Eliesse Ben Seghir
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_(cropped).jpg) Ben Seghir with Morocco in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 16 February 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gassin, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Bayer Leverkusen | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 2010–2016 | SC Cogolinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Fréjus Saint-Raphaël | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | SC Cogolinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Monaco | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2025 | Monaco | 67 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Bayer Leverkusen | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | France U17 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | France U18 | 9 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | France U19 | 5 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Morocco U23 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Morocco | 20 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:30, 25 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:05, 14 January 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Eliesse Ben Seghir (Arabic: إلياس بن صغير; born 16 February 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger or left midfielder for Bundesliga club Bayer Leverkusen and the Morocco national team.
Monaco
Youth career
Ben Seghir is a youth product of the academies of SC Cogolinois, Fréjus Saint-Raphaël, and Monaco. He signed his first professional contract with Monaco on 5 August 2022,[1] and made his senior and professional debut with the club as a late substitute in a 4–1 UEFA Europa League win over Red Star Belgrade on 3 November 2022.[2]
First Team
On 28 December 2022, Ben Seghir made his Ligue 1 debut for Monaco as a half-time substitute in a match against Auxerre. He scored two goals, both of which put Monaco in the lead, to help his team come out victorious by a score of 3–2.[3] On 27 November 2024, he scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 3–2 home defeat against Benfica.[4]
Bayer Leverkusen
On 31 August 2025, Ben Seghir joined Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen for a deal worth €30 million + add-ons, signing a five-year deal until June 2030.[5]
International career
Ben Seghir was a youth international for France, having played for the France U18s.[6]
Ben Seghir made his debut for the senior Morocco national team on 22 March 2024 in a friendly against Angola.[7]
On 11 December 2025, Ben Seghir was called up to the Morocco squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[8]
Career statistics
Personal life
Born in France, Ben Seghir holds both French and Moroccan nationalities.[10][11] He is the younger brother of fellow footballer Salim Ben Seghir.[12]
