Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 16 February 2005 | ||
Place of birth | Gassin, France | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Monaco | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2016 | SC Cogolinois | ||
2016–2018 | Fréjus Saint-Raphaël | ||
2018–2020 | SC Cogolinois | ||
2020–2022 | Monaco | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2022– | Monaco | 32 | (6) |
International career‡ | |||
2021–2022 | France U17 | 2 | (0) |
2022–2023 | France U18 | 9 | (3) |
2023 | France U19 | 5 | (3) |
2024– | Morocco | 4 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:15, 19 May 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:28, 11 June 2024 (UTC) |
Eliesse Ben Seghir ( Arabic: إلياس بن صغير; born 16 February 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ligue 1 club Monaco. Born in France, he plays for the Morocco national team.
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, [1] 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. [2]
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. [3]
Ben Seghir is a youth international for France, having played for the France U18s. [4]
Ben Seghir made his debut for the senior Morocco national team on 22 March 2024 in a friendly against Angola. [5]
Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Monaco | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 [a] | 0 | – | 23 | 4 | |
2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 14 | 2 | |||
Career total | 32 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 6 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Morocco | 2024 | 4 | 1 |
Total | 4 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 7 June 2024 | Adrar Stadium, Agadir, Morocco | 3 | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Born in France, Ben Seghir holds both French and Moroccan nationalities. [7] [8] He is the younger brother of fellow footballer Salim Ben Seghir. [9]