Benjamin Bouchouari (born 13 November 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 2 club Saint-Étienne. Born in Belgium, he is a youth international for Morocco.
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (2001-11-13) 13 November 2001 (age 20) | ||
| Place of birth | Borgerhout, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Saint-Étienne | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2019–2020 | Fortuna Sittard | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | Roda JC | 65 | (3) |
| 2022– | Saint-Étienne | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2022– | Morocco U23 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:24, 20 August 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2022 | |||
Born in Borgerhout, Belgium, Benjamin began his career from the youth division of Fortuna Sittard and was a part of their under-19 setup.[1][2] He then joined the youth division of Roda JC and was a part of their under-19 and under-21 squads.[3]
Benjamin signed his first senior contract with Dutch and current Eerste Divisie club Roda JC on 2020.[4] He would represent for the club in 2020–21 Eerste Divisie.[5] Benjamin played his maiden appearance for the club in the KNVB Cup match against Fortuna Sittard on 28 October 2020 as a substitute for Patrick Pflücke in the 77th minute of the match. The match ended 0–2 to Fortuna Sittard.[6] Benjamin made his debut league appearance against Jong FC Utrecht on 9 November 2020. Benjamin started as a substitute in the 81st minute of the game for Patrick Pflücke. The match ended 2–0 with Roda JC losing the match.[7] Benjamin scored his debut goal for the club against Excelsior on 15 February 2021 in the 83rd minute of the game, which they won 1-3.[8]
On 16 August 2022, Bouchouari signed a three-year contract with Saint-Étienne in France.[9]
Born in Belgium, Benjamin is of Moroccan descent.[10] He opted to represent the Morocco U23s in 2021.[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Roda JC | 2020–21 | Eerste Divisie | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 31 | 1 |
| 2021–22 | Eerste Divisie | 36 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 37 | 2 | |
| 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 65 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 69 | 3 | ||
| Saint-Étienne | 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| Career total | 67 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 71 | 3 | ||
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AS Saint-Étienne – current squad | |
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