Sofian Benzouien

Sofian Benzouien
Personal information
Full name	Sofian Benzouien
Date of birth	11 August 1986 (age 38)
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
2004–2006	Heusden-Zolder
2006–2007	Brussels
2007	Racing Santander B
2007–2009	Perugia
2009–2010	Eupen
2010–2019	F91 Dudelange
2019–2020	Swift Hesperange
International career
2008	Morocco
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)^[1]

In August 2007, he joined Perugia of Serie C1.^[2] After just played 4 matches in 2007–08 season, and nil in 2008–09 season, he canceled his contract with club in mutual consent.^[3]

In January 2009, he joined Eupen at Belgian Second Division. In July 2010, he signed for F91 Dudelange in the Luxembourg National Division.^[4]^[5] 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.^[6]

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.^[7]

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

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[1] "Sofiane Benzouien à Santander B" (in French). FC Brussels. 12 January 2007. Retrieved 19 January 2010.

[2] "UFFICIALE: il Perugia prende Benzouien Sofian" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb.com. 31 August 2007. Retrieved 19 January 2010.

[3] "UFFICIALE: Benzouien rescinde con il Perugia" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb.com. 19 December 2008. Retrieved 19 January 2010.

[4] "Randers kom suverænt fra start i Europa". Politiken. 1 July 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2010.

[5] "World Football Transfers". footballtransfers.info. Retrieved 4 July 2010.

[6] "Benzouien belofteninternational" (in French). FC Brussels. 27 October 2006. Retrieved 19 January 2010.

[7] Swift-Sportdirektor Benzouien gefeuert, fupa.net, 22 September 2022

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