Achraf Bencharki
Moroccan footballer (born 1994)
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Achraf Bencharki (Arabic: أَشْرَف بْن شَرْقِيّ; born 24 September 1994) is a Moroccan professional footballer who is currently playing for Egyptian Premier League club Al Ahly. He can be deployed as a left winger or as a forward.
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Bencharki with Zamalek at CAF Champions League in 2020 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Achraf Bencharki[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 September 1994[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Oulad Zbair, Morocco | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Al Ahly | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 34 | ||||||||||||||||
| 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) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | → Lens (loan) | 23 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Zamalek | 73 | (26) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Al Jazira | 24 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Al-Rayyan | 27 | (13) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Al Ahly | 10 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Morocco U23 | 4 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Morocco A | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Morocco | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:17, 29 December 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 December 2021 | |||||||||||||||||
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.[3] In the 2015–16 season, he scored 9 goals in 27 matches.[3]
In 2016, he moved to Wydad Casablanca for a reported transfer fee of 300 million Moroccan dirham.[3] He helped the club win the 2017 CAF Champions League and qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup.[4] He was praised for his performances in the CAF Champions League and was widely considered the best player of the competitions's final.[5][6][7]
In January 2018, Bencharki joined Saudi Professional League club Al-Hilal[4] for a $9 million transfer fee.[8]
In August 2018, he joined Ligue 2 club RC Lens on loan for the 2018–19 season.[8][9]
In July 2019, Bencharki joined Egyptian Premier League side Zamalek SC on a three-year contract.[10] 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.[11]
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Bencharki signed with Qatari side Al-Rayyan in 2023, before returning to Egypt to join Al-Ahly in January 2025.[12]
International career
Bencharki played for the Morocco national under-23 team and under 21 team[13] having previously played for their under-20 team.[14]
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.[15]
Career statistics
- As of match played 11 January 2025[16]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
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| 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 | Botola | 27 | 9 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 28 | 10 | ||||
| Total | 52 | 13 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 53 | 14 | |||||
| Wydad | 2016–17 | Botola | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | 7[c] | 2 | – | 32 | 9 | ||
| 2017–18 | Botola | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | 5[c] | 3 | 1[d] | 0 | 13 | 4 | ||
| Total | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 13 | |||
| Al Hilal | 2017–18 | Saudi Pro League | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6[e] | 0 | – | 13 | 3 | |
| Lens (loan) | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 26 | 4 | ||
| Zamalek | 2019–20 | Egyptian Premier League | 22 | 3 | 4 | 4 | – | 11[c] | 6 | 3[f] | 2 | 40 | 15 | |
| 2020–21 | Egyptian Premier League | 30 | 15 | 4 | 1 | – | 7[c] | 0 | – | 41 | 16 | |||
| 2021–22 | Egyptian Premier League | 21 | 8 | 1 | 1 | – | 8[c] | 2 | – | 30 | 11 | |||
| Total | 73 | 26 | 9 | 6 | – | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 111 | 42 | |||
| Al Jazira | 2022–23 | UAE Pro League | 24 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 33 | 9 | |
| Al-Rayyan | 2023–24 | Qatar Stars League | 19 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | – | 2 | 0 | 28 | 14 | |
| 2024–25 | Qatar Stars League | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6[g] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 | |
| Total | 27 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 18 | ||
| Al-Ahly | 2024–25 | Egyptian Premier League | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 4[c] | 0 | 2[h] | 0 | 16 | 3 | |
| Total | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 3 | ||
| Career Total | 246 | 70 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 54 | 14 | 8 | 2 | 341 | 106 | ||
- Includes UAE League Cup
- Appearances in CAF Champions League
- Appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
- Appearances in AFC Champions League
- Two appearances in Egyptian Super Cup, one appearance and two goals in CAF Super Cup
- Appearances in AFC Champions League Elite
- Two appearances in Club World Cup
Honours
Wydad Casablanca
Al Hilal
Zamalek
- Egyptian Premier League: 2020–21, 2021–22
- Egypt Cup: 2018–19, 2020–21
- Egyptian Super Cup: 2019
- CAF Super Cup: 2020
- CAF Champions League runner-up: 2020
Al Ahly
Morocco A
Individual
- Toulon Tournament Golden Boot: 2015
- CAF Team of the Year: 2017
- Zamalek Player of the Year: 2020
