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Youssef Aït Bennasser
Moroccan footballer (born 1996) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Youssef Aït Bennasser (born 7 July 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Samsunspor. Born in France, he represents Morocco at international level.[2]
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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]
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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]
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Career statistics
Club
- As of 3 August 2020[2]
International
- As of match played 5 August 2019[16]
References
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