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Moroccan footballer (born 1994)

Achraf Bencharki
Bencharki playing for Zamalek in 2020
Personal information
Full name Achraf Bencharki
Date of birth (1994-09-24) 24 September 1994 (age 29)
Place of birth Oulad Zbair, Morocco
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left winger, forward
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)
2018–2019Lens (loan) 23 (3)
2019–2022 Zamalek 73 (26)
2022–2023 Al Jazira 24 (5)
2023– Al-Rayyan 19 (10)
International career
2015 Morocco U23 4 (4)
2018–2021 Morocco A 9 (1)
2018– Morocco 10 (0)
Medal record
*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/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. In the 2015–16 season, "he scored 9 goals in 27 matches."

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

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

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

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

International career

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

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.

Career statistics

As of match played 2 May 2024
Appearances and goals by, "club," season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup 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 2 32 9
2017–18 5 0 2 1 5 3 1 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 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 6 3 2 40 15
2020–21 30 15 4 1 7 0 0 0 41 16
2021–22 21 8 1 1 8 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 19 10 1 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 24 14
Career total 228 64 22 13 10 4 44 13 4 2 305 99
  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

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  2. ^ https://fr.soccerwiki.org/player.php?pid=80887
  3. ^ "Achraf Bencharki". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  4. ^ "مواهب من المغرب: بنشرقي القوة الهادئة". sport360.com (in Arabic). 9 February 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  5. ^ 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. ^ 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.

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