Monsef Bakrar
.jpg) Bakrar with New York City FC in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 January 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Sétif, Algeria | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | ||
| Number | 71 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| ES Sétif | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2022 | ES Sétif | 38 | (9) |
| 2022–2023 | Istra 1961 | 31 | (8) |
| 2023–2025 | New York City FC | 59 | (9) |
| 2025– | GNK Dinamo Zagreb | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022 | Algeria U23 | 4 | (1) |
| 2024– | Algeria | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 31 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2024 | |||
Monsef Bakrar (born 13 January 2001) is an Algerian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Croatian Football League club GNK Dinamo Zagreb and the Algeria national team.
Club career
On 20 July 2022, Bakrar signed a one-year contract with Istra.[1] On 11 July 2023, Bakrar signed a 3+1⁄2-year deal with Major League Soccer side New York City FC.[2]
On 1 August 2025, Bakrar returned to Croatia, signing a multi-year contract with Dinamo Zagreb.[3][4]
International career
Bakrar made his debut for the senior Algeria national team on 22 March 2024, in a friendly against Bolivia.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 31 July 2025[6]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| ES Sétif | 2020–21 | Algerian Ligue 1 | 17 | 3 | — | 3[b] | 1 | — | 20 | 4 | ||
| 2021–22 | Algerian Ligue 1 | 21 | 6 | — | 9[c] | 0 | — | 30 | 6 | |||
| Total | 38 | 9 | — | 12 | 1 | — | 50 | 10 | ||||
| Istra 1961 | 2022–23 | HNL | 31 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 8 | ||
| New York City FC | 2023 | MLS | 10 | 3 | — | — | 3[d] | 1 | 13 | 4 | ||
| 2024 | MLS | 28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 7[e] | 0 | 35 | 4 | ||
| 2025 | MLS | 21 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 2 | |||
| Total | 59 | 9 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 1 | 70 | 10 | |||
| Career total | 128 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 153 | 28 | ||
- ^ Includes Croatian Cup, U.S. Open Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in CAF Confederation Cup
- ^ Appearance(s) in CAF Champions League
- ^ Appearance(s) in Leagues Cup
- ^ Four appearances in Leagues Cup, three appearances in MLS Cup playoffs
International
- As of match played 10 June 2024[7]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 2024 | 4 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 | |
References
- ^ Amine B (20 July 2022). "Mercato : Bakrar (ES Sétif) signe en Croatie" (in French). DZFoot. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ FC, New York City. "New York City Football Club Signs Algerian Forward Mounsef Bakrar". New York City FC.
- ^ and Andrew Leigh (1 August 2025). "Mounsef Bakrar departs NYCFC to join Dinamo Zagreb". Hudson River Blue. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
- ^ "Mounsef Bakrar novi igrač Dinama". gnkdinamo.hr (in Croatian). 8 January 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
- ^ "Algeria v Bolivia game report". ESPN. 22 March 2024.
- ^ Monsef Bakrar at Soccerway
- ^ Monsef Bakrar at National-Football-Teams.com