Hit of the summer of the Greens' first season in Ligue 2 after his arrival, Benjamin Bouchouari had fallen back in the midfield hierarchy, before making a strong comeback this season.
Replacing under Dall'Oglio in Ligue 2, the young Moroccan midfielder even left the Stéphanois rotation at the end of last season, contenting himself with a few entries in the winger position. Substitute again at the start of the season, Bouchouari knew how to question himself to win his starting place. Launched into the starting lineup of the Greens in Angers during the ninth day by Dall'Oglio (editor's note, 4-2 defeat), he has not left it since, making nine consecutive starts. The former coach of AS Saint-Étienne had identified a first trigger in his player at the beginning of the fall: “Benjamin? He decided to defend, so he plays. We know that offensively he is a boy who is interesting but who last season was not aware of that (the obligatory side of the defensive aspect in his game, editor's note). He decided to first be an aggressive defensive midfielder who recovers balls, which does not prevent him from shining afterwards when he has to bring the ball up and distribute balls to his team. partners.”
The 23-year-old is now one of the ten most used players this year for the Greens. Once again starting for Eirik Horneland's first time at the helm of the team, Bouchouari delivered a full match, showing the full extent of his talent and a certain physical activity, which he could have lacked in the past.
In terms of playing times, note that Djylian N'Guessan played his first professional minutes in his career. He is the 32nd player of the season to wear the Greens jersey in 2024/2025.
The playing time table* at AS Saint-Étienne:
| Players | Minutes played | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | G. Larsonneur | 1606′ |
| 2 | D. Batubinska | 1560′ |
| 3 | Z. Davitashvili | 1449′ |
| 4 | P. Ekwah | 1348′ |
| 5 | D. Appiah | 1342′ |
| 6 | L. Petrot | 1177′ |
| 7 | Y. Abdelhamid | 1139′ |
| 8 | I. Sissoko | 905′ |
| 9 | B. Bouchouari | 846′ |
| 10 | M. Cafaro | 835′ |
| 11 | M. Amougou | 792′ |
| 12 | Mr. Nadé | 768′ |
| 13 | L. Mouton | 734′ |
| 14 | L. Stassin | 685′ |
| 15 | A. Moueffek | 549′ |
| 16 | A. Boakye | 460’ |
| 17 | P. Cornud | 406′ |
| 18 | B. Old | 404′ |
| 19 | Y. Mason | 310′ |
| 20 | F. Tardieu | 211′ |
| 21 | A. Work | 208′ |
| 22 | M. N'Zuzi | 129’ |
| 23 | I. Wadji | 124’ |
| 24 | K Pedro | 111′ |
| 25 | B. Owusu | 100’ |
| 26 | B. Maubleu | 94’ |
| 27 | L. Form | 90′ |
| 28 | C. Fall | 56′ |
| 29 | J. Sahraoui | 46′ |
| 30 | I. Miladinovic | 27′ |
| 31 | J. Othman | 12′ |
| 32 | D. N'Guessan | 3′ |
*Playing times are calculated using real and unannounced additional times, calculated by us.
The typical team at the start of the season (depending on playing time):
