Eliesse Ben Seghir

Eliesse Ben Seghir
Ben Seghir with Morocco in 2025
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-02-16) 16 February 2005
Place of birth Gassin, France
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Positions
Team information
Current team
 Bayer Leverkusen
Youth career
2010–2016 SC Cogolinois
2016–2018 Fréjus Saint-Raphaël
2018–2020 SC Cogolinois
2020–2022 Monaco
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2025 Monaco 67 (12)
2025– Bayer Leverkusen 10 (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
Men's football
Representing  Morocco
Africa Cup of Nations
Winner2025 Morocco
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2024 ParisTeam
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:30, 16 May 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.

Club career

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

Club

As of match played 16 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Monaco 2022–23 Ligue 1 194103[b]0—234
2023–24 Ligue 1 13210——142
2024–25 Ligue 1 3362110[c]21[d]0469
2025–26 Ligue 1 20———20
Total 671241132108515
Bayer Leverkusen 2025–26 Bundesliga 100104[c]0—150
Career total 7712511721010015
  1. ↑ Includes Coupe de France, DFB-Pokal
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ Appearance in Trophée des Champions

International

As of match played 14 January 2026[9]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Morocco 202483
2025100
202620
Total203
Morocco score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ben Seghir goal.[9]
List of international goals scored by Eliesse Ben Seghir
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
17 June 2024Adrar Stadium, Agadir, Morocco3 Zambia2–02–12026 FIFA World Cup qualification
215 October 2024Honor Stadium, Oujda, Morocco6 Central African Republic1–04–02025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
32–0

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]

Honours

Monaco U19

Morocco U23

Morocco

References

  1. ↑ Gilucas, Pascal (6 August 2022). "AS Monaco : Eliesse Ben Seghir signe son premier contrat professionnel". Africa Foot United. Archived from the original on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
  2. ↑ "%competition_name% (Sky Sports)". Sky Sports.
  3. ↑ "L1 (J16) : Monaco s'impose à Auxerre grâce à Ben Seghir". Sports.orange.fr (in French). 28 December 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2022.
  4. ↑ "Monaco 2–3 Benfica". BBC Sport. 27 November 2024.
  5. ↑ "Bayer 04 sign Morocco international Ben Seghir from Monaco | Bayer04.de". Bayer 04 Leverkusen Fussball GmbH. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Eliesse Ben Seghir buteur lors du succès des Bleuets". madeinmonegasque.ouest-france.fr. 24 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "Morocco v Angola game report". ESPN. 22 March 2024.
  8. ↑ "Morocco name star-studded AFCON squad as Hakimi makes cut but Diop misses out". Confederation of African Football. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
  9. 1 2 "Eliesse Ben Seghir". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 30 March 2024.
  10. ↑ "Monaco : Ben Seghir va signer pro !". Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert. 20 July 2022.
  11. ↑ "Eliesse BEN SEGHIR". unfp.org. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  12. ↑ "Eliesse Ben Seghir set to sign first pro contract with Monaco – Get French Football News". 20 July 2022.
  13. ↑ Soyer, Julien (5 June 2022). "FC Nantes. Les Canaris remportent le championnat de France U19 et découvriront l'Europe". Ouest-France.fr (in French). Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  14. ↑ "Egypt U23 vs Morocco U23: Olympics". BBC Sport. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  15. ↑ Bosher, Luke; Joseph, Sam; Harris, Jay (18 March 2026). "Morocco crowned AFCON winners 57 days after final as Senegal's victory declared void". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 18 March 2026.
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