Yacine Qasmi

Yacine Qasmi (Arabic: ياسين قاسمي‎; born 3 January 1991) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Rayo Vallecano as a striker.

Yacine Qasmi
Personal information
Full name Yacine Qasmi
Date of birth (1991-01-03) 3 January 1991
Place of birth Pontoise, France
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Club information
Current team
 Rayo Vallecano
Number 14
Youth career
1996–1998 Cosmo Taverny
1998–2009 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2011 Paris Saint-Germain II 36 (12)
2010–2011 Paris Saint-Germain 0 (0)
2011–2012 Rennes II 23 (8)
2012–2013 Getafe B 30 (5)
2013–2014 Sporting B 30 (5)
2014–2015 Sestao River 17 (3)
2015 Compostela 13 (6)
2015–2016 Alcoyano 27 (11)
2016–2017 Mérida 32 (3)
2017–2019 Melilla 57 (21)
2019–2020 Elche 39 (9)
2020– Rayo Vallecano 2 (0)
National team
2010 Morocco U20 12 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:23, 18 February 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Born in Pontoise, Qasmi joined Paris Saint-Germain's youth setup in 1999, from Cosmo de Taverny. After appearing as a senior with the reserves, he made his professional debut on 15 December 2010, coming on as a second-half substitute for Mathieu Bodmer in a 1–1 UEFA Europa League away draw against FC Karpaty Lviv.[1]

On 6 July 2011, Qasmi signed a one-year deal with another reserve team, Rennes II.[2] In the 2012 summer, he went on a trial at S.L. Benfica, initially appearing for the B-team;[3] however, nothing came of it and he signed a 1+2 contract with Getafe CF, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.[4]

Qasmi subsequently resumed his career in Spain and its third tier, representing Sporting de Gijón B,[5] Sestao River Club,[6] SD Compostela,[7] CD Alcoyano,[8] Mérida AD[9] and UD Melilla.[10]

On 6 February 2019, Qasmi signed for Elche CF in Segunda División, as the club paid his €300,000 release clause.[11] He made his professional league debut three days later in a 2–1 home loss to Real Oviedo, as a 78th-minute substitute for Benjamín Martínez.[12]

On 31 January 2020, Qasmi agreed to a two-and-a-half-year contract with Rayo Vallecano still in the second division.[13]

International career

Although born in France, Qasmi appeared for Morocco under-20 team in a friendly match against Burkina Faso in July 2010.[14]

References
  1. "Karpaty and PSG make their point". UEFA.com. 15 December 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
  2. "Rennes: Qasmi est arrivé" [Rennes: Qasmi arrives] (in French). Mercato 365. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
  3. "Jogador à experiência. Quem é Yacine Qasmi?" [Player on trial. Who is Yacine Qasmi?] (in Portuguese). Benfica B. 31 July 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  4. "Yacine Qasmi assina pelo Getafe" [Yacine Qasmi signs for Getafe] (in Portuguese). Benfica B. 17 August 2012. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  5. "El filial cierra los fichajes de Joni y Yacine Qasmi" [The reserves complete the signings of Joni and Yacine Qasmi] (in Spanish). El Comercio. 14 July 2013. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  6. "El Sestao ficha al delantero Yacine Qasmi" [Sestao signs forward Yacine Qasmi] (in Spanish). Vavel. 9 August 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  7. "La SD Compostela incorpora a Yacine Qasmi" [Compostela signs Yacine Qasmi] (in Spanish). Compostela's official website. 30 January 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  8. "Yacine Qasmi refuerza el ataque del Alcoyano" [Yacine Qasmi bolsters the attack of Alcoyano] (in Spanish). Vavel. 18 June 2015. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
  9. "El Mérida ficha al delantero franco marroquí Yacine Qasmi, procedente del Alcoyano" [Mérida sign Franco-Moroccan striker Yacine Qasmi from Alcoyano] (in Spanish). Hoy. 23 July 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  10. "La U.D. Melilla contrata al franco marroquí Yacine Qasmi" [UD Melilla sign the Franco-Moroccan Yacine Qasmi] (in Spanish). UD Melilla. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  11. "OFICIAL | Yacine, gol y potencia para la delantera franjiverde" [OFFICIAL | Yacine, goal and power for the franjiverde forward line] (in Spanish). Elche CF. 6 February 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  12. "Toché sentencia al Elche con un gol de penalti en el descuento" [Toché sentences Elche with an added-time penalty]. Marca (in Spanish). 9 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  13. "Yacine Qasmi nuevo jugador del Rayo Vallecano" [Yacine Qasmi new player of Rayo Vallecano] (in Spanish). Rayo Vallecano. 31 January 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  14. "Découverte: Yacine Qasmi "C'est une immense fierté de représenter le Maroc"" [Discovery: Yacine Qasmi "It's an immense pride to represent Morocco"] (in French). Maghress. 29 September 2010. Retrieved 30 January 2011.
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