Aymen Barkok (; born 21 May 1998) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

Mainz 05 1. Fußball- und Sportverein Mainz 05 e. V., usually shortened to 1. FSV Mainz 05, Mainz 05 () or simply Mainz (), is a German sports club, founded in 1905 and based in Mainz, Rhineland-Palatinate. 1. FSV Mainz 05 play in the Bundesliga, the top ...

. Born in Germany, he plays for the Morocco national team.

Club career

On 20 October 2016, Barkok, previously playing with the under-19s, signed his first professional contract with Frankfurt, lasting until 2020. Barkok made his professional debut for Eintracht Frankfurt in the

on 20 November 2016 in an away match against

Werder Bremen Sportverein Werder Bremen von 1899 e. V. (), commonly known as Werder Bremen (), Werder or simply Bremen, is a German professional sports club based in Bremen, Free Hanseatic City of Bremen. Founded on 4 February 1899, they are best known for the ...

, coming on for

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in the 75th minute. Barkok went on to score the winning goal for Frankfurt in the final minute of the game, with the match finishing as a 2–1 victory. On 19 May 2018, Barkok joined

newcomers

Fortuna Düsseldorf Düsseldorfer Turn- und Sportverein Fortuna 1895 e.V., commonly known as Fortuna Düsseldorf (), is a German football club in Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, which competes in the 2. Bundesliga. Founded in 1895, Fortuna entered the league ...

on loan for the 2018–19 season. On 31 January 2022,

announced that Barkok signed a three-year contract with the club, beginning on 1 July 2022.

International career

Barkok was born in Germany. He is a former youth international for Germany. He switched allegiances to represent his home country, Morocco national team. He debuted for them in a friendly 3–1 win over

Senegal Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 ...

on 9 October 2020.

Honours

Eintracht Frankfurt *

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: 2017–18 *

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: 2021–22 Individual *

Fritz Walter Medal The Fritz Walter Medal is a series of annual awards given by the German Football Association to youth footballers in Germany. First awarded in 2005, it is named in honour of Fritz Walter, captain of West Germany's 1954 FIFA World Cup-winning tea ...

U19 Silver:

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References

External links

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at the 1. FSV Mainz 05 website * 1998 births Living people Footballers from Frankfurt Moroccan men's footballers Morocco men's international footballers German men's footballers Germany men's under-21 international footballers Germany men's youth international footballers German people of Moroccan descent Men's association football midfielders Eintracht Frankfurt players Fortuna Düsseldorf players 1. FSV Mainz 05 players Bundesliga players 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players UEFA Europa League winning players {{Germany-footy-midfielder-1990s-stub