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Full name | Yanis Ali Issoufou | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (2006-10-28) 28 October 2006 (age 18) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Nîmes, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Current team | Montpellier | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Number | 39 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2013–2014 | AC Pissevin Valdegour | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2014–2022 | Nîmes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Montpellier | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | Montpellier II | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | Montpellier | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | Niger U17 | 4 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | France U17 | 14 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
2023– | France U18 | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:42, 10 July 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:43, 24 October 2023 (UTC) |
Yanis Ali Issoufou (born 28 October 2006) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Montpellier.
Club career
Issoufou is a youth product of AC Pissevin Valdegour and Nîmes, before moving to the youth academy of Montpellier on 2 June 2022. On 3 July 2023, he signed a professional contract with the club, extending his stay until 2026. He made his professional debut with Montpellier as a substitute in a 2–0 Ligue 1 loss to Nantes on 22 October 2023. At the age of 16 years and 359 days old, he was Montpellier's youngest ever debutant in the first division.
International career
Born in France, Issoufou holds both Nigerien and Moroccan nationalities. He played for the Niger U17s in 2022, scoring two goals during 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations qualification. He switched to represent France, and played for the France U17s at the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. He played for the France U18s in 2023.
Honours
U17 France
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2023
- FIFA U-17 World Cup runner-up: 2023
References
- "Yanis Issoufou signe au MHSC (officiel)". 2 June 2022.
- "Yanis Issoufou signe un contrat stagiaire professionnel avec le MHSC". 3 July 2023.
- "Nantes 2-0 Montpellier, Ligue 1 Uber Eats : résumé du match (22/10/2023)". L'Équipe.
- Wojtowicz, Luka (23 October 2023). "Yanis Issoufou, première apparition record !".
- "Yanis ISSOUFOU". unfp.org. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
- HEMANKPAN, Jean Paul (18 June 2022). "Niger / Mena : Yaniss Ali Issoufou rejoint FC Montpellier à 15 ans".
- "France U17 Squad". ESPN. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
- "Les vingt joueurs pour l'Euro". French Football Federation (in French). 2 May 2023.
- "Yanis Issoufou buteur et les bleuets vainqueurs !". OneFootball. 23 October 2023.
- "Germany take title with shoot-out win over France". UEFA.com. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
- "Germany win FIFA U-17 World Cup after shootout drama". FIFA.com. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
External links
- Yanis Issoufou at Soccerway
- Yanis Issoufou at BDFutbol
- FFF Profile
- 2006 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Nîmes
- French men's footballers
- Moroccan men's footballers
- Nigerien men's footballers
- France men's youth international footballers
- Niger men's youth international footballers
- French people of Nigerien descent
- French sportspeople of Moroccan descent
- Nigerien people of Moroccan descent
- Men's association football forwards
- Lille OSC players
- Ligue 1 players
- Championnat National 3 players
- 21st-century French sportsmen