Achraf Dari
Moroccan footballer (born 1999)
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Achraf Zouhair Dari (Arabic: أشرف داري; born 6 May 1999) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Kalmar on loan from Egyptian Premier League club Al Ahly.[2]
| Personal information | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ashraf Zouhair Dari[1] | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 May 1999[1] | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Casablanca, Morocco | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-back | |||||||||||||
| Team information | ||||||||||||||
Current team |
Kalmar (on loan from Al Ahly) | |||||||||||||
| Number | 15 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2018 | Wydad AC | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2017–2022 | Wydad AC | 90 | (8) | |||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Brest | 22 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2024 | → Charleroi (loan) | 9 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2024– | Al Ahly | 9 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2026– | → Kalmar (loan) | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | Morocco U20 | 5 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2018 | Morocco U23 | 5 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Morocco A' | 2 | (1) | |||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Morocco | 7 | (1) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 March 2026 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||
Dari started his youth footballing career playing for Wydad AC in 2007, later becoming a graduate and making his debut for the club in 2017, before moving to French Ligue 1 side Brest in 2022.
Dari represented Morocco at various youth levels, before making his international debut in 2021. He was chosen in Morocco's squads for the FIFA Arab Cup in 2021.
Club career
Wydad
Dari began his professional football career with Wydad AC. On 31 May 2022, Dari won his first international trophy with Wydad after defeating Al Ahly 2–0 in 2022 CAF Champions League Final.[3][4] On 30 June 2022, Dari was nominated for the CAF inter club player of the year awards.[5]
Brest
On 30 July 2022, Dari signed for Ligue 1 club Brest on a four-year contract.[6][7] The transfer fee paid to Wydad AC was reported to be in the region of €2.7 million.[8] On 7 August 2022, Dari made his debut against RC Lens.[9] On 21 August, Dari scored his first professional goal for the club in a 3–1 victory against Angers SCO.[10][11][12]
On 1 February 2024, Dari joined Charleroi in Belgium on loan.[13]
Al Ahly
On 28 August 2024, Dari joined Egyptian Premier League club Al Ahly.[14]
International career
Dari made his debut for the Morocco A' national team in a 1–0 win over Saudi Arabia at the 2021 FIFA Arab Cup.[15] On 12 June 2022, Vahid Halilhodžić summoned Dari to the Morocco senior football team.[16][17] He made his debut in a 2–0 victory against Liberia in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification that took place in the Stade Mohammed V.[18][19]
In September 2022, Dari was called up to join the Morocco national team to take part in friendly matches against Chile and Paraguay.[20][21]
On 10 November 2022, he was named in Morocco's 23-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[22][23] On 17 December, he scored his first international goal in the World Cup third-place playoff against Croatia, which ended in a 2–1 defeat.[24]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 4 May 2024[25]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Wydad AC | 2017–18 | Botola | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2018–19 | Botola | 26 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 3 | |
| 2019–20 | Botola | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | Botola | 26 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 10[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 3 | |
| 2021–22 | Botola | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13[a] | 3 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 5 | |
| Total | 90 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 140 | 11 | ||
| Brest | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 1 | ||||
| Charleroi (loan) | 2023–24 | Belgian Pro League | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 3 | ||
| Career total | 121 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 15 | ||
- Appearances in the CAF Champions League
International
- As of match played 17 December 2022
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 2021 | 1 | 0 |
| 2022 | 6 | 1 | |
| Total | 7 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dari goal.[26]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 December 2022 | Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar |  Croatia | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup |
Honours
Wydad AC
- Botola Pro: 2018–19, 2020–21, 2021–22[27]
- CAF Champions League : 2021–22; runner-up: 2018–19[27]
Al Ahly
Morocco U20
Individual
- Botola Pro Defender of the Season: 2020–21[30]
- Botola Pro Team of the Season: 2020–21,[31] 2021–22[32]
- CAF Champions League Best Defender: 2021–22
Orders
- Order of the Throne: 2022[33]
