Beyatt Lekweiry
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 April 2005 | ||
| Place of birth | Nouadhibou, Mauritania | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Istra 1961 | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Nouadhibou | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | Nouadhibou | ||
| 2021–2024 | Douanes | ||
| 2024– | Istra 1961 | 8 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Mauritania | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 October 2024 | |||
Beyatt Lekweiry (born 11 April 2005) is a Mauritanian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Croatian club Istra 1961 and the Mauritania national team.
Club career
[edit]As a youth, Lekweiry played for hometown club FC Nouadhibou of the Mauritian Premier League. In 2021 he joined AS Douanes on loan for the season.[1] At the time he was considered by Mauritanian media outlets to be one of the greatest footballing prospects in the country.[2]
International career
[edit]Lekweiry was a standout player for Mauritania at the 2020 U-20 Arab Cup at age 15.[3] The following year he was selected to represent Mauritania in the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations but missed the tournament because of injury.[4]
In January 2022, Lekweiry was named to his nation's senior squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations for his first senior call-up.[4] At 16 years old, he was the youngest player at the tournament.[5][6] He went on to make his senior debut in the team's final match of the Group Stage, coming on as a substitute against Mali on 20 January 2022.[7][8]
International career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 15 October 2024.[8]
| Mauritania national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 |
| 2024 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | 4 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ Tounkara, Gilbert (4 January 2022). "CAN 2021 : Zoom sur Beyatt Lekweiry (16 ans), le plus jeune joueur de la CAN !" (in French). guineefunshow.com. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ Maurace Assogba, Sedric. "CAN 2021 : Beyatt Lekoueiry, la pépite mauritanienne de 16 ans à suivre" (in French). africafootunited.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "The 5 youngest players at AFCON 2021". pulse.ng. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ a b "CAN 2021 : la liste définitive de la Mauritanie connue" (in French). mauriweb.com. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Chiefs target among Afcon new millennium kids". kickoff.com. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ Mukiiri, Cheri (9 January 2022). "IT'S TIME FOR AFRICA!". footytimes.com. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Mali beat Mauritania to finish top of Group F". CAF. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ a b "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
External links
[edit]- Beyatt Lekweiry at National-Football-Teams.com
- Beyatt Lekweiry at Soccerway
- Beyatt Lekweiry at Global Sports Archive
- 2005 births
- Living people
- Men's association football midfielders
- Mauritanian men's footballers
- Mauritania men's international footballers
- FC Nouadhibou players
- NK Istra 1961 players
- Super D1 players
- Croatian Football League players
- 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players
- Mauritanian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia
- Mauritanian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia