Badr Benoun

Badr Benoun (also spelt as Badr Banoune; Arabic: بدر بانون; born 30 September 1993) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Qatar Stars League club Qatar SC and the Morocco national team.[3] He is nicknamed "Sultan".[4][5] He started his professional career playing for Raja CA.

Badr Benoun
Benoun with Raja CA in 2019
Personal information
Full name Badr Benoun[1]
Date of birth (1993-09-30) 30 September 1993[1]
Place of birth Casablanca, Morocco
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Qatar SC
Number 13
Youth career
2011–2013 Raja CA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2020 Raja CA 183 (17)
2014 → Wydad de Fès (loan) 16 (0)
2014–2015 → RS Berkane (loan) 28 (2)
2020–2022 Al Ahly 50 (4)
2022– Qatar SC 20 (5)
International career‡
2017– Morocco A' 18 (5)
2017– Morocco 17 (5)
Medal record
Representing  Morocco
Islamic Solidarity Games
Winner2013 Indonesia
African Nations Championship
Winner2018 Morocco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 December 2022 (UTC)

Club career

The beginning of the march

Benoun started his career playing for Raja Club Athletic. He won his first trophy with the club after finishing 1st in the 2012–13 Botola. He was loaned out to Wydad de Fès to gain more playing time and experience. He played a total of 16 games before being loaned out again to RS Berkane. In 2015 he was called back to the club.

Raja CA

Benoun's return bought excitement back to the Raja fans. He won his second trophy after defeating Difaâ Hassani El Jadidi in the 2017 Moroccan Throne Cup after scoring a penalty.

2018–2020

In 2018, Raja qualified to play the 2018 CAF Confederation Cup. Raja entered the knock-out stages after topping the group stages. Raja reached to the finals and won the cup.[6] This guaranteed them a spot in the 2019 CAF Super Cup.[7] Raja was to face Espérance Sportive de Tunis the match was to take place in Doha. Benoun scored a goal in the 64th minute and won the cup. He also won the 2019–20 Botola and the 2019–20 Arab Club Champions Cup.[8] He spent five seasons with the club before signing with Al Ahly.[9]

Al Ahly

In November 2020, he joined Egyptian club Al Ahly.[10] He represented the club during the FIFA Club World Cup and secured the bronze medal after a victory against Brazilian side Palmeiras. Soon after, he won the 2020 Egypt Cup, the 2021 CAF Champions League[11] and the 2020 CAF Super Cup.[12] He later went on to defeat his former team Raja[13] to win the 2021 CAF Super Cup.[14]

Qatar SC

In July 2022, he signed for Qatari club Qatar SC on a three-year deal.[15]

International career

In 2013, Benoun won a gold medal at the 2013 Islamic Solidarity Games after defeating Indonesia 2–1 in the final.

On 7 October 2017, he made his international debut for Morocco in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Gabon at the Stade Mohammed V in Casablanca, replacing Medhi Benatia in a 3–0 victory.

In May 2018, he was named in Morocco's 23-man squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.[16]

On 10 January 2022, Benoun was replaced by Achraf Bencharki for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations after suffering an injury that would limit his participation in the competition.[17][18]

On 10 November 2022, he was named in Morocco's 26-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar.[19][20]

Career statistics
Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first.[21]
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.13 August 2017Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria, Egypt Egypt1–11–12018 African Nations Championship qualification
2.19 October 2019Stade Municipal, Berkane, Morocco Algeria1–03–02020 African Nations Championship qualification
3.1 December 2021Al Janoub Stadium, Al Wakrah, Qatar Palestine4–04–02021 FIFA Arab Cup
4.4 December 2021Ahmed bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar Jordan2–0
5.11 December 2021Al Thumama Stadium, Al Thumana, Qatar Algeria2–22–2

Honours

Raja CA

Al Ahly

Morocco

Individual

Orders

References
  1. "FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020: Squad list" (PDF). FIFA. 1 February 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 April 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  2. "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: List of players: Morocco" (PDF). FIFA. 15 November 2022. p. 19. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  3. Badr Benoun at FootballDatabase.eu
  4. "السلطان بدر بانون يبحث عن اللقب الرابع مع الأهلى أمام أصدقاء الأمس". اليوم السابع. 22 December 2021. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  5. "رياضة - السلطان بدر بانون يبحث عن اللقب الرابع مع الأهلى أمام أصدقاء الأمس". شبكة سبق (in Arabic). 22 December 2021. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  6. "African Club Competitions 2018". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  7. "African Club Competitions 2018". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  8. "Arab Club Championship 2019-21". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  9. Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "Banoun - Raja's Elegant Defender | Total CAF Champions League 2020/21". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  10. "OFFICIAL: Al Ahly complete signing of Raja skipper Badr Benoun". kingfut.com. 11 November 2020.
  11. "African Club Competitions 2020/21". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  12. "African Club Competitions 2019/20". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  13. Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "Al Ahly and Raja seek glory in the TotalEnergies CAF Super Cup". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  14. "African Club Competitions 2020/21". RSSSF. Retrieved 6 January 2022.
  15. Seif Soliman (31 July 2022). "OFFICIAL: Qatar SC announce signing of Badr Benoun". KingFut.
  16. "Boufal left out of Morocco squad".
  17. Ismail, Ali (10 January 2022). "Zamalek's Bencharki replaces injured Benoun in Morocco AFCON squad". KingFut. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  18. "SportMob – Bencharki replaced Benoun in Morroco squad for AFCON". SportMob. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  19. "Morocco World Cup 2022 squad: Who's in and who's out? | Goal.com". www.goal.com. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  20. "Moroccan coach unveils list of 26 Atlas Lions in 2022 World Cup". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 10 November 2022. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  21. "Badr Benoun". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  22. "CHAN 2018: Nigerian duo make 'team of the tournament'". www.premiumtimesng.com. Retrieved 29 April 2023.
  23. "تعرف على التشكيلة المثالية لبطولة كأس العرب 2021". mala3eb.com (in Arabic). 19 December 2021.
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