Beyatt Lekweiry
Mauritanian footballer
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Beyatt Lekweiry (born 11 April 2005) is a Mauritanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Swiss club Lausanne-Sport and the Mauritania national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 April 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Nouadhibou, Mauritania | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lausanne-Sport | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Nouadhibou | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Nouadhibou | ||
| 2021–2024 | Douanes | ||
| 2024–2025 | Istra 1961 | 16 | (3) |
| 2025– | Lausanne-Sport | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Mauritania | 12 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 01:38, 19 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
As a youth, Lekweiry played for hometown club FC Nouadhibou of the Mauritian Premier League. In 2021 he joined AS Douanes on loan for the season.[2] At the time he was considered by Mauritanian media outlets to be one of the greatest footballing prospects in the country.[3]
International career
Lekweiry was a standout player for Mauritania at the 2020 U-20 Arab Cup at age 15.[4] The following year he was selected to represent Mauritania in the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations but missed the tournament because of injury.[5]
In January 2022, Lekweiry was named to his nation's senior squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations for his first senior call-up.[5] At 16 years old, he was the youngest player at the tournament.[6][7] He went on to make his senior debut in the team's final match of the Group Stage, coming on as a substitute against Mali on 20 January 2022.[8][1]
Career statistics
- As of match played 19 December 2025[1]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | |
| Total | 12 | 0 | |