Ben Seghir withMorocco in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (2005-02-16)16 February 2005 (age 21) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Gassin, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Bayer Leverkusen | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2010–2016 | SC Cogolinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2018 | Fréjus Saint-Raphaël | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | SC Cogolinois | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2020–2022 | Monaco | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2025 | Monaco | 67 | (12) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Bayer Leverkusen | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | France U17 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | France U18 | 9 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023 | France U19 | 5 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Morocco U23 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Morocco | 20 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:30, 6 December 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:05, 14 January 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Eliesse Ben Seghir (Arabic:إلياس بن صغير; born 16 February 2005) is a professionalfootballer who plays as aleft winger orleft midfielder forBundesliga clubBayer Leverkusen and theMorocco national team.
Ben Seghir is a youth product of the academies of SC Cogolinois,Fréjus Saint-Raphaël, andMonaco. 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 4–1UEFA Europa League win overRed Star Belgrade on 3 November 2022.[2]
On 28 December 2022, Ben Seghir made hisLigue 1 debut for Monaco as a half-time substitute in a match againstAuxerre. 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] On 27 November 2024, he scored his firstUEFA Champions League goal in a 3–2 home defeat againstBenfica.[4]
On 31 August 2025, Ben Seghir joinedBundesliga sideBayer Leverkusen for a deal worth €30 million + add-ons, signing a five-year deal until June 2030.[5]
Ben Seghir was a youth international for France, having played for theFrance U18s.[6]
Ben Seghir made his debut for the seniorMorocco national team on 22 March 2024 in a friendly against Angola.[7]
On 11 December 2025, Ben Seghir was called up to the Morocco squad for the2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[8]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | 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[b] | 0 | — | 23 | 4 | |
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 2 | |||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 10[c] | 2 | 1[d] | 0 | 46 | 9 | |
| 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 67 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 85 | 15 | ||
| Bayer Leverkusen | 2025–26 | Bundesliga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[c] | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| Career total | 74 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 97 | 15 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 2024 | 8 | 3 |
| 2025 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2026 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 20 | 3 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 June 2024 | Adrar Stadium,Agadir, Morocco | 3 | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
| 2 | 15 October 2024 | Honor Stadium,Oujda, Morocco | 6 | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualification | |
| 3 | 2–0 |
Born in France, Ben Seghir holds both French and Moroccan nationalities.[10][11] He is the younger brother of fellow footballerSalim Ben Seghir.[12]
Monaco U19
Morocco U23
Morocco