Anwar Bensabouh
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 January 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Quick Boys | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2017 | AFC | ||
| 2017–2018 | Almere City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Jong Almere City | 31 | (6) |
| 2018–2021 | Almere City | 56 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | Telstar | 52 | (5) |
| 2024– | Quick Boys | 18 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:33, 20 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Anwar Bensabouh (Arabic: أنور بنصبوح; Berber languages: ⴰⵏⵡⴰⵔ ⴱⵏⵙⴰⴱⵓⵃ; born 21 January 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Tweede Divisie club Quick Boys. Born in the Netherlands, he is of Moroccan descent.[2]
Almere City
Bensabouh played youth football for AFC and Almere City.[3] He made his debut for their reserve team, Jong Almere City, on 31 March 2018, starting in a 1–0 loss in the Derde Divisie against Jong FC Volendam.[4] On 5 May 2018, he scored his first senior goal, opening the score in a 2–0 home victory against Magreb '90.[5] He contributed to the team's promotion to the Tweede Divisie at the end of the season, after a two-legged play-off win over JVC Cuijk.[6]
Ahead of the 2018–19 season, Bensabouh was promoted to the first team, signing his first professional contract with the club in August 2018.[7] He made his professional debut for Almere City in the Eerste Divisie on 20 August 2018 in a game against Jong AZ, replacing Anass Ahannach in the 86th minute.[8] On 12 April 2019, he scored his first goal in a 3–1 league win over FC Den Bosch.[9] Almere City qualified for promotion play-offs to the Eredivisie that season, which saw Bensabouh score his second goal for the club in the first round against Cambuur.[10] They would however be knocked out by Cambuur after a loss in the second leg.[11]
On 11 June 2019, Bensabouh signed a contract extension, keeping him at Almere City until 2022.[12]
Telstar
On 30 June 2021, Bensabouh signed a two-year contract with league rivals Telstar.[13] He made his debut for the club on the first matchday of the season, playing 90 minutes in a 1–1 home draw against Emmen.[14][15] On 22 October, he scored his first goal for Telstar in an Eerste Divisie draw against Helmond Sport.[16]
He suffered a knee injury on 26 October 2021 in a KNVB Cup match against Kozakken Boys, which sidelined him for several months.[17] On his comeback on 4 March 2022, he scored an important goal from distance to secure a 2–2 draw against TOP Oss.[18] He scored four goals in 24 appearances in his first season at the club, which saw them finish in a disappointing 19th place in the league table.[2][19]
Under new head coach Mike Snoei, Bensabouh grew into a key player in midfield for Telstar early in the 2022–23 season.[20] In September 2022, he suffered a knee injury which sidelined him for several weeks.[21] In the second half of the season, Bensabouh appeared as captain in Glynor Plet's absence.[22] On 28 April 2023, he scored the decisive goal of a 1–0 victory against Den Bosch, keeping Telstar in the race for a spot in the promotion play-offs.[23] The team eventually finished in ninth place, improving drastically on their performance from the previous season, albeit missing out on play-offs by five points.[24] Bensabouh scored once in 30 appearances that season.[2]
Quick Boys
On 14 October 2024, after 15 months as a free agent, Bensabouh signed with Tweede Divisie club Quick Boys following several weeks of training with the team. He agreed to a contract lasting until 2025, with an option for an additional season.[25] During his free agency, transfer negotiations with two Qatari clubs and Eerste Divisie side FC Den Bosch fell through.[26][27]
Bensabouh made his debut for Quick Boys on 30 October, coming on as a 67th-minute substitute in a stunning 3–0 KNVB Cup victory over Eredivisie side Almere City—his former club.[28] Three days later, on 2 November, he made his Tweede Divisie debut, appearing as a half-time substitute in a 5–0 away win against Noordwijk.[29] He scored his first goal for the club on 15 March 2025 in a 4–1 local derby win over Katwijk.[30]
