Chakib Benzoukane (born 7 August 1986 in Marrakech) is a Moroccan footballer who plays as a defender.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Chakib Benzoukane | ||
| Date of birth | (1986-08-07) 7 August 1986 (age 35) | ||
| Place of birth | Marrakech, Morocco | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Kawkab Marrakech | ? | (?) |
| 2007–2010 | Levski Sofia | 34 | (0) |
| 2011 | MAS Fez | 0 | (0) |
| 2012 | Apollon Limassol | 0 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Hatta Club | ||
| 2015–2016 | Beni Mellal | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | Kasba Tadla | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2009–2010 | Morocco | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:20, 9 January 2011 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 01:03, 9 January 2011 (UTC) | |||
He started his career in Kawkab Marrakech.
In the summer of 2007 Benzoukane signed a four-year contract with Levski Sofia in the A PFG. The transfer fee was 500 000 euros.[1] Benzoukane had many injuries during his playing days for Levski. That become the reason he missed the first part of 2008/2009 season. On 8 April 2009, he returned to the squad. He became a Champion of Bulgaria in 2009.
On 17 May 2010, Benzoukane renewed his contract until 30 June 2012. In January 2011 his contract was mutually terminated.[2]
In 2005, he got to the semi-finals in the FIFA U-20 World Cup with Morocco U20.
In September 2009, he received his first call-up to the senior team of his country. On 10 October 2009, Benzoukane made his debut for Morocco, playing the full 90 minutes and earning himself a booking in the 1:3 away loss to Gabon in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification match.[3] On 10 August 2010, he was once again called up to the national team of Morocco for the debut of the new manager Eric Gerets.