Mounir Chouiar

Mounir Chouiar (born 23 January 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays for Zürich on loan from Bulgarian club Ludogorets Razgrad. Mainly a left winger, he is known for his crossing ability.

Mounir Chouiar

Chouiar with Lens in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-01-23) 23 January 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	Liévin, France
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s)	Left winger
Team information
Current team	Ludogorets Razgrad
Number	8
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–	Ludogorets Razgrad	7	(0)
2024	→ Amiens (loan)	14	(1)
2024–	→ Zürich (loan)	36	(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)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 27 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 November 2019

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]

Career statistics

As of match played on 17 May 2024^[7]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		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[a]	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[b]	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	0	0	4[b]	0	12	0
Amiens (loan)	2023–24	Ligue 2	14	1	0	0	0	0	—		14	1
Career totals			205	27	14	5	4	0	19	1	243	33

1. Appearances in the 2018–19 Ligue 2 Promotion play-offs
2. Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League

Personal life

Born in France, Chouiar has Moroccan^[8] and Mauritanian ancestry.^[9]