Beyatt Lekweiry

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Beyatt Lekweiry
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-04-11) 11 April 2005 (age 18)
Place of birth Nouadhibou, Mauritania
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Douanes
Youth career
0000–2020 Nouadhibou
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2020– Nouadhibou
2021–2022Douanes (loan)
International career
2022– Mauritania 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:56, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

Beyatt Lekweiry (born 11 April 2005) is a Mauritanian footballer who plays as a midfielder for AS Douanes on loan from FC Nouadhibou, and the Mauritania national team.

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Club career

As a youth, Lekweiry played for hometown club FC Nouadhibou of the Mauritian Premier League. In 2021 he joined AS Douanes on loan for the season. [1] At the time he was considered by Mauritanian media outlets to be one of the greatest footballing prospects in the country. [2]

International career

Lekweiry was a standout player for Mauritania at the 2020 U-20 Arab Cup at age 15. [3] The following year he was selected to represent Mauritania in the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations but missed the tournament because of injury. [4]

In January 2022, Lekweiry was named to his nation's senior squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations for his first senior call-up. [4] At 16 years old, he was the youngest player at the tournament. [5] [6] He went on to make his senior debut in the team's final match of the Group Stage, coming on as a substitute against Mali on 20 January 2022. [7] [8]

International career statistics

As of match played 20 January 2022. [8]
Mauritania national team
YearAppsGoals
202210
Total10

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