| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sofian Benzouien | ||
| Date of birth | 11 August 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Sint-Agatha-Berchem, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Anderlecht | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2006 | Heusden-Zolder | 43 | (3) |
| 2006–2007 | Brussels | 5 | (0) |
| 2007 | Racing Santander B | ||
| 2007–2009 | Perugia | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Eupen | 27 | (1) |
| 2010–2019 | F91 Dudelange | 114 | (39) |
| 2019–2020 | Swift Hesperange | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2008 | Morocco | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019–2022 | Swift Hesperange (sporting director) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sofian Benzouien (born 11 August 1986) is a retired footballer. Born in Belgium, he has represented Morocco at international level.
Biography
A Morocco youth international at the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship, Benzouien had played in youth and reserve teams of Anderlecht, Beringen-Heusden-Zolder and Brussels. In January 2007, he left for Spanish side Racing de Santander B (reserve team of Racing de Santander)
In August 2007, he joined Perugia of Serie C1. After just played 4 matches in 2007–08 season, and nil in 2008–09 season, he canceled his contract with club in mutual consent.
In January 2009, he joined Eupen at Belgian Second Division. In July 2010, he signed for F91 Dudelange in the Luxembourg National Division. He played for Dudelange until the end of the 2018–19 season.
International career
A U20 internationals of Morocco, Benzouien was call-up to Morocco U23 for a friendly match, to prepare for 2008 CAF Men's Pre-Olympic Tournament.
Later career
In the summer of 2019, Benzouien moved to Luxembourger second-division club Swift Hesperange, where he took over as sporting director and was also available to the team for one more season as a stand-by player. The club parted ways with Benzouien in September 2022.
References
- ^ "Sofiane Benzouien à Santander B" (in French). FC Brussels. 12 January 2007. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: il Perugia prende Benzouien Sofian" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb.com. 31 August 2007. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Benzouien rescinde con il Perugia" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb.com. 19 December 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
- ^ "Randers kom suverænt fra start i Europa". Politiken. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
- ^ "World Football Transfers". footballtransfers.info. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
- ^ "Benzouien belofteninternational" (in French). FC Brussels. 27 October 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2010.
- ^ Swift-Sportdirektor Benzouien gefeuert, fupa.net, 22 September 2022
External links
- Sofian Benzouien – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Sofian Benzouien at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- Sofian Benzouien at WorldFootball.net
- Sofian Benzouien at Soccerway
