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Achraf Bencharki
Personal information
Date of birth (1994-09-24) 24 September 1994 (age 29)
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
1. 13 January 2018 Stade Mohammed V, Casablanca, Morocco  Mauritania 4–0 4–0 2018 African Nations Championship

Honours

Wydad Casablanca

Al Hilal

References

  1. ^ a b c "مواهب من المغرب: بنشرقي القوة الهادئة". sport360.com (in Arabic). 9 February 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Fayad, Mohammed (23 January 2018). "Al Hilal sign Achraf Bencharki". Goal. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Mansour, Adel (4 November 2017). "رجل رائع – رجل مخيب | الوداد × الأهلي". goal.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  5. ^ "African Team of the Month: October 2017". Goal. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ "Mercato : Kyei et Bencharki prêtés à Lens". La Voix Du Nord (in French). 28 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  8. ^ "Achraf Bencharki of Morocco U21 News Photo". Getty Images. Stade Leo Lagrange, Toulon, France. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Bencharki, Achraf". National Football Teams. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
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