Bilal Bari Explained

Bilal Bari
Full Name:Bilal Bari
Birth Date:1998 1, df=yes
Birth Place:Lens, France
Height:1.84 m
Position:Forward
Youthyears1:2005–2008
Youthclubs1:Montigny-en-Gohelle
Youthyears2:2008–2018
Youthclubs2:Lens
Years1:2015–2019
Clubs1:Lens B
Caps1:57
Goals1:16
Years2:2018–2019
Clubs2:Lens
Caps2:1
Goals2:0
Years3:2018–2019
Clubs3:RS Berkane (loan)
Caps3:10
Goals3:1
Years4:2019–2020
Clubs4:Concordia Chiajna
Caps4:22
Goals4:2
Years5:2020–2021
Clubs5:Montana
Caps5:12
Goals5:3
Years6:2021–2024
Clubs6:Levski Sofia
Caps6:58
Goals6:8
Nationalyears1:2017
Nationalteam1:Morocco U20
Nationalcaps1:5
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2018
Nationalteam2:Morocco U23
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:0
Club-Update:17:47, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

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

Professional career

On 23 May 2018, Bari signed his first professional contract with his childhood club RC Lens.[1] Bari made his professional debut with Lens in a 2–0 Ligue 2 win over US Orléans on 27 July 2018.[2] 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 CS 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 grand 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 wasn't 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.[3] He debuted for the Morocco U23s in a 1–0 friendly loss to the Senegal U23 on 24 March 2018.[4]

Career statistics

Club

ClubSeasonDivisionLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lens BNational 22015–1651000051
2016–172520000252
2017–18271300002713
Total57160000005716
LensLigue 22016–1700100010
2018–1910100020
align=center valign=centerRS Berkane (loan)Botola2018–19101005000151
align=center valign=centerConcordia ChiajnaLiga II2019–202221100233
MontanaFirst League2020–211231000133
Levski Sofia1501000160
2021–2231654003610
2022–2362104100113
2023–246000000060
Total5887441006913
Career total16030115910018236

Honours

Morocco U20

Levski Sofia

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bilal Bari signe son premier contrat professionnel au RC Lens. ELMB. 26 May 2018.
  2. Web site: LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Domino's Ligue 2 - Saison 2018/2019 - 1ère journée - US Orléans / RC Lens. www.lfp.fr.
  3. Web site: MadeInLens - BIlal Bari remporte les Jeux de la Francophonie. www.madeinlens.com.
  4. Web site: Bilal Bari joue mais s'incline avec le Maroc Espoirs face au Sénégal - Lensois.com. 24 March 2018.