francophonie Games". Morocco World News.
  30. ^ "Jeux de la Francophonie: Morocco clinches gold medal at football tournament – The North Africa Post". Retrieved 28 September 2022.
  31. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  32. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  33. ^ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 26 September 2023.
  34. ^ "King receives members of national soccer team, decorates them with Royal wissams". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 20 December 2022. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
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