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Full nameTawfik Bentayeb
PositionCentre-forward
NationalityMorocco
Age24
Date of birth14 Jan 2002
BirthplaceCasablanca
Height180 cm
Shirt number#21
ClubEstac Troyes
Centre-forwardalso played MID
28
Appearances
18
Goals
3
Assists
1967
Minutes

Domestic-league season · Estac Troyes.

Performance data · by competition

CompetitionAppsGAMinMatch
Ligue 22818319676.82
Coupe de France3201306.97

Scout report

Key starterGoal-getting Centre-forward

T. Bentayeb is a 24-year-old centre-forward at Estac Troyes, rated 69 overall by Field Insider's model, ranking 6th of 313 on scout potential in the Ligue 2. An emerging talent, he has been a regular starter this season (64.3% of available minutes). He brings 0.96 goal contributions per 90 (0.82 goals, 0.14 assists). Below: strengths, watch-points, market-value outlook and the latest transfer news on Bentayeb.

Judged on this season alone, Bentayeb graded 61 — a standout campaign that ranks top 3% of the 35 centre-forwards in the Ligue 2, on 18 goals and 3 assists in 28 appearances (0.961 involvements per 90).

Year-on-year, that's a clear step up on last season (Season 34 → 61).

On long-term talent our Rating reads 69, top 9% of the 35 centre-forwards in the Ligue 2. At 24 Bentayeb is in his prime years, and a market index of 37.8 reflects that trajectory.

From the career report
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A career still climbing — Bentayeb is at his peak right now, and the curve hasn't flattened.

Peak: 2025/26Trending upBreakout: 2025/26
Current potentialTop 9% centre-forwards · Ligue 2Current seasonTop 3% centre-forwards · Ligue 21st-best centre-forward in the Ligue 26th in the Ligue 2 · potential3rd-highest potential centre-forward in the Ligue 2
69
Ratingi
3rd of 35 centre-forwards
60.6
Seasoni
a strong, regular top-tier starter
64.3%
Minutes
a regular starter
0.96
Goal contrib / 90
elite end product

Output in context · Estac Troyes finished 1st of 18 · a title-challenging side

18
Goals
3
Assists
21
G+A
0.64
Goals / app

18 goals in 28 appearances (0.64 per game) — a 15-goal haul playing for a title-challenging side (1st of 18). He also laid on 3 assists, so the all-round involvement reads 21 goal contributions (0.75 per appearance).

Strengths

  • Availability. On the pitch for 64.3% of available minutes — a dependable presence in the XI.
  • Final-third output. 0.96 goal contributions per 90 (0.82 goals, 0.14 assists) — productive for the role.

Watch points

  • Few red flags. No obvious weaknesses in the current-season profile — consistency is the next test.

Outlook

With a Rating of 69, Bentayeb carries the 3rd-highest potential of the centre-forwards in the Ligue 2 (top 9%). In the final third he profiles as a genuine goal threat (0.96 goal contributions per 90). Approaching peak years; value is still building (price multiplier 2×) with the best seasons likely ahead.

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