Eliesse Ben Seghir
{{Short description|Footballer (born 2005)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Eliesse Ben Seghir
| image = BenSeghir.jpg
| caption = Ben Seghir with Monaco in 2024
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|2005|2|16}}
| birth_place = Gassin, France
| height = 1.78m
| position = Left winger
| currentclub = Monaco
| clubnumber = 7
| youthyears1 = 2010–2016
| youthclubs1 = SC Cogolinois
| youthyears2 = 2016–2018
| youthclubs2 = Fréjus Saint-Raphaël
| youthyears3 = 2018–2020
| youthclubs3 = SC Cogolinois
| youthyears4 = 2020–2022
| youthclubs4 = Monaco
| years1 = 2022–
| clubs1 = Monaco
| caps1 = 61
| goals1 = 12
| nationalyears1 = 2021–2022
| nationalteam1 = France U17
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2022–2023
| nationalteam2 = France U18
| nationalcaps2 = 9
| nationalgoals2 = 3
| nationalyears3 = 2023
| nationalteam3 = France U19
| nationalcaps3 = 5
| nationalgoals3 = 3
| nationalyears4 = 2024–
| nationalteam4 = Morocco U23
| nationalcaps4 = 6
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| nationalyears5 = 2024–
| nationalteam5 = Morocco
| nationalcaps5 = 10
| nationalgoals5 = 3
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's football}}
{{Medal|Country|{{fb|MAR}}}}
{{Medal|Competition|Olympic Games}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2024 Paris|Team}}
| pcupdate = 18:48, 20 April 2025 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 23:19, 25 March 2025 (UTC)
}}
Eliesse Ben Seghir ({{langx|ar|إلياس بن صغير}}; born 16 February 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as an left winger for Ligue 1 club Monaco. Born in France, he plays for the Morocco national team.
Club career
=Monaco=
==Youth Career==
Ben Seghir is a youth product of the academies of SC Cogolinois, Fréjus Saint-Raphaël, and Monaco. He signed his first professional contract with Monaco on 5 August 2022,{{Cite web|url=https://africafootunited.com/as-monaco-eliesse-ben-seghir-signe-son-premier-contrat-professionnel/|title=AS Monaco : Eliesse Ben Seghir signe son premier contrat professionnel|first1=Pascal|last1=Gilucas|date=August 6, 2022|website=Africa Foot United}} and made his senior and professional debut with the club as a late substitute in a 4–1 UEFA Europa League win over Red Star Belgrade on 3 November 2022.{{Cite web|url=https://www.skysports.com/football/monaco-vs-crvena-zvezda/live/477532|title=%competition_name% (Sky Sports)|website=Sky Sports}}
==First Team==
On 28 December 2022, Ben Seghir made his Ligue 1 debut for Monaco as a half-time substitute in a match against Auxerre. He scored two goals, both of which put Monaco in the lead, to help his team come out victorious by a score of 3–2.{{Cite web |date=28 December 2022 |title=L1 (J16) : Monaco s'impose à Auxerre grâce à Ben Seghir |url=https://sports.orange.fr/football/ligue-1/debrief/l1-j16-monaco-s-impose-a-auxerre-grace-a-ben-seghir-CNT000001WpkMH.amp |access-date=28 December 2022 |website=Sports.orange.fr |language=Fr}} On 27 November 2024, he scored his first UEFA Champions League goal in a 3–2 home defeat against Benfica.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/football/live/cdxy7gg9evwt |title=Monaco 2–3 Benfica |publisher=BBC Sport |date=27 November 2024 }}
International career
Ben Seghir was a youth international for France, having played for the France U18s.{{Cite web|url=https://madeinmonegasque.ouest-france.fr/infos/article-equipe-de-france-u18-eliesse-ben-seghir-buteur-lors-du-succes-des-bleuets-391749.html|title=Eliesse Ben Seghir buteur lors du succès des Bleuets|website=madeinmonegasque.ouest-france.fr|date=24 September 2022 }}
Ben Seghir made his debut for the senior Morocco national team on 22 March 2024 in a friendly against Angola.{{cite web|publisher=ESPN|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/match/_/gameId/699100|title=Morocco v Angola game report|date=22 March 2024}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|match played 19 April 2025}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|French Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Other !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="3"|Monaco
|19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Europa League}} | 0 | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24
|Ligue 1 |13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 14 | 2 | |||
| 2024–25
|Ligue 1 |29 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10{{efn|Appearances in UEFA Champions League}} | 2 | 1{{efn|Appearance in Trophée des Champions}} | 0 | 42 | 9 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!61 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 15 |
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=International=
{{updated|match played 25 March 2025}}{{NFT player|94344|Eliesse Ben Seghir|access-date=30 March 2024}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals | ||
| rowspan="2"|Morocco
|2024 | 8 | 3 |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| colspan="2"|Total | 10 | 3 |
|---|
:Morocco score listed first, score column indicates score after each Ben Seghir goal.
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Eliesse Ben Seghir !scope=col|No. !scope=col|Date !scope=col|Venue !scope=col|Cap !scope=col|Opponent !scope=col|Score !scope=col|Result !scope=col|Competition | |||||||
| style="text-align:center"|1 | 7 June 2024 | Adrar Stadium, Agadir, Morocco | style="text-align:center"|3 | {{fb|ZAM}} | style="text-align:center"|2–0 | style="text-align:center"|2–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| style="text-align:center"|2 | rowspan="2"|15 October 2024 | rowspan="2"|Honor Stadium, Oujda, Morocco | style="text-align:center" rowspan="2"|6 | rowspan="2"|{{fb|CAF}} | style="text-align:center"|1–0 | style="text-align:center" rowspan="2"|4–0 | rowspan="2"|2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| style="text-align:center"|3 | style="text-align:center"|2–0 |
Personal life
Born in France, Ben Seghir holds both French and Moroccan nationalities.{{Cite web|url=https://www.footmercato.net/a7094051956070472690-monaco-ben-seghir-va-signer-pro|title=Monaco : Ben Seghir va signer pro !|website=Foot Mercato : Info Transferts Football - Actu Foot Transfert|date=20 July 2022 }}{{Cite web |title=Eliesse BEN SEGHIR |url=https://www.unfp.org/joueur/eliesse-ben-seghir-25625/ |access-date=2023-08-06 |website=unfp.org}} He is the younger brother of fellow footballer Salim Ben Seghir.{{Cite web|url=https://www.getfootballnewsfrance.com/2022/eliesse-ben-seghir-set-to-sign-first-pro-contract-with-monaco/|title=Eliesse Ben Seghir set to sign first pro contract with Monaco – Get French Football News|date=20 July 2022 }}
Honours
Monaco U19
- Championnat National U19 runner-up: 2021–22{{Cite web |last=Soyer |first=Julien |date=2022-06-05 |title=FC Nantes. Les Canaris remportent le championnat de France U19 et découvriront l’Europe |url=https://www.ouest-france.fr/sport/football/fc-nantes/fc-nantes-les-canaris-remportent-le-championnat-de-france-u-19-et-decouvriront-l-europe-6652f80a-e4e4-11ec-8526-27e8fb5a056f |access-date=2024-12-28 |website=Ouest-France.fr |language=fr}}
Morocco U23
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://www.asmonaco.com/en/joueurs/eliesse-ben-seghir/ Profile] at the AS Monaco FC website
- {{FFF player}}
- {{LFP Ligue 1|eliesse-ben-seghir}}
- {{UEFA player}}
{{AS Monaco FC squad}}
{{Morocco men's football squad 2024 Summer Olympics}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ben Seghir, Eliesse}}
Category:Footballers from Var (department)
Category:French men's footballers
Category:Moroccan men's footballers
Category:France men's youth international footballers
Category:Morocco men's international footballers
Category:French sportspeople of Moroccan descent
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:French expatriate men's footballers
Category:French expatriate sportspeople in Monaco
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Monaco
Category:Footballers at the 2024 Summer Olympics
Category:Olympic footballers for Morocco
Category:Olympic medalists in football
Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Morocco