Youssef Chentouf

Youssef Chentouf

Personal information
Date of birth	(2004-02-10) 10 February 2004 (age 21) [1]
Place of birth	Barnet, England
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) [1]
Position	Forward
Team information
Current team	Brighouse Town
Youth career
	Rising Ballers Kensington
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–2024	Wigan Athletic	1	(0)
2022–2023	→ Slough Town (loan)	6	(1)
2024–2025	Hendon	8	(0)
2025	Royston Town	5	(0)
2025	Emley
2025–	Brighouse Town
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:03, 19 October 2025 (UTC)

Youssef Chentouf (born 10 February 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward. He currently plays for Northern Premier League Division One East club Brighouse Town.

Career

Chentouf grew up in a Moroccan family in Barnet. He played for Pinnacle and Rising Ballers Kensington before he turned professional at Wigan Athletic following a trial period in June 2022. ^{[2] [3]} He joined National League South club Slough Town on loan in November 2022. ^[4] He featured in seven matches, scoring one goal against Oxford City on New Year's Day. ^[5] He made his senior debut for Wigan on the last day of the 2022–23 season, in a 0–0 draw with Rotherham United at the DW Stadium. ^[6]

He was released by Wigan at the end of the 2023–24 season. ^[7]

On 5 October 2024, Chentouf signed for Isthmian League Premier Division club Hendon. ^[8]

After a spell at Royston Town, Chentouf joined Emley on 19 September 2025. ^[9]

On 8 October 2025, Chentouf joined Brighouse Town. ^[10]

Style of play

Chentouf is a pacey forward. ^[3]

Career statistics

As of match played 8 May 2023

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		EFL Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Wigan Athletic	2022–23 [11]	EFL Championship	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
	2023–24 [12]	EFL League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total		1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Slough Town (loan)	2022–23 [1]	National League South	6	1	—		—		1 [a]	0	7	1
Career total			7	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	8	1

1. Appearances in FA Trophy

References

1. Youssef Chentouf at Soccerway
2. "Trio to join Wigan Athletic U23s ahead of the 2022/23 campaign". Wigan Athletic FC. 25 June 2022. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
3. "Youssef Chentouf". Wigan Athletic FC. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
4. "Youssef Chentouf". Slough Town FC. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
5. "Squad update: Duo return to parent clubs". Slough Town FC. 3 January 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
6. "Match Report | Latics 0 Rotherham United 0". Wigan Athletic FC. 8 May 2023. Retrieved 1 April 2024.
7. "Wigan Athletic confirms retained list following the 2023/24 season". Wigan Athletic FC. 10 May 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
8. @HendonFC (5 October 2024). "We are delighted to announce the signing of Youssef Chentouf following his release from Wigan Athletic, Youssef will be available and in the squad today" (Tweet). Retrieved 5 October 2024– via Twitter.
9. Downes, Steve (19 September 2025). "FROM THE DUGOUT". Emley AFC. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
10. "New Signing - A Warm Welcome to Youssef Chentouf who joins ahead of tonight's game ✍️ He joins us from @RoystonTownFC #OneTownOneTeam". x.com. Brighouse Town F.C. 8 October 2025. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
11. "Games played by Youssef Chentouf in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
12. "Games played by Youssef Chentouf in 2023/2024". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 1 August 2023.