Yassine Kechta
Moroccan footballer (born 2002)
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Yassine Kechta (born 25 February 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Le Havre.[1] Born in France, he represents Morocco at youth international level.
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| Date of birth | 25 February 2002 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Paris, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Le Havre | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| Paris FC | |||||||||||||||||
| Le Havre | |||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2022 | Le Havre B | 33 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2021– | Le Havre | 116 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Morocco U17 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Morocco U20 | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Morocco U23 | 12 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 March 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:12, 2 August 2024 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
Yassine Kechta started his career in the Parisian region being part of the youth teams from Racing Club and Paris FC before arriving at Le Havre.[2]
There, he came through the ranks of Le Havre academy,[3] notably reaching the last 16 of the Coupe Gambardella in 2019, as he was only 15 years old.[4]
He made his professional debut for Le Havre on the 15 May 2021, replacing Arouna Sangante in the Ligue 2 home 3–2 win against the league champions of Troyes.[5]
International career
Yassine Kechta is a youth international for Morocco.[2] He took part in the 2018 UNAF U-17 Tournament with Morocco youth team, who reached the final at home.[6] He later was a member of the Moroccan squad who went to the 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations in Tanzania.[7]
In 2021, when youth international football resumed after the pandemic interruption, he was part of the Moroccan squad that reached the quarter-finals of the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 22 March 2026
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Le Havre II | 2018–19 | CFA 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2019–20 | National 3 | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||||
| 2020–21 | National 3 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
| 2021–22 | National 3 | 17 | 3 | — | — | — | 17 | 3 | ||||
| Total | 34 | 4 | — | — | — | 34 | 4 | |||||
| Le Havre | 2020–21 | Ligue 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 2 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 2 | |||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 1 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | |||
| 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | |||
| Total | 116 | 5 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 122 | 5 | ||||
| Career total | 150 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 9 | ||
Honours
Morocco U23
- Summer Olympics Bronze Medal: 2024[9]
