Mahmoud Bentayg
{{short description|Moroccan footballer (born 1999)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Mahmoud Bentayg
| image =
| caption =
| full_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|10|30}}
| birth_place = Casablanca, Morocco
| height = 1.81 m
| position = Left-back
| currentclub = Zamalek
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2012–2019
| youthclubs1 = AJ Sportive
| years1 = 2020–2022
| clubs1 = Tihad AS
| caps1 = 45
| goals1 = 5
| years3 = 2022–2023
| clubs3 = Raja CA
| caps3 = 24
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2023–
| clubs4 = Saint-Étienne
| caps4 = 23
| goals4 = 1
| years5 = 2024–
| clubs5 = Zamalek
| caps5 = 11
| goals5 = 1
| club-update = 24 February 2025 (UTC)
}}
Mahmoud Bentayg ({{langx|ar|محمود بنتايج}}; born 30 October 1999) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for the Egyptian Premier League club Zamalek.
He began his career as a youth player with AJ Sportive before joining Tihad AS in 2020, where he took part and scored in the 2020–21 Confederation Cup, the club's first African participation. In 2022, he finally joined Raja CA after the negotiations have failed the year before.
Early life
Bentayg was born on 30 October 1999 in Hay Mohammadi, an industrial and residential district in the northeast of Casablanca. At young age, he began to play football in the neighborhood amateur teams before joining AJ Sportive.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
Club career
=AJ Sportive=
In 2019, Bentayg joined the first team which then played in the Moroccan fourth division. At the end of the 2019–20 season, the team were relegated to the fifth division and Bentayg left the club.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
=Tihad AS=
In November 2020, Bentayg joined Tihad AS who was playing in Botola 2, and quickly established himself as a starter.{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
On 23 December, he played his first game in international competitions in the first round of the 2020–21 Confederation Cup against ESAE FC. He scored a free kick and assisted the fourth goal (4-0).{{Citation needed|date=June 2024}}
On 21 February 2021, he opened the scoring with a lobbed shot against Nkana FC in the next round of the Confederation Cup.{{Cite web |last=MATIN |first=LE |title=Coupe de la CAF : Le TAS de Casablanca rate sa qualification |url=https://lematin.ma/express/2021/tas-casablanca-rate-qualification/353681.html |access-date=23 January 2023 |website=lematin.ma |language=fr}}
In the 2021 summer, he were very close to join Raja CA but the transfer fails. In December, the negotiations resume but still without success. At the end of the 2021-22 season, his good performances cannot prevent his team from being relegated to the Third Division.{{cite web|access-date=10 October 2022|title=كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول|url=https://www.kooora.com/?c=17910|website=www.kooora.com}}
=Raja CA=
On 18 July 2022, Mahmoud Bentayg finally joined Raja CA by signing a three-year contract.{{cite web|access-date=19 July 2022|language=Ar|title=الرجاء يتعاقد مع اللاعب محمود بن تايك قادما من الاتحاد البيضاوي|url=https://www.elbotola.com/article/2022-07-19-14-29-61.html|website=www.elbotola.com}}{{Cite web |date=5 August 2022 |title=المنفلوطي يتمسك بانتقال بنتايك إلى الرجاء |url=https://www.hespress.com/المنفلوطي-يتمسك-بانتقال-بنتايك-إلى-ال-1028303.html |access-date=23 January 2023 |website=Hespress - هسبريس جريدة إلكترونية مغربية |language=ar}} On 10 October in Niamey, he made his debut with in the second round of the 2022–23 Champions League against AS Nigelec (0-2 victory).{{Cite web |url=https://www.footballdatabase.eu/fr/match/resume/2511013-nigelec-raja_casablanca|title=CAF Champions League 2022/2023 |access-date=23 January 2023 |website=www.footballdatabase.eu}}
On 19 October, he entered at half-time against Hassania Agadir in Botola. In the 93rd minute, he wins a penalty which will be scored by Mohamed Nahiri, giving Raja their first Botola victory of the season.{{Cite web |last=Olsson |first=Andrew |date=20 October 2022 |title=Botola Pro: Wydad draw, Raja snatch victory in final minutes |url=https://panafricafootball.com/botola-pro-wydad-draw-raja-snatch-victory-in-final-minutes/ |access-date=23 January 2023 |website=Pan-Africa Football |language=en-US}}
On 5 November, while Raja was losing to JS Soualem, he caused a penalty which allowed the team to equalize and win (4–0).{{Cite web |title=Botola: le Raja bat Soualem et se rassure avant la trêve (1-4) |url=https://snrtnews.com/fr/article/botola-le-raja-bat-soualem-et-se-rassure-avant-la-treve-1-4-58612 |access-date=23 January 2023 |website=SNRTnews |language=fr}} On 6 January 2023 against Ittihad Tanger, he delivered his first assist for Hamza Khabba who scored the third goal (3–0 victory).{{Cite web |title=البطولة الاحترافية 1.. الرجاء يداوي جراحه ويزيد إتحاد طنجة غرقا |url=https://www.almountakhab.com/node/1178770 |access-date=23 January 2023 |website=البطولة الاحترافية 1.. الرجاء يداوي جراحه ويزيد إتحاد طنجة غرقا |language=ar}}
On 14 January 14, he scored his first goal with Raja CA against RS Berkane thanks to a lobbed shot (2–0 win).{{cite web|access-date=14 January 2023|language=Ar|title=الرجاء يصعق نهضة بركان بثنائية|url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1205351&o=ncma|website=www.elbotola.com}}{{Cite web |last=ALM |date=16 January 2023 |title=12ème journée de la Botola Pro D1 inwi: Les visiteurs s’en sortent bien |url=https://aujourdhui.ma/sports/12eme-journee-de-la-botola-pro-d1-inwi-les-visiteurs-sen-sortent-bien |access-date=23 January 2023 |website=Aujourd'hui le Maroc |language=fr-FR}} Mondher Kebaier stated that he is delighted with Bentayg's performances since he broke through the starting line-up, and had asked him to continue his development in the upcoming games.{{Cite web |date=20 January 2023 |title=منذر الكبير يشيد بورقته الرابحة قبل الكلاسيكو |url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1207105 |access-date=23 January 2023 |website=كووورة}} Some media wrote that he is one of the main reasons Raja regained its level after a bad season start.{{Cite web |date=23 January 2023 |title=تقرير كووورة: 3 أسباب أعادت التوهج للرجاء |url=https://www.kooora.com/?n=1207899 |access-date=23 January 2023 |website=كووورة}}
= Saint-Étienne =
On 25 August 2023, Saint-Étienne announced the signing of Bentayg.{{Cite news |last=Eddahmani |first=Zouhair |title=Moroccan Defender Mahmoud Bentayg Joins AS Saint-Etienne |work=Morocco World News |url=https://www.moroccoworldnews.com/2023/08/357262/moroccan-defender-mahmoud-bentayg-joins-as-saint-etienne}}
== Zamalek ==
On 31 August 2024, Bentayg signed for Egyptian Premier League club Zamalek on loan with an option for the deal to be made permanent and the purchase clause in the contract was activated on March 11, 2025.
Honours
References
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Category:Footballers from Casablanca
Category:Moroccan men's footballers
Category:21st-century Moroccan sportsmen
Category:Men's association football fullbacks
Category:AS Saint-Étienne players
Category:Moroccan expatriate men's footballers
Category:Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in France
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in France