Yassine Tekfaoui

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Yassine Tekfaoui
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-10-17) 17 October 2001 (age 21)
Place of birth Amersfoort, Netherlands [1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
IJsselmeervogels
Youth career
0000–2016 CJVV Amersfoort
2016–2018 IJsselmeervogels
2018–2021 Utrecht
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2021 Jong Utrecht 2 (0)
2021– IJsselmeervogels 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 October 2021

Yassine Tekfaoui (born 17 October 2001) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a forward for IJsselmeervogels.

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Playing career

After being named talent of the year at his hometown club CJVV Amersfoort in 2016, [1] Tekfaoui joined the IJsselmeervogels academy later that year. [2] He regularly trained with the first team and even made his unofficial debut at the age of 15 in September 2017, appearing as a member of the starting lineup during a friendly against Magreb '90. [2]

He made the switch to Utrecht in the summer of 2018, initially joining their under-19 team. [2] After playing limited minutes off the bench in his first season, he had a breakout start to the 2019–20 season. [3] He made his professional debut with Utrecht's reserve team Jong Utrecht on 6 December 2019, coming on for Hicham Acheffay in the final minutes of a 1–1 draw with MVV Maastricht. A few weeks later he signed his first professional deal with Utrecht. [4]

On 31 August 2021, he terminated his contract with Utrecht by mutual consent and returned to IJsselmeervogels for the 2021–22 season. [5]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 June 2020. [6]
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Utrecht 2019–20 Eerste Divisie 100010
Career total1000000010
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    References

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    2. 1 2 3 "YASSINE TEKFAOUI NAAR FC UTRECHT" (in Dutch). IJsselmeervogels. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
    3. Beck, Tim (26 October 2019). "Deel 5: deze jeugdspelers kloppen op de deur bij FC Utrecht" (in Dutch). elfvoetbal.nl. Retrieved 7 June 2020.
    4. "FC Utrecht legt Amersfoorter Yassine Tekfaoui vast" (in Dutch). utrecht.nieuws.nl. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 3 June 2020.
    5. "YASSINE TEKFAOUI KEERT TERUG BIJ DE ROOIEN" (in Dutch). IJsselmeervogels. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
    6. Yassine Tekfaoui at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 June 2020.