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Yassin Fekir

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Yassin Fekir
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-05-05) 5 May 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Lyon, France
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Betis B
Number 18
Youth career
Vaulx
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Vaulx 1 (0)
2015–2019 Lyon II 49 (13)
2017–2019 Lyon 1 (0)
2019– Betis B 60 (7)
2019–2020Guijuelo (loan) 21 (3)
2022–2023Linense (loan) 31 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 January 2024

Yassin Fekir (born 5 May 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Spanish club Betis Deportivo Balompié.

Career

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Lyon

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On 4 July 2017, Fekir signed his first professional contract with Olympique Lyonnais.[1] He made his professional debut in a 3–2 Coupe de la Ligue win over Amiens SC on 19 December 2018, coming on as an 86th-minute substitute for Bertrand Traoré.[2][3] On 3 March 2019, he played his first Ligue 1 game, coming on for the last 11 minutes in place of Moussa Dembélé in a 5–1 win against Toulouse.[4]

Betis

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On 23 July 2019, Fekir signed for Spanish club Real Betis as part of the deal which also saw his brother Nabil Fekir move to Betis. Lyon will reserve 50% of any future sale of Yassin as well.[5] He was initially assigned to the B-team in Tercera División, and on the last day of transfer window, he was loaned out for the season to CD Guijuelo of Segunda División B.[6]

Fekir was promoted to the Betis first team squad on 1 February 2021, and registered for the rest of the La Liga season.[7] On 31 August, he was demoted back to the B-team for the 2021–22 Primera División RFEF.

Fekir was loaned to Balompédica Linense for the 2022–23 Primera Federación season.[8]

Personal life

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Fekir is the younger brother of the French international footballer Nabil Fekir.[9] Fekir is of Algerian descent.[10]

Career statistics

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As of match played 7 January 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vaulx 2014–15 France Amateur 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Lyon II 2015–16 France Amateur 1 0 1 0
2016–17 France Amateur 13 1 13 1
2017–18 National 2 12 3 12 3
2018–19 National 2 24 9 24 9
Total 50 13 0 0 0 0 50 13
Lyon 2018–19 Ligue 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0
Guijuelo (loan) 2019–20 Segunda División B 21 3 1 0 22 3
Betis B 2020–21 Segunda División B 12 2 12 2
2021–22 Primera División RFEF 32 2 32 2
2023–24 Segunda Federación 16 3 16 3
Total 60 7 0 0 0 0 60 7
Linense (loan) 2022–23 Primera Federación 31 3 31 3
Career total 164 26 2 0 1 0 167 26

References

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  1. ^ "Yassin Fekir signe son premier contrat professionnel à Lyon" [Yassin Fekir signs his first professional contract for Lyon]. L'Équipe (in French).
  2. ^ "Amiens SC - Olympique Lyonnais (2-3) - Saison 2018/2019 - Coupe de la Ligue BKT" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionel.
  3. ^ "OL : débuts en pro de Yassin Fekir, le frère de Nabil" [OL: Pro debut for Yassin Fekir, brother of Nabil]. Le Parisien (in French).
  4. ^ "Nabil et Yassin Fekir : les deux frères de Lyon ont joué ensemble contre Toulouse" [Nabil and Yassin Fekir: Lyon's two brothers played together against Toulouse]. L'Équipe (in French). 3 March 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  5. ^ "NABIL, YASSIN FEKIR COMPLETE MOVE TO REAL BETIS". OL. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  6. ^ "El Real Betis y el CD Guijuelo acuerdan la cesión de Yassin Fekir" [Real Betis and CD Guijuelo agree to the transfer of Yassin Fekir]. Real Betis Balompié (in Spanish). 2 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Real Betis promote Nabil Fekir's brother Yassin to first team squad". Get Spanish Football News. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  8. ^ Gutiérrez, Rafa (17 August 2023). "El Betis hace oficial la cesión de Fekir a la Balompédica Linense" [Betis confirm the loan of Fekir to Balompédica Linense]. Estadio Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 October 2023.
  9. ^ "Family ties: Fekir brothers become OL's 10th sibling duo". www.OL.fr.
  10. ^ "Lyon: Aulas a déconseillé l'Algérie à Fékir, il en est fier" [Aulas advised Fékir against Algeria, he is proud of it] (in French). Africa Top Sports. 23 July 2018.
  11. ^ Yassin Fekir at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 January 2024.
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