Eliesse Ben Seghir
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| Date of birth | 16 February 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gassin, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Monaco | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 7 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2016 | SC Cogolinois | ||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Fréjus Saint-Raphaël | ||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | SC Cogolinois | ||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Monaco | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Monaco | 42 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | France U17 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | France U18 | 9 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | France U19 | 5 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Morocco U23 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Morocco | 6 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:20, 1 November 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:41, 15 October 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Eliesse Ben Seghir (Arabic: إلياس بن صغير; born 16 February 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ligue 1 club Monaco. Born in France, he plays for the Morocco national team.
Club career
[edit]Ben Seghir is a youth product of the academies of SC Cogolinois, Fréjus Saint-Raphaël, and Monaco. He signed his first professional contract with Monaco on 5 August 2022,[1] and made his senior and professional debut with the club as a late substitute in a 4–1 UEFA Europa League win over Red Star Belgrade on 3 November 2022.[2]
On 28 December 2022, Ben Seghir made his Ligue 1 debut for Monaco as a half-time substitute in a match against Auxerre. He scored two goals, both of which put Monaco in the lead, to help his team come out victorious by a score of 3–2.[3]
International career
[edit]Ben Seghir was a youth international for France, having played for the France U18s.[4]
Ben Seghir made his debut for the senior Morocco national team on 22 March 2024 in a friendly against Angola.[5]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 5 November 2024
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Monaco | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3[a] | 0 | – | 23 | 4 | |
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 2 | |||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | |
| Career total | 42 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 8 | ||
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
International
[edit]- As of match played 15 October 2024[6]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 2024 | 6 | 3 |
| Total | 6 | 3 | |
- Morocco score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ben Seghir goal.[6]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 7 June 2024 | Adrar Stadium, Agadir, Morocco | 3 |  Zambia |
2–0 | 2–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 15 October 2024 | Honor Stadium, Oujda, Morocco | 6 |  Central African Republic |
1–0 | 4–0 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3 | 2–0 |
Personal life
[edit]Born in France, Ben Seghir holds both French and Moroccan nationalities.[7][8] He is the younger brother of fellow footballer Salim Ben Seghir.[9]
Honours
[edit]Morocco U23
- Summer Olympics Bronze Medal: 2024[10]
References
[edit]- ^ Gilucas, Pascal (6 August 2022). "AS Monaco : Eliesse Ben Seghir signe son premier contrat professionnel". Africa Foot United.
- ^ "%competition_name% (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports.
- ^ "L1 (J16) : Monaco s'impose à Auxerre grâce à Ben Seghir". Sports.orange.fr (in French). 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
- ^ "Eliesse Ben Seghir buteur lors du succès des Bleuets". madeinmonegasque.ouest-france.fr. 24 September 2022.
- ^ "Morocco v Angola game report". ESPN. 22 March 2024.
- ^ a b "Eliesse Ben Seghir". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
- ^ "Monaco : Ben Seghir va signer pro !". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert. 20 July 2022.
- ^ "Eliesse BEN SEGHIR". unfp.org. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Eliesse Ben Seghir set to sign first pro contract with Monaco – Get French Football News". 20 July 2022.
- ^ "Egypt U23 vs Morocco U23: Olympics". BBC Sport. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Profile at the AS Monaco FC website
- Eliesse Ben Seghir at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Eliesse Ben Seghir – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French
- Eliesse Ben Seghir – UEFA competition record (archive)
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- 2005 births
- Living people
- People from Var (department)
- Footballers from Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- French men's footballers
- Moroccan men's footballers
- France men's youth international footballers
- Morocco men's international footballers
- French sportspeople of Moroccan descent
- Men's association football midfielders
- AS Monaco FC players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- French expatriate sportspeople in Monaco
- Expatriate men's footballers in Monaco
- Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic footballers for Morocco
- Olympic medalists in football
- Olympic bronze medalists for Morocco
- Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- 21st-century French sportsmen