Yassin Fekir

Yassin Fekir (born 5 May 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays for Spanish club CD Guijuelo in Segunda División B, on loan from Betis Deportivo Balompié.

Yassin Fekir
Personal information
Full name Yassin Fekir
Date of birth (1997-05-05) 5 May 1997
Place of birth Lyon, France
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Guijuelo (on loan from Betis B)
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Vaulx 1 (0)
2015–2019 Lyon II 50 (13)
2017–2019 Lyon 3 (0)
2019– Betis B 0 (0)
2019– → Guijuelo (loan) 21 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:36, 28 March 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 December 2018

Career

Lyon

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]

Real Betis

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]

Personal life

Fekir is the younger brother of the French international footballer Nabil Fekir.[7] Fekir is of Algerian descent.[8]

References
  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. "Family ties: Fekir brothers become OL's 10th sibling duo". www.OL.fr.
  8. "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.
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