Official | Benjamin Bouchouari joins Trabzonspor | OneFootball

Benjamin Bouchouari (23) will not reach the elusive century mark for caps with AS Saint-Étienne. The Belgian-born midfielder is leaving Les Verts, despite having one more year left on his contract. He’s decided to move to the Turkish Super Lïg at Trabzonspor. During his time with Les Stéphanois, he appeared in 96 matches across all competitions, scoring two goals.

Bouchouari joined Saint-Étienne in August 2022 on a three-year contract after beginning his senior career in the Netherlands at Roda JC. He made an early impact with the French club, appearing in 34 domestic games in 2022-23 and being named to the Ligue 2 Team of the Season. He played 25 times for them in the previous Ligue 1 campaign, which saw them relegated after just one season in the top flight.

Although he was born in Belgium, he opted to play for Morocco instead, a country with which he could claim nationality by descent. He was a part of the national team that captured the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations. Bouchouari also won a bronze medal with the Atlas Lions at the 2024 Paris Olympics.

GFFN | Joel Lefevre