Achraf Bencharki
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 24 September 1994 | ||
Place of birth | Taza, Morocco | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward, attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Lens (on loan from Al-Hilal) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2016 | Maghreb de Fès | 45 | (18) |
2016–2018 | Wydad Casablanca | 41 | (10) |
2018– | Al-Hilal | 7 | (3) |
2018– | Lens (loan) | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
Morocco U20 | 1 | ||
2014–2017 | Morocco U23 | 5 | (4) |
2017– | Morocco A | 2 | (2) |
2017– | Morocco | 8 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 August 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14:14, 29 August 2018 (UTC) |
Achraf Bencharki (Arabic: أشرف بنشرقي; born 24 September 1994) is a Moroccan footballer who plays for French club RC Lens. He can be deployed as a left winger or a attacking midfielder or a second striker. He is left-footed.
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.[1] In the 2015–16 season, he scored 9 goals in 27 matches.[1]
In 2016, he moved to Wydad Casablanca for a reported transfer fee of 300 million Moroccan dirham.[1] He helped the club win the 2017 CAF Champions League and qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup.[2] He was praised for his performances in the CAF Champions League and was widely considered the best player of the competitions's final.[3][4][5]
In January 2018, Bencharki joined Saudi Professional League club Al-Hilal[2] for a $9 million transfer fee.[6]
In August 2018, he joined Ligue 2 club RC Lens on loan for the 2018–19 season.[6][7]
International career
Bencharki played for the Morocco national under-23 team and under 21 team[8] having previously played for their under-20 team.[9]
International goals
- Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first.[10]
No | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 13 January 2018 | Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco | ![]() |
4–0 | 4–0 | 2018 African Nations Championship |
Honours
Wydad Casablanca
Al Hilal
References
- ^ a b c "مواهب من المغرب: بنشرقي القوة الهادئة". sport360.com (in Arabic). 9 February 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ a b c Fayad, Mohammed (23 January 2018). "Al Hilal sign Achraf Bencharki". Goal. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Mansour, Adel (4 November 2017). "رجل رائع – رجل مخيب | الوداد × الأهلي". goal.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "African Team of the Month: October 2017". Goal. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Mercato : Kyei et Bencharki prêtés à Lens". La Voix Du Nord (in French). 28 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
- ^ "Achraf Bencharki of Morocco U21 News Photo". Getty Images. Stade Leo Lagrange, Toulon, France. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ "Chuba Akpom bags late point as Aidy Boothroyd's side come back with 10 men to kick off Toulon campaign with draw". Daily Mail. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
- ^ "Bencharki, Achraf". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
- Living people
- 1994 births
- People from Fez, Morocco
- Association football forwards
- Association football midfielders
- Moroccan footballers
- Morocco international footballers
- Wydad Casablanca footballers
- MAS Fez players
- Al-Hilal FC players
- RC Lens players
- Saudi Professional League players
- Moroccan expatriates in Saudi Arabia
- Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia