Yanis Issoufou
French footballer (born 2006)
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Yanis Ali Issoufou (born 28 October 2006) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 2 club Montpellier.
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Issoufou in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Yanis Ali Issoufou | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 28 October 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Nîmes, France | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Montpellier | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | AC Pissevin Valdegour | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014–2022 | Nîmes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Montpellier | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Montpellier II | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Montpellier | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Niger U17 | 4 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | France U17 | 14 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023– | France U18 | 4 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19:21, 21 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 06:43, 24 October 2023 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Club career
Issoufou is a youth product of AC Pissevin Valdegour and Nîmes, before moving to the youth academy of Montpellier on 2 June 2022.[1] On 3 July 2023, he signed a professional contract with the club, extending his stay until 2026.[2] He made his professional debut with Montpellier as a substitute in a 2–0 Ligue 1 loss to Nantes on 22 October 2023.[3] At the age of 16 years and 359 days old, he was Montpellier's youngest ever debutant in the first division.[4]
International career
Born in France, Issoufou holds both Nigerien and Moroccan nationalities.[5] He played for the Niger U17s in 2022, scoring two goals during 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.[6] He switched to represent France, and played for the France U17s at the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.[7][8] He played for the France U18s in 2023.[9]
Honours
U17 France
- UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2023[10]
- FIFA U-17 World Cup runner-up: 2023[11]