Tawfik Bentayeb

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Tawfik Bentayeb
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-01-14) 14 January 2002 (age 24)
Place of birth Casablanca, Morocco
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Troyes (on loan from Union Touarga)
Number 21
Youth career
2011–2022 Mohammed VI Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Union Touarga 47 (14)
2024–2025Rodez (loan) 29 (10)
2025–Troyes (loan) 8 (8)
International career
2017–2019 Morocco U17 6 (4)
2021 Morocco U20 4 (0)
2023 Morocco U23 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 01:05, 31 October 2025 (UTC)

Tawfik Bentayeb (Arabic: توفيق بن الطيب; born 14 January 2002) is a Moroccan footballer who plays as a forward for French Ligue 2 club Troyes, on loan from Moroccan Botola Pro club Union Touarga.

Club career

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Born in Casablanca, Bentayeb played as a youth for the Mohammed VI Academy. In 2021, it was reported that he was being tracked by Angers SCO, FC Lorient and FC Sochaux-Montbéliard of France, as well as Raja CA at home.[1] After 11 years at the academy, he joined Union Touarga in the Botola Pro in 2022.[2]

On 22 August 2024, Bentayeb was loaned to Rodez AF of France's Ligue 2.[2] He played 29 league games and scored 10 goals for the club,[3] including two on 10 March in a 5–1 home win over third-placed USL Dunkerque.[4]

At the end of August 2025, Bentayeb turned down a €150,000 offer from En Avant Guingamp and instead joined fellow Ligue 2 club ES Troyes AC on loan for a €300,000 fee.[5] He made his debut on 12 September in a 3–0 home win over AS Nancy Lorraine, scoring twice.[6]

International career

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Bentayeb went with the Morocco under-17 team to the 2019 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations in Tanzania. He scored in a draw with Senegal and a defeat to Cameroon, in a group stage elimination.[7][8]

At the 2021 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Mauritania, Bentayeb was part of the Morocco team that reached the quarter-finals.[9]

Career statistics

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As of match played 31 October 2025[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Union Touarga 2022–23 Botola Pro 21 5 1 1 0 0 22 6
2023–24 Botola Pro 26 9 0 0 0 0 26 9
Total 47 14 1 1 0 0 48 15
Rodez (loan) 2024–25 Ligue 2 29 10 1 1 0 0 30 11
Troyes (loan) 2025–26 Ligue 2 8 8 0 0 0 0 8 8
Career total 84 32 2 2 0 0 86 34

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