Mounir Chouiar
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Chouiar with Lens in 2019 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 23 January 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Liévin, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | RS Berkane | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 23 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2007 | CS Avion | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2016 | Lens | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Lens II | 46 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Lens | 38 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Dijon | 43 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | → Yeni Malatyaspor (loan) | 26 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | İstanbul Başakşehir | 16 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | → Kasımpaşa (loan) | 16 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2025 | Ludogorets Razgrad | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | → Amiens (loan) | 14 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | → Zürich (loan) | 36 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025– | RS Berkane | 10 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | France U16 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | France U18 | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017 | France U19 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | France U20 | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019 | France U21 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Morocco A' | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:08, 14 February 2026 (CET) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 07:35, 13 December 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Mounir Chouiar (Arabic: منير شويار; born 23 January 1999) is a professional footballer who plays for Botola Pro club RS Berkane. Mainly a left winger, he is known for his crossing ability. Born in France, he plays for the Morocco A' national team.
Club career
Chouiar made his debut at professional level for Lens in a 0–0 Ligue 2 tie with Niort on 29 July 2016.[2]
On 8 July 2022, Chouiar transferred to İstanbul Başakşehir in Turkey.[3] On 28 January 2023, he was loaned to Kasımpaşa.[4]
On 5 September 2023, Chouiar signed for Bulgarian First League Champions Ludogorets Razgrad.[5] In January 2024, he joined Ligue 2 club Amiens on loan for the remainder of the season.[6]
In 2025, Chouiar joined RS Berkane.
International career
Chouiar was born in France to a Mauritanian father and Moroccan mother.[7] He is a former youth international for France. On 2 December 2025, his request to switch international allegiance to Morocco for the 2025 FIFA Arab Cup was approved by FIFA.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played on 28 November 2025[9]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lens B | 2015–16 | Championnat de France Amateur | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | |||
| 2016–17 | Championnat de France Amateur | 17 | 1 | — | — | — | 17 | 1 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Championnat National 2 | 22 | 3 | — | — | — | 22 | 3 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Championnat National 2 | 5 | 5 | — | — | — | 5 | 5 | ||||
| Total | 46 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 11 | ||
| Lens | 2016–17 | Ligue 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Ligue 2 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3[c] | 0 | 33 | 5 | |
| 2019–20 | Ligue 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 2 | ||
| Total | 38 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 50 | 7 | ||
| Dijon | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 20 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 6 | |
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| Total | 43 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 6 | ||
| Yeni Malatyaspor (loan) | 2021–22 | Süper Lig | 26 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 4 | ||
| İstanbul Başakşehir | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 16 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 12[d] | 1 | 30 | 2 | |
| Kasımpaşa (loan) | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 | ||
| Ludogorets Razgrad | 2023–24 | First Professional Football League | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 4[d] | 0 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2025–26 | First Professional Football League | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[e] | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| Amiens (loan) | 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |
| Zürich (loan) | 2024–25 | Swiss Super League | 36 | 5 | 4 | 1 | — | 4[d] | 0 | 44 | 6 | |
| RS Berkane | 2025–26 | Botola Pro | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 3[f] | 2 | 9 | 5 | |
| Career totals | 253 | 35 | 18 | 6 | 14 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 306 | 44 | ||
- ^ Includes Coupe de France, Turkish Cup, Bulgarian Cup, Swiss Cup
- ^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue
- ^ Appearances in Ligue 2 promotion play-offs
- ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Two appearances in CAF Champions League, one appearance in CAF Super Cup
Personal life
Born in France, Chouiar has Moroccan[10] and Mauritanian ancestry.[11]
Honours
RS Berkane
- CAF Super Cup runner-up: 2025[12]
Morocco A'
References
- ^ "Mounir Chouiar". İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
- ^ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2016/2017 - 1ère journée - Chamois Niortais / RC Lens". www.lfp.fr.
- ^ "MOUNIR CHOUIAR TRANSFÉRÉ À ISTANBUL BAŞAKŞEHIR" (in French). Dijon. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "MOUNIR CHOUIAR KASIMPAŞA'YA KİRALANDI" (in Turkish). İstanbul Başakşehir. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
- ^ "Мунир Шуиар е новият футболист на Лудогорец" [Mounir Chouiar is the new player of Ludogorets]. www.ludogorets.com/bg (in Bulgarian). 5 September 2023. Retrieved 5 September 2023.
- ^ "TECHNIQUE ET VIVACITÉ SUR L'AILE!" [TECHNIQUE AND LIVELINESS ON THE WING!]. www.amiensfootball.com (in French). 25 January 2024. Retrieved 26 January 2024.
- ^ https://sport.le360.ma/football/la-frmf-veut-rafler-mounir-chouiar-la-mauritanie-64858/
- ^ "FIFA Change of Association Platform". knowledge.fifa.com. 2 December 2025. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
- ^ Mounir Chouiar at Soccerway
- ^ LDA. "RC Lens: Mounir Chouiar fait ses débuts en Ligue 2". lionsdelatlas.ma.
- ^ "La FRMF veut rafler Mounir Chouiar à la Mauritanie".
- ^ Gamra, Farah Ben (18 October 2025). "Pyramids edge RS Berkane to lift maiden CAF Super Cup". Morocco World News. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
- ^ Hand, Kevin. "Tannane goal from own half sets Morocco on way to FIFA Arab Cup 2025 title". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
External links
- Mounir Chouiar at L'Équipe Football (in French)
- Mounir Chouiar at Soccerway
- Mounir Chouiar at the French Football Federation (in French)
- Mounir Chouiar – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)