Aymen Barkok (Arabic: أيمن برقوق; born 21 May 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a central or attacking midfielder for Botola club Raja CA. 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 | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Raja CA | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2009 | 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) |
| 2018–2020 | → Fortuna Düsseldorf II (loan) | 9 | (5) |
| 2022–2025 | Mainz 05 | 40 | (1) |
| 2022 | Mainz 05 II | 1 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Hertha BSC (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2025 | Schalke 04 | 6 | (0) |
| 2026– | Raja CA | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Germany U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | Germany U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Germany U19 | 6 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Germany U20 | 6 | (0) |
| 2017 | Germany U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2020– | Morocco | 18 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 5 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals 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]
On 3 February 2025, Barkok signed a contract with 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04 until the end of the season.[8]
On 7 January 2026, Aymen Barkouk signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Raja CA, a move he considers a major step in his professional career. He stated his determination to give his all to defend the club's colors and meet the expectations of its supporters. He will be playing outside of Germany for the first time in his career.[9]
International career
editBarkok was born in Germany.[10] He is a former youth international for Germany.[11] He switched allegiances to represent Morocco national team. He debuted for them in a friendly 3–1 win over Senegal on 9 October 2020.[12]
Barkok participated in the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship, 2017–18 Under 20 Elite League and 2021 Africa Cup of Nations.
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 28 May 2025[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Eintracht Frankfurt | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 2 | |
| 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 26 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 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 | Bundesliga | 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 | Regionalliga | 6 | 4 | — | — | 6 | 4 | |||
| Total | 9 | 5 | — | — | 9 | 5 | ||||
| Mainz 05 | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 23 | 0 | 3 | 1 | — | 26 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | ||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 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 | |
| Schalke 04 | 2024–25 | 2. Bundesliga | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 141 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 155 | 12 | ||
- ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
International
editHonours
editReferences
edit- ↑ "أيمن بركوك – Aymen Barkok". kooora.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ↑ "Spielersteckbrief Aymen Barkok". kicker (in German). Archived from the original on 27 July 2018.
- ↑ "SGE-Nachwuchspieler Barkok bekommt Profivertrag" [SGE youth player Barkok gets professional contract]. Kicker (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 (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 ab Sommer Mainzer" (in German). Mainz 05. 31 January 2022.
- ↑ "Hertha BSC sign Aymen Barkok on loan". Hertha BSC. 18 January 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2024.
- ↑ "Aymen Barkok joins Schalke until the end of the season". FC Schalke 04. 3 February 2025.
- ↑ Senoussi, Zoubida (7 January 2026). "Mercato : Aymen Barkok pose ses valises au Raja Casablanca". Hespress Français - Actualités du Maroc (in French). Retrieved 8 January 2026.
- ↑ "Aymen Barkok entre le Maroc et la Mannschaft". Le360 Sport (in French). Archived from the original on 9 May 2017. Retrieved 5 February 2017.
- ↑ Aymen Barkok at DFB (also available in German)
- ↑ "Morocco vs. Senegal - 9 October 2020". Soccerway.
- ↑ "A. Barkok". Soccerway.
- ↑ Aymen Barkok at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Fritz-Walter-Medaillen in Gold für Özcan, Arp und Feldkamp" (in German). German Football Association. 28 July 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2017.
External links
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- Aymen Barkok at WorldFootball.net