Badr Benoun (also spelt as Badr Banoune; ar, بدر بانون; born 30 September 1993) is a Moroccan professional
footballer
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Qatar SC
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and the Morocco national team. He is nicknamed "Sultan". He started his professional career playing for
Raja CA
Raja Club Athletic ( ar, نادي الرجاء الرياضي, Nādī ar-Rajāʾ ar-Riyāḍī, zgh, ⴰⵙⵔⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵕⴰⵊⴰ ⴰⵎⴰⵏⵓⵏ), commonly referred to as Raja CA, Raja Casablanca or simply RCA is a professional footb ...
.
Club career
The beginning of the march
Benoun started his career playing for
Raja Club Athletic
Raja Club Athletic ( ar, نادي الرجاء الرياضي, Nādī ar-Rajāʾ ar-Riyāḍī, zgh, ⴰⵙⵔⵉⵔ ⵏ ⵕⴰⵊⴰ ⴰⵎⴰⵏⵓⵏ), commonly referred to as Raja CA, Raja Casablanca or simply RCA is a professional footb ...
. He won his first trophy with the club after finishing 1st in the
2012–13 Botola
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. He was loaned out to
Wydad de Fès
Wydad Athletic de Fès is a Morocco, Moroccan football (soccer), football club currently playing in the Botola 2, Second division. The club was founded in 1948 and is located in the town of Fès.
Wydad Athletic Club de Fès (W.A.F) were promote ...
to gain more playing time and experience. He played a total of 16 games before being loaned out again to
RS Berkane
Renaissance Sportive de Berkane ( ar, نادي النهضة البركانية) commonly referred to as Nahdat Berkane or RS Berkane for short, is a professional football club based in Berkane, Morocco, that competes in Botola, the top flight o ...
2018 CAF Confederation Cup
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. Raja entered the knock-out stages after topping the group stages. Raja reached to the finals and won the cup. This guaranteed them a spot in the
2019 CAF Super Cup
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. Raja was to face
Espérance Sportive de Tunis
(; ar, الترجي الرياضي التونسي, Attarajī ar-Riyāḍi Attūnisī, link=yes), also known as ''ES Tunis'' and , is a Tunisian sports club based in Bab Souika neighbourhood of Tunis, Tunisia. The club was founded in 1919, thu ...
the was to take place in
Doha
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. Benoun scored a goal in the 64th minute and won the cup. He also won the
2019–20 Botola
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Wydad Casablanca cam ...
and the
2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup
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. He spent five seasons with the club before signing with Al Ahly.
Al Ahly
In November 2020, he joined Egyptian club
Al Ahly
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. He represented the club during the FIFA Club World Cup and secured the bronze medal after a victory against Brazilian side
Palmeiras
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. Soon after, he won the 2020
Egypt Cup
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List of finals
The following table provides a summary of seasons:
Notes:
* The Winner and Runner-up of 1960–61 Eg ...
Qatar SC
Qatar Sports Club ( ar, نادي قطر الرياضي) is a sports club based in Doha, Qatar. It is best known for its football team which competes in the Qatar Stars League. The club was founded in 1961 as a merger of two Qatari football clubs ...
on a three-year deal.
International career
In 2013, Benoun won a gold medal at the
2013 Islamic Solidarity Games
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after defeating
Indonesia
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2–1 in the final.
On 7 October 2017, he made his international debut for
Morocco
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in a
2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
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match against
Gabon
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Medhi Benatia
Medhi Amine El Mouttaqi BenatiaThough the traditional Arabic spelling is "Mehdi", he spells his name "Medhi". See, for examplehis Twitter account2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
On 10 January 2022, Benoun was replaced by
Achraf Bencharki
Achraf Bencharki ( ar, أشرف بن شرقي; born 24 September 1994) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays for Al Jazira. He can be deployed as a left winger or as a forward.
Club career
Born in Oulad Zbair, Morocco, Bencharki b ...
for the
2021 Africa Cup of Nations
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after suffering an injury that would limit his participation in the competition.
On 10 November 2022, he was named in Morocco's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
Career statistics
:''Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first.''
2012–13
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Coupe du Trône
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:
2017
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2018
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2019
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Al Ahly
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Egypt Cup
The Egypt Cup (also known as Egyptian FA Cup, formerly King Farouk Cup) is the main knockout football cup competition in Egypt.
List of finals
The following table provides a summary of seasons:
Notes:
* The Winner and Runner-up of 1960–61 Eg ...
2020
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2020–21
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Islamic Solidarity Games
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:
2013
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African Nations Championship
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:
2018
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Individual
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African Nations Championship
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Team of the Tournament:
2018
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