Yunis Abdelhamid

Yunis Abdelhamid

Abdelhamid with Saint-Étienne in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth	(1987-09-28) 28 September 1987 (age 38)
Place of birth	Montpellier, France
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	AS FAR
Number	5
Youth career
2005–2010	AS Lattoise
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2011	AS Lattoise
2011–2014	Arles-Avignon	87	(5)
2014–2016	Valenciennes	73	(3)
2016–2017	Dijon	18	(0)
2016–2017	Dijon B	4	(1)
2017–2024	Reims	251	(17)
2024–2025	Saint-Étienne	16	(0)
2025	Saint-Étienne B	1	(0)
2025–	AS FAR	3	(0)
International career‡
2016–	Morocco	16	(0)
2025–	Morocco A'	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:59, 8 July 2024 (UTC)

Yunis Abdelhamid (born 28 September 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for AS FAR. Born in France, he plays for the Morocco national team.

Club career

Out of contract from Valenciennes, Abdelhamid joined Dijon on a three-year contract on 15 May 2016. ^[1]

Abdelhamid helped Reims win the 2017–18 Ligue 2 and get promoted to the Ligue 1 for the 2018–19 season. ^[2] He was given the captaincy beginning with the 2020–21 Ligue 1 season, which he held until the end of his contract in 2024. He is considered a club legend. ^[3]

Following the 2023–24 season, after seven years at Reims, Abdelhamid left the club as a free agent to sign for Saint-Étienne on a one-year contract with an optional additional year. ^{[4] [5]}

On 15 July 2025, Abdelhamid joined AS FAR on a one-year contract with an option for an additional year. ^[6]

International career

Abdelhamid was called up to the Morocco national team for a friendly against Albania on 1 September 2016, but did not feature. ^[7] He made his official debut in a 2–0 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over São Tomé and Príncipe. ^[8] He was part of Morocco's roster at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, in which they made the last 16.

On 28 December 2023, Abdelhamid was amongst the 27 players selected by coach Walid Regragui to represent Morocco in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. ^{[9] [10]} He started in the final group match against Zambia.

On 5 October 2025, Tarik Sektioui called up Abdelhamid to the Morocco A' national team for friendlies against Egypt and Kuwait in preparation for the 2025 FIFA Arab Cup.

Career statistics

As of match played 19 May 2024 ^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Arles-Avignon	2011–12	Ligue 2	18	1	0	0	0	0	—		18	1
	2012–13	Ligue 2	34	2	2	0	3	0	—		39	2
	2013–14	Ligue 2	35	2	1	0	0	0	—		36	2
	Total		87	5	3	3	0	3	—		93	5
Valenciennes	2014–15	Ligue 2	38	1	4	0	1	0	—		43	1
	2015–16	Ligue 2	35	2	1	0	1	0	—		37	2
	Total		73	3	5	0	2	0	—		80	3
Dijon	2016–17	Ligue 1	18	0	2	0	1	0	—		21	0
Dijon B	2016–17	CFA 2	4	1	—		—		—		4	1
Reims	2017–18	Ligue 2	35	4	1	0	2	0	—		38	4
	2018–19	Ligue 1	38	0	2	0	0	0	—		40	0
	2019–20	Ligue 1	28	3	1	0	4	0	—		33	3
	2020–21	Ligue 1	33	3	1	0	—		1	0	35	3
	2021–22	Ligue 1	34	2	3	0	—		—		37	2
	2022–23	Ligue 1	37	1	3	0	—		—		40	1
	2023–24	Ligue 1	31	4	0	0	—		—		31	4
	Total		236	17	11	0	6	0	1	0	254	17
Career total			418	26	21	0	8	0	1	0	448	26

Honours

Reims

• Ligue 2: 2017–18 ^[12]

Individual

• UNFP Ligue 2 Player of the Month: February 2018 ^[13]
• UNFP Ligue 2 Team of the Year: 2017–18 ^[14]
• Prix Marc-Vivien Foé third place: 2020 ^[15]

References

1. "Transfert : Yunis Abdelhamid (Valenciennes) trois ans à Dijon". L'Equipe (in French). 15 May 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
2. "Ensemble, fêtons nos champions ! – Stade de Reims". 7 May 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
3. Devin, Eric (26 June 2024). "Yunis Abdelhamid: Saying Goodbye to a Legend". Ligue 1. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
4. "Mercato - ASSE : Abdelhamid à Saint-Étienne, signature dans la semaine". OneFootball. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
5. @ASSEofficiel. "Communiqué officiel : Yunis Abdelhamid passe au Vert !". ASSE.fr (in French). Retrieved 8 July 2024.
6. "الجيش الملكي يتفق مع يونس عبد الحميد | كووورة". www.kooora.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 9 October 2025.
7. Bakkali, Achraf. "Renard convoque un autre défenseur". Mountakhab.net. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
8. Bakkali, Achraf. "Maroc 2–0 Sao Tomé: Une victoire et des satisfactions". Mountakhab.net. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
9. "Regragui unveils 27 player list for Morocco's participation in CAN 2023". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
10. "Regragui names 27 provisional players for AFCON". CAF. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
11. Yunis Abdelhamid at Soccerway . Retrieved 20 November 2023.
12. "RÉTRO - Il y a un an, le Stade de Reims décrochait le titre de Champion de France de Ligue 2 et accédait à l'élite - ici". ici, le média de la vie locale (in French). 20 April 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
13. "Yunis Abdelhamid récompensé! -". www.unfp.org. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
14. "Trophées UNFP : Reims mis à l'honneur". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 9 October 2025.
15. "Prix Marc-Vivien Foé 2020: Victor Osimhen, le sacre de la jeunesse". RFI (in French). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2025.

External links

• Yunis Abdelhamid profile at foot-national.com
• Yunis Abdelhamid – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
• Yunis Abdelhamid at Soccerway