Youssef Aït Bennasser
Moroccan footballer (born 1996)
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Youssef Aït Bennasser (born 7 July 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kayserispor. Born in France, he represents Morocco at international level.[2]
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Aït Bennasser with Morocco in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Youssef Aït Bennasser | ||
| Date of birth | 7 July 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Toul, France | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kayserispor | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2015 | Nancy | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Nancy | 33 | (1) |
| 2016–2021 | Monaco | 13 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Nancy (loan) | 26 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | → Caen (loan) | 27 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Saint-Étienne (loan) | 13 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Bordeaux (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Adanaspor | 45 | (3) |
| 2023–2025 | Samsunspor | 58 | (2) |
| 2025– | Kayserispor | 18 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Morocco U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2016–2019 | Morocco | 24 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:44, 16 April 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 September 2019 | |||
Club career
Nancy
Aït Bennasser is a youth exponent from AS Nancy. He made his Ligue 2 debut on 3 August 2015 against Tours FC.[3] He scored the first senior goal of his career on 28 November 2015 as Nancy beat Le Havre 3–1 in a home of Stade Marcel Picot victory.
Monaco and loans
On 25 June 2016, Aït Bennasser was announced at AS Monaco, signing a five year contract with the club.[4] After joining Monaco, he was immediately loaned back to Nancy.[5]
On 16 August 2017, Aït Bennasser was announced at Stade Malherbe Caen on a one year loan, with no option to buy.[6]
On 31 January 2019, the last day of the 2018–19 winter transfer window, Aït Bennasser departed Monaco on loan for the third time, joining the club's league rivals AS Saint-Étienne on loan until the end of the season.[7]
On 23 September 2019, Aït Bennasser was announced at Bordeaux on a one year loan, with a mandatory purchase after 15 starts.[8]
Adanaspor
The Moroccan midfielder signed a two-year contract with Turkish club Adanaspor, which is in the TFF First League.[9]
International career
Despite being born and raised in France, in March 2016, Aït Bennasser joined the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, being called up by Hervé Renard.[10] He played two matches for the Morocco national under-17 football team in 2013.[11]
On 4 January 2017, Aït Bennasser was called up to the Morocco squad for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.[12]
He made his debut for the senior Morocco national team in a friendly 0–0 tie with Albania.[13] In May 2018 he was named in Morocco's 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.[14]
On 27 May 2019, Aït Bennasser was called up to the provisional Morocco squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. He would make the final cut on 11 June 2019.[15]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 3 August 2020[2]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nancy | 2015–16 | Ligue 2 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 1 | ||
| Nancy (loan) | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 4 | ||
| Caen (loan) | 2017–18 | Ligue 1 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||
| Monaco | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
| Saint-Étienne (loan) | 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Bordeaux (loan) | 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 124 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | 5 | ||
International
- As of match played 5 August 2019[16]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 2016 | 5 | 0 |
| 2017 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 0 | |