Beyatt Lekweiry

Beyatt Lekweiry (born 11 April 2005) is a Mauritanian footballer who plays as a midfielder for AS Douanes on loan from FC Nouadhibou, and the Mauritania national team.

Beyatt Lekweiry
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-04-11) 11 April 2005
Place of birth Nouadhibou, Mauritania
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Douanes
Youth career
0000–2020 Nouadhibou
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Nouadhibou
2021–2022 → Douanes (loan)
International career‡
2022– Mauritania 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:56, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

Club career

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

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
As of match played 20 January 2022.[8]
Mauritania national team
YearAppsGoals
202210
Total10

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. "The 5 youngest players at AFCON 2021". pulse.ng. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  4. "CAN 2021 : la liste définitive de la Mauritanie connue" (in French). mauriweb.com. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  5. "Chiefs target among Afcon new millennium kids". kickoff.com. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  6. Mukiiri, Cheri (9 January 2022). "IT'S TIME FOR AFRICA!". footytimes.com. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  7. "Mali beat Mauritania to finish top of Group F". CAF. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  8. "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
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