Achraf Bencharki

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Achraf Bencharki
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Bencharki playing for Zamalek SC in 2020.
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-09-24) 24 September 1994 (age 26)
Place of birth Taza, Morocco
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s) Left winger, forward[1]
Club information
Current team
 Zamalek
Number 20
Youth career
Maghreb de Fès
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Maghreb de Fès 52 (13)
2016–2018 Wydad Casablanca 30 (4)
2018–2019 Al-Hilal 7 (3)
2018–2019 → Lens (loan) 23 (3)
2019– Zamalek 46 (15)
National team‡
2013–2017 Morocco U23 5 (4)
2017–2018 Morocco A 6 (1)
2017– Morocco 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:40, 28 June 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 June 2021

Achraf Bencharki (Arabic: أشرف بنشرقي‎; born 24 September 1994) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays for Egyptian Club Zamalek SC. He can be deployed as a left winger or as a forward.

Club career[]

Born in Taza, Morocco, Bencharki began his career at Maghreb de Fès where he joined the first team for the 2014–15 season.[2] In the 2015–16 season, he scored 9 goals in 27 matches.[2]

In 2016, he moved to Wydad Casablanca for a reported transfer fee of 300 million Moroccan dirham.[2] He helped the club win the 2017 CAF Champions League and qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup.[3] He was praised for his performances in the CAF Champions League and was widely considered the best player of the competitions's final.[4][5][6]

In January 2018, Bencharki joined Saudi Professional League club Al-Hilal[3] for a $9 million transfer fee.[7]

In August 2018, he joined Ligue 2 club RC Lens on loan for the 2018–19 season.[7][8]

In July 2019, Bencharki joined Egyptian Premier League side Zamalek SC on a three-year contract.[9] 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.[10]

International career[]

Bencharki played for the Morocco national under-23 team and under 21 team[11] having previously played for their under-20 team.[12]

International goals[]

Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first.[13]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 13 January 2018 Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco  Mauritania 4–0 4–0 2018 African Nations Championship

Honours[]

Wydad Casablanca

Al Hilal

Zamalek

Morocco A'

Individual

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Achraf Bencharki". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "مواهب من المغرب: بنشرقي القوة الهادئة". sport360.com (in Arabic). 9 February 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c Fayad, Mohammed (23 January 2018). "Al Hilal sign Achraf Bencharki". Goal. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Mansour, Adel (4 November 2017). "رجل رائع – رجل مخيب | الوداد × الأهلي". goal.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  6. ^ "African Team of the Month: October 2017". Goal. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  7. ^ Jump up to: 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.
  8. ^ "Mercato : Kyei et Bencharki prêtés à Lens". La Voix Du Nord (in French). 28 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  9. ^ El Ghit Boussif, Oum (16 July 2019). "Achraf Bencherki atterrit au Zamalek". Hespress (in French). Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  10. ^ "VIDEO: Zamalek earn valuable away win over Raja in CAF CL semi-finals". kingfut.com. 18 October 2020.
  11. ^ "Achraf Bencharki of Morocco U21 News Photo". Getty Images. Stade Leo Lagrange, Toulon, France. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  12. ^ "England U20 3 Morocco U20 3: Mixed fortunes for Birmingham City and Wolves representatives in Toulon". Birmingham Mail. 29 May 2015.
  13. ^ "Bencharki, Achraf". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
  14. ^ Achraf Bencharki at Soccerway

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