Benjamin Bouchouari
Footballer (born 2001)
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Benjamin Bouchouari (Arabic: بنيامين بوشواري; born 13 November 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Süper Lig club Trabzonspor. Born in Belgium, he plays Morocco national team.
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| Date of birth | 13 November 2001 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Borgerhout, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Trabzonspor | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Fortuna Sittard | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Roda JC | 65 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2025 | Saint-Étienne | 93 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Trabzonspor | 17 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2024 | Morocco Olympic | 17 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Morocco | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 May 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Early life and youth career
Born in Borgerhout, Belgium, Bouchouari began his career from the youth division of Fortuna Sittard and was a part of their under-19 setup.[1] He then joined the youth division of Roda JC and was a part of their under-19 and under-21 squads.[2]
Roda JC
Bouchouari signed his first senior contract with Dutch and current Eerste Divisie club Roda JC on 2020.[3] He would represent for the club in 2020–21 Eerste Divisie.[4] He made 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 2–0 to Fortuna Sittard.[5] Bouchouari made his debut league appearance against Jong FC Utrecht on 9 November 2020. He 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.[6] He 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.[7]
Saint-Étienne
On 16 August 2022, Bouchouari signed a three-year contract with Saint-Étienne in France.[8] In his first season at the club, Bouchouari was named in the UNFP Ligue 2 Team of the Year.[9]
Trabzonspor
On 5 September 2025, Bouchouari signed a 3+1-year contract with Trabzonspor in Turkey.
International career
Born in Belgium, Bouchouari holds Moroccan nationality by descent.[10] He opted to represent the Morocco U23s in 2021.[11]
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,[12][13] where the Atlas Lions won their first title[14][15] and qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[14][16]
Career statistics
- As of match played 2 June 2024[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 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 34 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 36 | 0 | |
| Total | 68 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 70 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 133 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 139 | 4 | ||
- Appearances in the Eredivisie play-offs
Honours
Trabzonspor
Morocco U23
Individual