Rayane Yesli

Yuba-Rayane Yesli (Arabic: يسلي ريان; born 12 October 1999) is a professional football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Valour FC in the Canadian Premier League.

Rayane Yesli
Personal information
Full name Yuba-Rayane Yesli
Date of birth (1999-10-12) 12 October 1999
Place of birth Tizi Ouzou, Algeria
Height 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Valour FC
Number 99
Youth career
CS Dollard
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce SA
Panellinios St Michel FC
Montreal Impact
2018 Vibonese
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020 Montreal Carabins
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018 Vibonese 0 (0)
2019–2020 CS Fabrose 14 (0)
2021 AS Blainville 4 (0)
2022– Valour FC 35 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of October 6, 2023

Early life

Born in Algeria, Yesli moved to Montreal, Canada, at the age of two.[1] Yesli played youth soccer with CS Dollard, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce SA, and Panellinios St Michel FC.[2] Afterwards, he was part of the Montreal Impact Academy.[3]

Club career

In January 2018, Yesli joined U.S. Vibonese Calcio in the Italian Serie D,[4][5] where they won promotion to the Serie C.[6] He re-signed for the 2018-19 season.[7]

In 2019 and 2020, he played with CS Fabrose in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec, winning the 2019 Coupe PLSQ.[8][9] He decided to attend the Université de Montréal and play for the Carabins soccer team in 2020,[10] however the playing season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

He was selected third overall by Valour FC of the Canadian Premier League in the 2021 CPL-U Sports Draft,[11] but did not ultimately sign with them for the 2021 season. However, he did serve as the league's emergency goalkeeper during the league's initial season which took place in a bubble, available to all team's on a short-term loan, in case of an injury to a team's goalkeepers as replacements were not available due to the bubble format, although he was not ultimately needed as a replacement.[12] Afterwards, he trained with Major League Soccer club CF Montréal.[13]

He then joined AS Blainville in the PLSQ for the 2021 season.[13] He made his Canadian Championship debut on 17 August 2021 against Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers FC in a 2–1 loss.[14]

In January 2022, he signed with Valour FC for the 2022 season.[15] He made his debut for the club on 11 May in a Canadian Championship match against MLS club Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[16] He made his league debut on 1 June in a 1–0 loss to Atlético Ottawa.[17] He earned his first victory and clean sheet on 3 August, in his second league start, in a 2–0 victory over Cavalry FC.[18] In January 2023, he went on a training sting with French Ligue 1 club AC Ajaccio, first joining the reserves, before joining the first team for training.[19][20] He was named the CPL Goalkeeper of the Month for June 2023.[21] At the end of the 2023 season, he was nominated for the CPL Golden Glove award, for the league's top goalkeeper.[22]

Personal

Born in Algeria, Yesli moved to Canada at a young age and holds dual Algerian and Canadian nationality.[23]

Career statistics
As of October 6, 2023[24]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Playoffs National cup League cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vibonese 2017–18[25] Serie D 00—00—00
2018–19[25] Serie C 00—00—00
CS Fabrose 2019[26] Première Ligue de soccer du Québec 80——40120
2020[26] 60———60
Total 140000040180
AS Blainville 2021[26] Première Ligue de soccer du Québec 40—10—50
Valour FC 2022 Canadian Premier League 90—10—100
2023 260—10—270
Total 350002000370
Career total 530003040600

References
  1. Parisis, Quentin (11 May 2023). "Rayane Yesli : Le goal volant s'impose à Winnipeg" [Rayane Yesli: The flying goal wins in Winnipeg]. Canadian Premier League (in French).
  2. "Nos Québécois en CPL" [Our Quebecers in CPL]. Soccer Quebec (in French). Facebook. 29 January 2022.
  3. "Rayane Yesli signe à Winnipeg" [Rayane Yesli signs with Winnipeg]. Obelisq (in French). 28 January 2022.
  4. "Altro colpo della Vibonese, tesserato il giovane portiere canadese Yesli" [Another shot of the Vibonese, the young Canadian goalkeeper Yesli signed up]. Zoom Italia 24 (in Italian). 12 January 2018.
  5. Bargellini, Luca (12 January 2018). "Vibonese, tesserato Rayane dal Montreal Impact" [Vibonese, Rayane card from Montreal Impact]. Tutto Mercato Web (in Italian).
  6. Allen, Taylor (29 January 2021). "Won't be many shots going over this goalie's head". Winnipeg Free Press.
  7. Morrone, Andreina (19 July 2018). "Yesli Rayane rinnova con la Vibonese" [Yesli Rayane renews with Vibonese]. Otto e Trenta (in Italian).
  8. Chenoix, Eric (15 October 2019). "Fabrose vainqueur de la coupe!" [Fabrose winner of the cup!]. Viau Park (in French).
  9. "Fabrose : un nouveau président et des ambitions" [Fabrose: a new president and ambitions]. Just eSoccer (in French). 21 December 2019.
  10. Thompson, Marty (27 January 2021). "CanPL.ca's 2021 CPL-U SPORTS Mock Draft". Canadian Premier League.
  11. Tait, Ed (29 January 2021). "Valour FC selects two in 2021 CPL U-Sports Draft". Valour FC.
  12. "Valour FC sign defender Tony Mikhael and goalkeeper Rayane Yesli". Valour FC. 28 January 2022.
  13. Tait, Ed (18 February 2022). ""He's also got two unbelievable feet and his distribution is long and very powerful. And he works. He's a machine."". Valour FC.
  14. Jacques, John (17 August 2021). "Canadian Championship: Wanderers Survive Second Half Scare From AS Blainville". Northern Tribune.
  15. Jacques, John (28 January 2022). "Valour FC Adds Yesli, Re-Signs Mikhael". Northern Tribune.
  16. Tait, Ed (12 May 2022). ""They gave it all. Again, I'm very proud of them. We have a good group."". Valour FC.
  17. Allen, Taylor (1 June 2022). "Atlético flips the script". Winnipeg Free Press.
  18. عمر علي (Ali, Omar) (6 August 2022). "شاهد.. الحارس الجزائري ريان يسلي يتألق في الدوري الكندي" [Watch.. Algerian goalkeeper Rayane Yesli shines in the Canadian League]. WinWin (in Arabic).
  19. Jacques, John (19 January 2023). "Valour's Rayane Yesli Training With AC Ajaccio". Northern Tribune.
  20. Tait, Ed (23 February 2023). ""It was proving to the coaching staff and to the team that they could trust me." - Rayane Yesli". Valour FC.
  21. "Valour FC's Rayane Yesli named Allstate CPL Goalkeeper of the Month for June". Canadian Premier League. 7 July 2023.
  22. "Carducci, Henry, Yesli nominated for Canadian Premier League's Golden Glove Award". Canadian Premier League. 19 October 2023.
  23. Giannini, Anna Laura (12 January 2018). "Vibonese, tesserato il canadese Rayane" [Official:Vibonese, Canadian Rayane registered]. Notiziario del Calcio (in Italian).
  24. Rayane Yesli at Soccerway
  25. "Yesli Rayane". Le Balon Rond.
  26. "PLSQ Statistiques". TSI Sports.
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