Yanis Begraoui
Moroccan footballer (born 2001)
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Yanis Begraoui (born 4 July 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Primeira Liga club Estoril Praia. Born in France, he represents Morocco at youth level.
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Begraoui with Toulouse in 2023 | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 4 July 2001 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Étampes, France | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||
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Current team | Estoril Praia | |||||||||||||
| Number | 14 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| 2007–2014 | FC Étampes | |||||||||||||
| 2014–2017 | CS Brétigny | |||||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | Auxerre | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Auxerre B | 35 | (23) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2021 | Auxerre | 33 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Toulouse | 41 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2021–2024 | Toulouse B | 6 | (8) | |||||||||||
| 2023 | → Pau (loan) | 18 | (9) | |||||||||||
| 2024 | → Pau (loan) | 19 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2024– | Estoril Praia | 68 | (31) | |||||||||||
| International career | ||||||||||||||
| 2018 | France U17 | 6 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | France U18 | 5 | (2) | |||||||||||
| 2019 | France U19 | 10 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2023– | Morocco U23 | 4 | (3) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2026 | ||||||||||||||
Club career
A youth product of FC Étampes and CS Brétigny, Begraoui signed with Auxerre in the summer of 2017.[2] At the age of 16, he made his professional debut for the club in a 2–1 Ligue 2 loss to Clermont on 13 April 2018.[3]
In the 2021–22 season, Begraoui won Ligue 2 with Toulouse.[4]
On 29 January 2023, Begraoui was loaned to Pau in Ligue 2 until the end of the 2022–23 season.[5]
In January 2024, he returned to Pau on loan until the end of the season.[6]
In July 2024, he signed a four-year deal with Estoril Praia in Portugal.[7]
International career
Begraoui was born in France and is of Moroccan descent, with roots in the Moroccan city Meknes.[8] He is a former France youth international.[9] He was called up to the Morocco U23s in March 2023.[10]
In June 2023, he was included in the final squad of the under-23 national team for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted by Morocco itself;[11][12] he scored in the 2–1 final win over Egypt, which helped the Atlas Lions win their first title[13][14][15] and qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[13][16]
