Bilal Bari

Bilal Bari (born 19 January 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker.^[1] Born in France, he has represented Morocco at youth international levels (under-20 and under-23).

Bilal Bari

Bari in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-01-19) 19 January 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Lens, France
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
2005–2008	Montigny-en-Gohelle
2008–2018	Lens
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2019	Lens B	57	(16)
2018–2019	Lens	1	(0)
2018–2019	→ RS Berkane (loan)	10	(1)
2019–2020	Concordia Chiajna	22	(2)
2020–2021	Montana	12	(3)
2021–2024	Levski Sofia	58	(8)
International career
2017	Morocco U20	5	(0)
2018	Morocco U23	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:47, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

Club career

On 23 May 2018, Bari signed his first professional contract with his childhood club Lens.^[2] Bari made his professional debut with Lens in a 2–0 Ligue 2 win over Orléans on 27 July 2018.^[3] On 27 August he was loaned out at RS Berkane, playing one season for them in the Moroccan Botola. In the summer of 2019 he signed with the Romanian Concordia Chiajna. He played 22 games and scored 2 goals for The Eagles in the Romanian second tier division.

On 2 September 2019, he signed with the Bulgarian elite FC Montana. After playing just half season with the Northwest Bulgarian team he was signed by one of the country's major teams - Levski Sofia. He made his league debut for the Blues on 21 February 2021 against Etar. By the end of the season he appeared in eight more games, but he was not able to net a single goal. He scored his first goal for Levski on 16 October the same year against Lokomotiv Sofia, netting the second goal in a 2-1 away win. By the end of the half season he played eight more league games (playing the full match each time) and scored four more goals, some of them crucial. Furthermore, he was the outfield player who played the most minutes during the first half season for Levski, starting each game and being substituted in only two of them. He also scored a hat-trick in the 2021–22 Bulgarian Cup round of 16 game against Septemvri Simitli.

International career

Born in France, Bari is of Moroccan descent. He represented the Morocco U20 in their victorious campaign in the 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie.^[4] He debuted for the Morocco U23s in a 1–0 friendly loss to the Senegal U23 on 24 March 2018.^[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of 22 May 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Lens B	2015–16	National 2	5	1	0	0	–		0	0	5	1
	2016–17		25	2	0	0	–		0	0	25	2
	2017–18		27	13	0	0	–		0	0	27	13
	Total		57	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	57	16
Lens	2016–17	Ligue 2	0	0	1	0	–		0	0	1	0
	2018–19		1	0	1	0	–		0	0	2	0
	Total		1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
RS Berkane (loan)	2018–19	Botola	10	1	0	0	5	0	0	0	15	1
Concordia Chiajna	2019–20	Liga II	22	2	1	1	–		0	0	23	3
Montana	2020–21	Bulgarian First League	12	3	1	0	–		0	0	13	3
Levski Sofia	2020–21	Bulgarian First League	15	0	1	0	–		0	0	16	0
	2021–22		31	6	5	4	–		0	0	36	10
	2022–23		6	2	1	0	4	1	0	0	11	3
	2023–24		6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0
	Total		58	8	7	4	4	1	0	0	69	13
Career total			160	30	11	5	9	1	0	0	182	36

Honours

Morocco U20

• Jeux de la Francophonie: 2017

Levski Sofia

• Bulgarian Cup: 2021–22