Chakib Benzoukane

Chakib Benzoukane
Personal information
Full name	Chakib Benzoukane
Date of birth	7 August 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Marrakech, Morocco
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
2005–2007	Kawkab Marrakech
2007–2010	Levski Sofia
2011	MAS Fez
2012	Apollon Limassol
2012–2013	Hatta Club
2015–2016	Beni Mellal
2016	Kasba Tadla
International career‡
2009–2010	Morocco
	*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)

Chakib Benzoukane (born 7 August 1986) is a Moroccan footballer who plays as a defender.

Career

He started his career in Kawkab Marrakech.

Levski Sofia

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 became 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]

International

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.

Honours

A PFG: 2008-09
Bulgarian Supercup: 2007, 2009

References

^ Dimitrov, Georgi (7 July 2007). "Порто" измъква искан от "Левски". Португалският клуб кани мароканеца Йосуф Рабе на проби" (in Bulgarian). Sofia, Bulgaria: 7sport.net. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2015.
^ "Петков и Бензукан аут от "Левски", "сините" плащат неустойки". topsport.bg. 10 January 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
^ "FIFA World Cup qualifiers". FIFA com. 10 October 2009. Archived from the original on 12 October 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2009.

External links

Chakib Benzoukane at National-Football-Teams.com
Profile at Levskisofia.info (in English)

[1] Dimitrov, Georgi (7 July 2007). "Порто" измъква искан от "Левски". Португалският клуб кани мароканеца Йосуф Рабе на проби" (in Bulgarian). Sofia, Bulgaria: 7sport.net. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 September 2015.

[2] "Петков и Бензукан аут от "Левски", "сините" плащат неустойки". topsport.bg. 10 January 2011. Retrieved 5 July 2013.

[3] "FIFA World Cup qualifiers". FIFA com. 10 October 2009. Archived from the original on 12 October 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2009.

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