Tawfik Bentayeb

Tawfik Bentayeb
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-01-14) 14 January 2002
Place of birth Casablanca, Morocco
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Anderlecht
Number 21
Youth career
2011–2022 Mohammed VI Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2026 Union Touarga 48 (14)
2024–2025 → Rodez (loan) 29 (10)
2025–2026 → Troyes (loan) 28 (18)
2026– Anderlecht 0 (0)
International career‡
2017–2019 Morocco U17 6 (4)
2021 Morocco U20 4 (0)
2023 Morocco U23 2 (0)
2026– Morocco 1 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 06:06, 7 July 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 May 2026

Tawfik Bentayeb (Arabic: توفيق بن الطيب; born 14 January 2002) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Belgian Pro League club Anderlecht and the Morocco national team.

Club career

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] He finished the season as top scorer with 18 goals, three ahead of Guingamp's Louis Mafouta,[7] and his team won promotion as champions.[8]

On 21 August 2026, Bentayeb signed a four-year contract with Anderlecht in Belgium.[9]

International career

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.[10][11]

At the 2021 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations in Mauritania, Bentayeb was part of the Morocco team that reached the quarter-finals.[12]

Bentayeb was included in a preliminary Morocco squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[13] He made his debut on 26 May in a 5–0 friendly win at home to Burundi, scoring once and assisting twice.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 May 2026[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Union Touarga 2021–22 Botola Pro 0010—10
2022–23 Botola Pro 22511—236
2023–24 Botola Pro 26900—269
2024–25 Botola Pro ——1[b]010
Total 481421105115
Rodez (loan) 2024–25 Ligue 2 291011—3011
Troyes (loan) 2025–26 Ligue 2 281832—3120
Career total 10542641011246

International

As of match played 26 May 2026[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Morocco 202611
Total11
Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bentayeb goal.[16]
List of international goals scored by Tawfik Bentayeb
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
126 May 2026Mohammed VI Football Complexe, Salé, Morocco Burundi3–05–0Friendly

Honours

Troyes

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "European Clubs Target Young Talents from Morocco's Mohammed VI Football Academy". Bladi. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Union Touarga Sports: Tawfik Bentayeb prêté à Rodez" [Union Touarga Sports: Tawfik Bentayeb loaned to Rodez] (in French). Sport 360. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  3. ↑ Huet, Matthieu (26 August 2025). "Longtemps courtisé par En Avant Guingamp, Tawfik Bentayeb devrait s'engager avec un autre club de Ligue 2" [Courted for a long time by En Avant Guingamp, Tawfik Bentayeb should join another Ligue 2 club]. Le Télégramme (in French). Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "À 10 contre 11, Dunkerque craque à Rodez et reste au pied du podium en Ligue 2" [With 10 against 11, Dunkerque crack at Rodez and remain at the foot of the Ligue 2 podium]. L'Équipe (in French). 10 March 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  5. ↑ "Bentayeb refuse Guingamp – un prêt à Troyes préféré" [Bentayeb refuses Guingamp – a loan to Troyes preferred] (in French). Africa Foot. 26 August 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "Estac – Nancy : un buteur qui marque, un milieu dans l'ADN troyen… notre baromètre des joueurs" [ESTAC – Nancy: a forward who scores, a midfielder with Troyes DNA… our player ratings]. L'Est éclair (in French). 12 September 2025. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  7. 1 2 Mangin, Alain (10 May 2026). "Bentayeb, meilleur buteur de Ligue 2 : « Mon souhait, c'est de rester à l'Estac et de jouer en Ligue 1 »" [Bentayeb, top scorer in Ligue 2: "My dream is to stay at ESTAC and play in Ligue 1"]. L'Est éclair (in French). Retrieved 20 July 2026.
  8. 1 2 "Troyes sacré champion, Le Mans pas encore promu" [Troyes crowned champions, Le Mans still not promoted]. So Foot (in French). 2 May 2026. Retrieved 20 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "Tawfik Bentayeb strengthens the Mauves' attack". RSC Anderlecht. 21 August 2026. Retrieved 22 August 2026.
  10. ↑ "Le Maroc fait match nul (1-1) face au Sénégal" [Morocco draw (1-1) with Senegal]. Le Matin (in French). 15 April 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  11. ↑ "CAN U17: Le Maroc s'incline face au Cameroun" [U17 ACN: Morocco fall to Cameroon]. Le Matin (in French). 18 April 2019. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  12. ↑ "Le Maroc affronte la Tunisie en quart de finale" [Morocco take on Tunisia in quarter-finals]. Le Matin (in French). 23 February 2021. Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  13. ↑ Mangin, Alain (21 May 2026). "Tawfik Bentayeb présélectionné avec le Maroc pour la Coupe de monde" [Bentayeb in preliminary Morocco squad for the World Cup]. L'Est éclair (in French). Retrieved 20 July 2026.
  14. ↑ Thomas-Collignon, Timothée (26 May 2026). "Le Maroc surclasse le Burundi en match de préparation à la Coupe du monde" [Morocco outclass Burundi in World Cup preparation match]. L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 20 July 2026.
  15. ↑ "Tawfik Bentayeb". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 October 2025.
  16. 1 2 "Tawfik Bentayeb". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 7 June 2026.
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