Salim Ben Seghir

Salim Ben Seghir

Personal information
Date of birth	(2003-02-24) 24 February 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Saint-Tropez, France
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Xamax
Number	11
Youth career
2009–2016	Cogolinois
2016–2020	Nice
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–2021	Nice B	9	(3)
2020	Nice	1	(0)
2021–2024	Marseille B	25	(6)
2022–2024	Marseille	2	(0)
2023	→ Valenciennes (loan)	18	(0)
2023–2024	→ Xamax (loan)	21	(0)
2024–	Xamax	2	(0)
International career^‡
2019–2020	France U17	7	(1)
2021–2022	France U19	9	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:41, 28 December 2022 (UTC)

Salim Ben Seghir (born 24 February 2003) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Swiss Challenge League club Xamax.

Club career

Nice

Ben Seghir made his professional debut for Nice in a 3–1 Ligue 1 loss to Dijon on 29 November 2020, coming on as a late-match substitute.[1]

Marseille

On 22 June 2021, Ben Seghir signed a contract to join fellow Ligue 1 club Marseille.[2]

Xamax

On 8 September 2023, Ben Seghir moved on loan to Xamax in Switzerland.[3]

On 9 September 2024, Ben Seghir returned to Xamax on a permanent basis.[4]

International career

Ben Seghir is a youth international for France, having represented the country at under-17 level.[5]

Personal life

Born in France, Ben Seghir is of Moroccan descent and holds both French and Moroccan nationalities.[6][7] He is the older brother of fellow footballer Eliesse Ben Seghir.[8]

References

1. "Nice vs. Dijon - 29 November 2020 - Soccerway". Soccerway.
2. Akouete, Isidore (22 June 2021). "Salim Ben Seghir : Le Franco-Marocain rejoint l'OM !". Africa Top Sports (in French). Retrieved 28 December 2022.
3. "Salim Ben Seghir s'engage en prêt à Neuchâtel Xamax" [Salim Ben Seghir signs on loan at Neuchâtel Xamax] (in French). Xamax. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2023.
4. "Salim Ben Seghir de retour à la Maladière" [Salim Ben Seghir returns to Maladière] (in French). Neuchâtel Xamax FCS. 9 September 2024. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
5. Salim Ben Seghir at the French Football Federation (in French)
6. "Salim BEN SEGHIR -". www.unfp.org. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
7. "Ben Seghir et El Alami se distinguent au tournoi de Montaigu". Maghress (in French). Retrieved 29 November 2020.
8. "Eliesse Ben Seghir set to sign first pro contract with Monaco – Get French Football News". 20 July 2022.

External links

• Salim Ben Seghir at Soccerway