Karim Benarif

Karim Benarif
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-01-20) 20 January 1993
Place of birth Rabat, Morocco
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position Central midfielder
Youth career
AS FAR
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2016 AS FAR 59 (4)
2016–2022 FUS Rabat 85 (6)
2022–2023 MC Oujda 25 (2)
2023–2024 Al-Najaf
2024–2026 Karbala 31 (1)
2026 Kerala Blasters 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:30, 22 May 2026 (UTC)

Karim Benarif (Arabic: كريم بنعريف; born 20 January 1993) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder.[2] He had previously played in the Moroccan domestic league, as well as the Iraqi league.[3]

In 2014, he was called up for the Morocco national under-23 football team.[4]

Career

Benarif started his career in the Moroccan domestic league playing for several clubs, such as AS FAR,[5] Fath Union Sport[6] and MC Oujda.

FUS Rabat

Benarif joined FUS Rabat in July 2016.[7][6]

He scored the only goal for Fath Union (FUS Rabat) against CS Sfaxien in the first leg of the quarter final of the 2017 CAF Confederation Cup.[8] His team ended up qualifying to the semi-final then losing to TP Mazembe.

In 2018, he was on a loan transfer to Olympique Safi for a single season.[9][10]

In December 2018, he had to undergo a surgery, for a knee ligament injury he suffered during a match against his former team, AS FAR. He then had to retire for the rest of the 2018–19 season.[11] He had previously been excluded from the first team by the then coach Walid Regragui due to poor performance, and played for a while with the second team.

In August 2021, his contract with FUS was extended by another two years.[7][12]

MC Oujda

In August 2022, he signed with MC Oujda.[10]

Al-Najaf

On 30 September 2023 he moved to Iraqi side Al-Najaf SC.[3]

Kerala Blasters

On 29 March 2026, Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters announced the signing of Benarif on a contract until the end of the season.[13][14]

References

  1. ↑ Karim Benarif at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Westwood makes Moroccan midfielder Benarif his first signing for Kerala Blasters". Onmanorama. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
  3. 1 2 "النجف ينجز صفقة مغربية". 30 September 2023. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  4. ↑ "بنعريف يلتحق بمعسكر الاولمبي المغربي". 10 November 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "كريم بنعريف لكووورة: الجيش سيقول كلمته في الدوري الموسم المقبل". 28 April 2016. Archived from the original on 16 May 2026. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  6. 1 2 Malki, Jamal (25 July 2016). "رسميا : كريم بنعريف ينضم لصفوف الفتح". Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  7. 1 2 "الفتح الرباطي يجدد عقد لاعبه المخضرم حتى 2022". 31 August 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  8. ↑ "كأس الكونفدرالية الافريقية لكرة القدم : اتحاد الفتح الرياضي يفوز على ضيفه النادي الصفاقسي التونسي بهدف للاشيء المزيد". 17 September 2017. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  9. ↑ Aabid, Marouane (15 July 2018). "الفتح يوافق على انتقال بنعريف لأولمبيك آسفي". Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  10. 1 2 "خاص.. رسميا.. بنعريف جديد انتدابات مولودية وجدة". 24 August 2022. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  11. ↑ "عملية جراحية ناجحة لبنعريف على مستوى أربطة الركبة". 31 December 2018. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  12. ↑ Senoussi, Zoubida (10 September 2021). "Botola : Nouveau départ pour les clubs marocains qui entament leur campagne ce vendredi". Retrieved 16 May 2026.
  13. ↑ "Karim Benarif signs for Kerala Blasters". Kerala Blasters FC. 29 March 2026. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
  14. ↑ "ISL 2025-26: Kerala Blasters stun Jamshedpur FC with dominant home victory". ANI News. Retrieved 27 June 2026.
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