Benjaloud Youssouf

Benjaloud Youssouf

Youssouf with Auxerre in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth	(1994-02-11) 11 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth	Marseille, France
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Dunkerque
Number	19
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–	Dunkerque	37	(2)
International career‡
2015–	Comoros	41	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:42, 20 January 2024 (UTC)

Benjaloud Youssouf (born 11 February 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French Ligue 2 club Dunkerque. 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]

International career

Youssouf made his international debut for Comoros in 2015. ^{[1] [7]}

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. Benjaloud Youssouf at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 February 2019.