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Date of birth | 13 November 2001 | |||||||||||||
Place of birth | Borgerhout, Belgium | |||||||||||||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team | Saint-Étienne | |||||||||||||
Number | 6 | |||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||
2019–2020 | Fortuna Sittard | |||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
2020–2022 | Roda JC | 65 | (3) | |||||||||||
2022– | Saint-Étienne | 52 | (1) | |||||||||||
International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
2022 | Morocco U23 | 2 | (0) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04:20, 30 May 2023 (UTC) |
Benjamin Bouchouari (Arabic: بنيامين بوشواري; born 13 November 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 2 club Saint-Étienne. Born in Belgium, he represents Morocco at youth level.
Born in Borgerhout, Belgium, Benjamin began his career from the youth division of Fortuna Sittard and was a part of their under-19 setup.[1][2] He then joined the youth division of Roda JC and was a part of their under-19 and under-21 squads.[3]
Benjamin signed his first senior contract with Dutch and current Eerste Divisie club Roda JC on 2020.[4] He would represent for the club in 2020–21 Eerste Divisie.[5] Benjamin played his maiden appearance for the club in the KNVB Cup match against Fortuna Sittard on 28 October 2020 as a substitute for Patrick Pflücke in the 77th minute of the match. The match ended 0–2 to Fortuna Sittard.[6] Benjamin made his debut league appearance against Jong FC Utrecht on 9 November 2020. Benjamin started as a substitute in the 81st minute of the game for Patrick Pflücke. The match ended 2–0 with Roda JC losing the match.[7] Benjamin scored his debut goal for the club against Excelsior on 15 February 2021 in the 83rd minute of the game, which they won 1-3.[8]
On 16 August 2022, Bouchouari signed a three-year contract with Saint-Étienne in France.[9] In his first season at the club, Bouchouari was named in the UNFP Ligue 2 Team of the Year.[10]
Born in Belgium, Bouchouari holds Moroccan nationality by descent.[11] He opted to represent the Morocco U23s in 2021.[12]
In June 2023, he was included in the final squad of the under-23 national team for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted by Morocco itself,[13][14] where the Atlas Lions won their first title[15][16] and qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[15][17]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Roda JC | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 31 | 1 |
2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 37 | 2 | |
2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 65 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 69 | 3 | ||
Saint-Étienne | 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
Career total | 67 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 71 | 3 |
Morocco U23
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