Aymen Barkok (Arabic: أيمن برقوق; born 21 May 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or right winger for Bundesliga club Mainz 05. Born in Germany, he plays for the Morocco national team.[1][2]
 Barkok in August 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 May 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Frankfurt, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder, right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mainz 05 | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2009 | SG Praunheim | ||
| 2009–2011 | Rot-Weiss Frankfurt | ||
| 2011–2013 | Kickers Offenbach | ||
| 2013–2016 | Eintracht Frankfurt | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2022 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 58 | (4) |
| 2018–2020 | → Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) | 15 | (0) |
| 2022– | Mainz 05 | 40 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Hertha BSC (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Germany U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | Germany U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Germany U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2020– | Morocco | 18 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 September 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 December 2022 | |||
Club career
editOn 20 October 2016, Barkok, previously playing with the under-19s, signed his first professional contract with Frankfurt, lasting until 2020.[3]
Barkok made his professional debut for Eintracht Frankfurt in the Bundesliga on 20 November 2016 in an away match against Werder Bremen, coming on for Mijat Gaćinović in the 75th minute. Barkok went on to score the winning goal for Frankfurt in the final minute of the game, with the match finishing as a 2–1 victory.[4]
On 19 May 2018, Barkok joined Bundesliga newcomers Fortuna Düsseldorf on loan for the 2018–19 season.[5]
On 31 January 2022, Mainz 05 announced that Barkok signed a three-year contract with the club, beginning on 1 July 2022.[6] On 18 January 2024, Barkok moved on loan to Hertha BSC until the end of the season.[7]
International career
editBarkok was born in Germany.[8] He is a former youth international for Germany. He switched allegiances to represent his home country, Morocco national team. He debuted for them in a friendly 3–1 win over Senegal on 9 October 2020.[9]
Career Statistics
editClub
edit- As of 28 September 2024[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2016-17 | Bundesliga | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 2 | |
| 2017-18 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2020-21 | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | |||
| 2021-22 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| Total | 58 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 64 | 4 | ||
| Fortuna Düsseldorf (loan) | 2018-19 | Bundesliga | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
| 2019-20 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Fortuna Düsseldorf II (loan) | 2018-19 | Regionalliga | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||
| 2019-20 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 6 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 9 | 5 | — | — | 9 | 5 | ||||
| Mainz 05 | 2022-23 | Bundesliga | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 26 | 1 | |
| 2023-24 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| 2024-25 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 40 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | 44 | 2 | |||
| Mainz 05 II | 2022-23 | Regionalliga | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Hertha BSC (loan) | 2023-24 | 2. Bundesliga | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |
| Career Total | 135 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 149 | 12 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
Honours
editEintracht Frankfurt
Individual
- Fritz Walter Medal U19 Silver: 2017[11]
References
edit- ^ "أيمن بركوك – Aymen Barkok". kooora.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "Spielersteckbrief Aymen Barkok". kicker (in German).
- ^ "SGE-Nachwuchspieler Barkok bekommt Profivertrag" [SGE youth player Barkok gets professional contract]. kicker.de (in German). kicker-sportmagazin. 20 October 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ^ "Kovacs Joker sorgen für nächsten Bremer Tiefschlag" [Kovač's super-sub provides Bremen's next low blow]. kicker.de (in German). kicker-sportmagazin. 20 November 2016. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
- ^ "Aymen Barkok joins Fortuna Düsseldorf on loan". Eintracht Frankfurt. 19 June 2018. Archived from the original on 4 June 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "BARKOK TO JOIN MAINZ 05 THIS SUMMER". Mainz 05. 31 January 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "Hertha BSC sign Aymen Barkok on loan". Hertha BSC. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ^ "Aymen Barkok entre le Maroc et la Mannschaft". Le360 Sport (in French). Archived from the original on 9 May 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ^ "Morocco vs. Senegal - 9 October 2020". Soccerway.
- ^ "A. BARKOK". Soccerway.
- ^ "Fritz-Walter-Medaillen in Gold für Özcan, Arp und Feldkamp" (in German). German Football Association. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
External links
edit
- Profile at the 1. FSV Mainz 05 website (in German)
- Aymane Barkok at WorldFootball.net
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