Benjaloud Youssouf

Benjaloud Youssouf

Youssouf with Auxerre in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-02-11) 11 February 1994 (age 31)
Place of birth	Marseille, France
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Sochaux
Number	17
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2013	Nantes B	0	(0)
2013–2017	Orléans	68	(6)
2017–2020	Auxerre B	20	(4)
2017–2020	Auxerre	27	(0)
2020–2021	Le Mans	32	(4)
2021–2023	Châteauroux	47	(9)
2021–2022	Châteauroux B	4	(0)
2023–2025	Dunkerque	47	(2)
2025-	Sochaux	0	(0)
International career‡
2015–	Comoros	46	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:42, 20 November 2024 (UTC)

Benjaloud Youssouf (born 11 February 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French Championnat National club Sochaux. Born in France, he represents Comoros at international level.

Club career

Born in Marseille, Youssouf was part of the FC Nantes U19 side that reached the semi-final of the Coupe Gambardella. He joined Orléans in 2013 and turned professional with them. ^[2]

In June 2017, he moved to AJ Auxerre, signing a three-year contract. ^[3]

At the end of his Auxerre contract, having not featured for the first team for the whole 2019–20 season, Youssouf signed for Le Mans. ^[4]

On 23 June 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Châteauroux. ^[5]

On 5 July 2023, Youssouf joined Dunkerque on a one-year contract, with an optional second year. ^[6]

On 10 June 2024, Youssouf joined Sochaux on a two-year contract. ^[7]

International career

Bendjaloud Youssouf honours his first selection with the Comoros on October 7, 2015, in a match against Lesotho returning as part of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (zero match 0-0). ^{[1] [8]}

Youssouf was named to the Comoros squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations. He played all four matches of his team. ^[9]

International goals

Scores and results list Comoros' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Youssouf goal.

List of international goals scored by Benjaloud Youssouf ^[1]

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	24 March 2017	Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh, Mitsamiouli, Comoros	Mauritius	1–0	2–0	2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2	3 June 2022	Stade Omnisports de Malouzini, Moroni, Comoros	Lesotho	2–0	2–0	2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
3	9 September 2023	Stade Omnisports de Malouzini, Moroni, Comoros	Zambia	1–0	1–1
4	17 November 2023	Stade de Moroni, Moroni, Comoros	Central African Republic	2–1	4–2	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

1. "Benjaloud Youssouf". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
2. "FC Nantes: Que sont devenus les demi-finalistes de la Gambardella 2012?" (in French). 20minutes.fr. 1 October 2015.
3. "Mercato: Benjaloud signe à L'AJA (off)" (in French). actu-aja.fr. 25 June 2017. Archived from the original on 10 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
4. "Mercato : Bendjaloud Youssouf est la première recrue du Mans FC" (in French). France Bleu. 8 June 2020.
5. "BENDJALOUD YOUSSOUF EST " BLEU ET ROUGE " !" (in French). Châteauroux. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
6. "#MERCATO BENDJALOUD YOUSSOUF REJOINT L'USL DUNKERQUE !" [#MERCATO BENDJALOUD YOUSSOUF JOINS USL DUNKIRK!] (in French). Dunkerque. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
7. "Bendjaloud Youssof, première recrue sochalienne !" [Benjaloud Youssof, first Sochalian recruit!] (in French). FC Sochaux-Monbéliard. 10 June 2025. Retrieved 10 June 2025.
8. Benjaloud Youssouf at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
9. Afcon 2021: Squads for tournament in Cameroon Archived 2022-01-07 at the Wayback Machine  — BBC

External links

• Benjaloud Youssouf at Soccerway
• Benjaloud Youssouf at National-Football-Teams.com