Achraf Bencharki

Achraf Bencharki
Bencharki with Zamalek at CAF Champions League in 2020
Personal information
Full name Achraf Bencharki[1]
Date of birth (1994-09-24) 24 September 1994[1]
Place of birth Oulad Zbair, Morocco
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Al Ahly
Number 34
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Maghreb de Fès 48 (13)
2016–2017 Wydad Casablanca 30 (4)
2018–2019 Al-Hilal 7 (3)
2018–2019 → Lens (loan) 23 (3)
2019–2022 Zamalek 73 (26)
2022–2023 Al Jazira 24 (5)
2023–2025 Al-Rayyan 27 (13)
2025– Al Ahly 10 (3)
International career‡
2015 Morocco U23 4 (4)
2018–2021 Morocco A 9 (1)
2018– Morocco 10 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Morocco
African Nations Championship
Winner2018 Morocco
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10:17, 29 December 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 December 2021

Achraf Bencharki (Arabic: أَشْرَف بْن شَرْقِيّ; born 24 September 1994) is a Moroccan professional footballer who is currently playing for Egyptian Premier League club Al Ahly. He can be deployed as a left winger or as a forward.

Club career

Born in Oulad Zbair, Morocco, Bencharki began his career at Maghreb de Fès where he joined the first team for the 2014–15 season.[3] In the 2015–16 season, he scored 9 goals in 27 matches.[3]

In 2016, he moved to Wydad Casablanca for a reported transfer fee of 300 million Moroccan dirham.[3] He helped the club win the 2017 CAF Champions League and qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup.[4] He was praised for his performances in the CAF Champions League and was widely considered the best player of the competitions's final.[5][6][7]

In January 2018, Bencharki joined Saudi Professional League club Al-Hilal[4] for a $9 million transfer fee.[8] He won the Saudi Pro League: 2017–18 and the Saudi Super Cup: 2018.

In August 2018, he joined Ligue 2 club RC Lens on loan for the 2018–19 season.[8][9]

In July 2019, Bencharki joined Egyptian Premier League side Zamalek SC on a three-year contract.[10] On 18 October 2020, he scored the only goal in 1–0 away win for Zamalek SC over Raja Casablanca in the 2019–20 CAF Champions League semi-finals.[11]

With Zamalek, he won two Egyptian Premier League titles (2021, 2022), two Egypt Cups (2019, 2021), the Egyptian Super Cup (2020), and the CAF Super Cup (2020). He also played a pivotal role in leading Zamalek to the 2020 CAF Champions League final against Al Ahly.[12]

Bencharki signed with Qatari side Al-Rayyan in 2023, before returning to Egypt to join Al-Ahly in January 2025.[13]

Ben Charki celebrated a goal with Al Ahly in 2025

Achraf Bencharki made a dream debut for his Ahly journey after scoring a precious goal against old team Zamalek but the Cairo derby ended in a 1-1 draw on Saturday.[14]

Al Ahly played vs Haras El-Hedood, The introduction of Achraf Bencharki in the 45th minute, replacing Egyptian player Hussein El Shahat, marked a turning point for the offensive dynamics of the Cairo club. Achraf Bencharki secured a valuable victory for Al Ahly (0-1) away from home, allowing his team to temporarily reclaim the top spot in the standings.[15]

Bencharki won the league and the Egyptian super cup with Al Ahly in 2025.[16][17]

International career

Bencharki played for the Morocco national under-23 team and under 21 team[18] having previously played for their under-20 team.[19]

Bencharki represented Morocco in the 2018 African Nations Championship. He scored his first goal for Morocco against Mauritania in a 4–0 victory. [20]

Bencharki won the 2018 African Nations Championship final with Morocco with a 4-0 win vs Nigeria.

Career statistics

As of match played 11 January 2025[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Maghreb de Fès 2014–15 Botola 25400–––254
2015–16 Botola 27911–––2810
Total 521311–––5314
Wydad 2016–17 Botola 25400–7[c]2–329
2017–18 Botola 5021–5[c]31[d]0134
Total 30421–125104513
Al Hilal 2017–18 Saudi Pro League 7300006[e]0–133
Lens (loan) 2018–19 Ligue 2 2333100––264
Zamalek 2019–20 Egyptian Premier League 22344–11[c]63[f]24015
2020–21 Egyptian Premier League 301541–7[c]0–4116
2021–22 Egyptian Premier League 21811–8[c]2–3011
Total 732696–2683211142
Al Jazira 2022–23 UAE Pro League 245326200–339
Al-Rayyan 2023–24 Qatar Stars League 19102252–202814
2024–25 Qatar Stars League 8300206[g]100164
Total 2713227261204418
Al-Ahly 2024–25 Egyptian Premier League 10300–4[c]02[h]0163
Total 10300004020163
Career Total 246702314134541482341106
  1. ↑ Includes Moroccan Throne Cup, Coupe de France, Egypt Cup, UAE President's Cup, Emir of Qatar Cup
  2. ↑ Includes UAE League Cup
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Appearances in CAF Champions League
  4. ↑ Appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
  5. ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League
  6. ↑ Two appearances in Egyptian Super Cup, one appearance and two goals in CAF Super Cup
  7. ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League Elite
  8. ↑ Two appearances in Club World Cup

Honours

Wydad Casablanca

Al Hilal

Zamalek

Al Ahly

Morocco A

Individual

References

  1. 1 2 3 "FIFA Club World Cup 2025™ – Squad List: Al Ahly FC (EGY)" (PDF). FIFA. 4 July 2025. p. 1. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 July 2025. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
  2. ↑ "Achraf Bencharki". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 "مواهب من المغرب: بنشرقي القوة الهادئة". sport360.com (in Arabic). 9 February 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  4. 1 2 Fayad, Mohammed (23 January 2018). "Al Hilal sign Achraf Bencharki". Goal. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  5. ↑ Er-rafay, Oumeïma (28 October 2017). "Vidéo. WAC-Ahly: Achraf Bencharki, une étoile est née" [Video. WAC-Ahly: Achraf Bencharki, a star is born]. le360.ma (in French). Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  6. ↑ Mansour, Adel (4 November 2017). "رجل رائع – رجل مخيب | الوداد × الأهلي". goal.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  7. ↑ "African Team of the Month: October 2017". Goal. 1 November 2017. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  8. 1 2 Senoussi, Zoubida (29 August 2018). "Morocco's Achraf Bencharki Joins France's RC Lens on Loan". Morocco World News. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "Mercato : Kyei et Bencharki prêtés à Lens". La Voix Du Nord (in French). 28 August 2018. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  10. ↑ El Ghit Boussif, Oum (16 July 2019). "Achraf Bencherki atterrit au Zamalek". Hespress (in French). Retrieved 16 July 2019.
  11. ↑ "VIDEO: Zamalek earn valuable away win over Raja in CAF CL semi-finals". kingfut.com. 18 October 2020.
  12. ↑ "Official: Achraf Bencharki joins Al Ahly". KingFut. KingFut. 30 January 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
  13. ↑ "OFFICIAL: Achraf Bencharki Joins Al Ahly". KingFut. 30 January 2025.
  14. ↑ "Achraf Bencharki". Ahram Online. Ahram Online. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
  15. ↑ "Bencharki clinched the victory for Al Ahly in the final moments". Mountakhab. Mountakhab. 26 February 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
  16. ↑ "Al Ahly crowned Egyptian Premier League champions". KingFut. KingFut. 29 May 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
  17. ↑ "Al Ahly defeat Zamalek to lift Egyptian Super Cup". KingFut. KingFut. 9 November 2025. Retrieved 23 August 2026.
  18. ↑ "Achraf Bencharki of Morocco U21 News Photo". Getty Images. Stade Leo Lagrange, Toulon, France. 28 May 2015. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  19. ↑ "England U20 3 Morocco U20 3: Mixed fortunes for Birmingham City and Wolves representatives in Toulon". Birmingham Mail. 29 May 2015.
  20. ↑ "Morocco vs. Mauritania – Football Match Summary – January 13, 2018 – ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  21. ↑ "achraf bencharki/". Soccerway.
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