# Achraf Bencharki

Achraf Bencharki (Arabic: أَشْرَف بْن شَرْقِيّ; born 24 September 1994) is a Moroccan professional footballer who is currently playing for Egyptian Premier League club Al Ahly. He can be deployed as a left winger or as a forward.

## Club career

Born in Oulad Zbair, Morocco, Bencharki began his career at Maghreb de Fès where he joined the first team for the 2014–15 season. In the 2015–16 season, he scored 9 goals in 27 matches.
In 2016, he moved to Wydad Casablanca for a reported transfer fee of 300 million Moroccan dirham. He helped the club win the 2017 CAF Champions League and qualify for the FIFA Club World Cup. He was praised for his performances in the CAF Champions League and was widely considered the best player of the competitions's final.
In January 2018, Bencharki joined Saudi Professional League club Al-Hilal for a $9 million transfer fee.
In August 2018, he joined Ligue 2 club RC Lens on loan for the 2018–19 season.
In July 2019, Bencharki joined Egyptian Premier League side Zamalek SC on a three-year contract. On 18 October 2020, he scored the only goal in 1–0 away win for Zamalek SC over Raja Casablanca in the 2019–20 CAF Champions League semi-finals. He moved to Al-Ahly in 2025, coming from Al-Rayyan SC.

## International career

Bencharki played for the Morocco national under-23 team and under 21 team having previously played for their under-20 team.
Bencharki represented Morocco in the 2018 African Nations Championship, helping his country to achieve the first chan title for Morocco. He scored his first goal for Morocco against Mauritania in a 4–0 victory.

## Career statistics

    As of match played 11 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Maghreb de Fès | 2014–15 | Botola | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 25 | 4 |
| Maghreb de Fès | 2015–16 | Botola | 27 | 9 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 28 | 10 |
| Maghreb de Fès | Total | Total | 52 | 13 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 53 | 14 |
| Wydad | 2016–17 | Botola | 25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 7 | 2 | – | – | 32 | 9 |
| Wydad | 2017–18 | Botola | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 4 |
| Wydad | Total | Total | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 45 | 13 |
| Al Hilal | 2017–18 | Saudi Pro League | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | – | – | 13 | 3 |
| Lens (loan) | 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 23 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 26 | 4 |
| Zamalek | 2019–20 | Egyptian Premier League | 22 | 3 | 4 | 4 | – | – | 11 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 40 | 15 |
| Zamalek | 2020–21 | Egyptian Premier League | 30 | 15 | 4 | 1 | – | – | 7 | 0 | – | – | 41 | 16 |
| Zamalek | 2021–22 | Egyptian Premier League | 21 | 8 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 8 | 2 | – | – | 30 | 11 |
| Zamalek | Total | Total | 73 | 26 | 9 | 6 | – | – | 26 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 111 | 42 |
| Al Jazira | 2022–23 | UAE Pro League | 24 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 33 | 9 |
| Al-Rayyan | 2023–24 | Qatar Stars League | 19 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 0 | 28 | 14 |
| Al-Rayyan | 2024–25 | Qatar Stars League | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 4 |
| Al-Rayyan | Total | Total | 27 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 44 | 18 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 236 | 67 | 23 | 14 | 13 | 4 | 50 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 325 | 103 |
* ↑ Includes Moroccan Throne Cup, Coupe de France, Egypt Cup, UAE President's Cup, Emir of Qatar Cup
* ↑ Includes UAE League Cup
* 1 2 3 4 5 Appearances in CAF Champions League
* ↑ Appearance in FIFA Club World Cup
* ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League
* ↑ Two appearances in Egyptian Super Cup, one appearance and two goals in CAF Super Cup
* ↑ Appearances in AFC Champions League Elite

## Honours

Wydad Casablanca
* Botola: 2016–17
* CAF Champions League: 2017
Al Hilal
* Saudi Pro League: 2017–18
* Saudi Super Cup: 2018
Zamalek
* Egyptian Premier League: 2020–21, 2021–22
* Egypt Cup: 2018–19, 2020–21
* Egyptian Super Cup: 2019
* CAF Super Cup: 2020
* CAF Champions League runner-up: 2020
Morocco A
* African Nations Championship: 2018
Individual
* Toulon Tournament Golden Boot: 2015
* CAF Team of the Year: 2017
* Zamalek Player of the Year: 2020