Yanis Issoufou

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Yanis Issoufou
File:Yanis Issoufou 2024.png
Issoufou in 2024
Personal information
Full name Yanis Ali Issoufou
Date of birth (2006-10-28) 28 October 2006 (age 19)
Place of birth Nîmes, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Forward
Team information
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
Men's football
Representing File:Flag of France.svg France
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Runner-up 2023 Indonesia
UEFA European Under-17 Championship
Runner-up 2023 Hungary
* 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)

Yanis Ali Issoufou (born 28 October 2006) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 2 club Montpellier.

Club career

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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

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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

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U17 France

References

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