Benjamin Bouchouari

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Benjamin Bouchouari
File:Benjamin Bouchouari.jpg
Bouchouari in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-11-13) 13 November 2001 (age 24)
Place of birth Borgerhout, Belgium
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
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 3 (0)
International career‡
2022–2024 Morocco U23 17 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco
U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
Winner 2023 Morocco
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris Team
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 November 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 August 2024 (UTC)

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 represents Morocco at youth level.

Club career

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Early life and youth career

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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

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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

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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

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On 5 September 2025, Bouchouari signed a 3+1-year contract with Trabzonspor in Turkey.

International career

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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

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As of match played 2 June 2024[17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
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
  1. ^ a b Appearances in the Eredivisie play-offs
  2. ^ Appearance in the Ligue 2 promotion play-offs

Honours

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Morocco U23

Individual

References

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