Yassin Cheikh El Welly
Mauritanian footballer (born 1998)
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Yassin Cheikh El Welly (Arabic: ياسين شيخ الولي; born 10 October 1998) is a Mauritanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Nouadhibou and the Mauritania national team.[2]
Date of birth
10 October 1998[citation needed]
Place of birth
Sahrawi refugee camps, Tindouf, Algeria
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 10 October 1998[citation needed] | ||
| Place of birth | Sahrawi refugee camps, Tindouf, Algeria | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1][2] | ||
| Position | Forward[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Nouadhibou | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Nouadhibou | ||
| 2020–2021 | Dhofar Club | ||
| 2021 | Khaleej Sirte | ||
| 2021–2022 | Tataouine | 6 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Nouadhibou | ||
| 2023–2025 | US Monastir | ||
| 2025 | NC Magra | 15 | (0) |
| 2025– | Nouadhibou | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Mauritania | 6 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:19, 27 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
International career
On 26 December 2023, after not having been selected to the Mauritania squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, El Welly announced his retirement from international football.[4] However, he backtracked on this on 7 January 2024 after he was called up to replace the injured Abdallahi Mahmoud.[5]
