| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ilian Mhand Yamna | ||
| Date of birth | 24 May 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Brussels, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Dender | |||
| 2022–2024 | Deinze | ||
| 2025– | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024 | Deinze | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 July 2025 | |||
Ilian Mhand (born 24 May 2005) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Paris Saint-Germain.
Born in Brussels, [1] Mhand is a youth product of FCV Dender EH and KMSK Deinze, where he started his senior career in the Challenger Pro League. [2] [3]
Already featuring in a senior squad that fought for the Belgian Pro League promotion during the 2022–23 season, [2] Mhand made his professional debut with Deinze, starting a 3–0 Challenger Pro League loss to the Francs Borains on 23 November 2024. [2] [4]
He played 2 other games as a starter under Mikhail Turi in Belgium, [2] but was left without a club in December 2024 when the club went into administration. [5] [6] This led him to a trial with Paris Saint-Germain by the following spring, starting and impressing in two friendlies with the U23 team, against Paris 13 [7] and Lille. [1] [2] [8]
In June 2025, he signed his first professional contract with the recent European champions, [6] [9] a two-years deal that made him only the second Belgian to join the Parisian club, after Thomas Meunier. [5] [10]
Born in Belgium, Mhand also has Moroccan origins, qualifying for the two nations. [3] [5] [11]
Mhand has been described as a hard-working left-footed player with great technique, vision and percussion, able to easily beat the opponent in tiny spaces. [2] [3] [11]
A versatile offensively-minded player, he is able to play both as an attacking midfielder or a winger. [2] [3]