Yanis Issoufou

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Yanis Issoufou
Personal information
Full name Yanis Ali Issoufou
Date of birth (2006-10-28) 28 October 2006 (age 17)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Montpellier II 3 (0)
2023– Montpellier 1 (0)
International career‡
2022 Niger U17 4 (2)
2022–2023 France U17 14 (3)
2023– France U18 4 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of France.svg  France
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Runner-up 2023 Indonesia
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up 2023 Hungary
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 06:43, 24 October 2023 (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.

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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. [1] On 3 July 2023, he signed a professional contract with the club, extending his stay until 2026. [2] He made his professional debut with Montpellier as a substitute in a 2–0 Ligue 1 loss to Nantes on 22 October 2023. [3] At the age of 16 years and 359 days old, he was Montpellier's youngest ever debutant in the first division. [4]

International career

Born in France, Issoufou holds both Nigerien and Moroccan nationalities. [5] He played for the Niger U17s in 2022, scoring 2 goals during 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations qualification. [6] He switched to represent France, and played for the France U17s at the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. [7] [8] He played for the France U18s in 2023. [9]

Honours

U17 France

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References

  1. ↑ "Yanis Issoufou signe au MHSC (officiel)". 2 June 2022.
  2. ↑ "Yanis Issoufou signe un contrat stagiaire professionnel avec le MHSC". 3 July 2023.
  3. ↑ "Nantes 2-0 Montpellier, Ligue 1 Uber Eats : résumé du match (22/10/2023)". L'Équipe.
  4. ↑ Wojtowicz, Luka (23 October 2023). "Yanis Issoufou, première apparition record !".
  5. ↑ "Yanis ISSOUFOU". unfp.org. Retrieved 29 October 2023.
  6. ↑ HEMANKPAN, Jean Paul (18 June 2022). "Niger / Mena : Yaniss Ali Issoufou rejoint FC Montpellier à 15 ans".
  7. ↑ "France U17 Squad". ESPN. Retrieved 29 June 2024.
  8. ↑ "Les vingt joueurs pour l'Euro". French Football Federation (in French). 2 May 2023.
  9. ↑ "Yanis Issoufou buteur et les bleuets vainqueurs !". OneFootball. 23 October 2023.
  10. ↑ "Germany take title with shoot-out win over France". UEFA.com. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "Germany win FIFA U-17 World Cup after shootout drama". FIFA.com. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
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