Yanis Begraoui

Yanis Begraoui (born 4 July 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 1 club Toulouse. Born in France, he represents Morocco at youth level.

Yanis Begraoui
Begraoui with Toulouse in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-07-04) 4 July 2001
Place of birth Étampes, France
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Toulouse
Number 14
Youth career
2007–2014 FC Étampes
2014–2017 CS Brétigny
2017–2018 Auxerre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Auxerre B 35 (23)
2018–2021 Auxerre 33 (2)
2021– Toulouse 28 (0)
2021– Toulouse B 6 (8)
2023 → Pau (loan) 18 (9)
International career
2018 France U17 6 (2)
2018–2019 France U18 5 (2)
2019 France U19 10 (3)
2023– Morocco U23 4 (3)
Medal record
Representing  Morocco
U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
Winner2023 Morocco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 June 2023

Club career

A youth product of FC Étampes and CS Brétigny, Begraoui signed with Auxerre in the summer of 2017.[2] At the age of 16, he made his professional debut for the club in a 2–1 Ligue 2 loss to Clermont on 13 April 2018.[3]

In the 2021–22 season, Begraoui won Ligue 2 with Toulouse.[4]

On 29 January 2023, Begraoui was loaned to Pau in Ligue 2 until the end of the 2022–23 season.[5]

International career

Begraoui was born in France and is of Moroccan descent, with roots in the Moroccan city Meknes.[6] He is a former France youth international.[7] He was called up to the Morocco U23s in March 2023.[8]

In June 2023, he was included in the final squad of the under-23 national team for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted by Morocco itself;[9][10] he scored in the 2–1 final win over Egypt, which helped the Atlas Lions win their first title[11][12][13] and qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[11][14]

Honours

Toulouse

Morocco U23

References
  1. "Yanis Begraoui". Toulouse FC. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  2. SPORT, RMC. "Auxerre: A 16 ans, Yanis Begraoui frappe déjà à la porte des pros". RMC SPORT.
  3. "Ligue1.com - French Football League - Domino's Ligue 2 - Season 2017/2018 - Week 33 - AJ Auxerre / Clermont Foot". www.ligue1.com.
  4. "Le Toulouse Football Club est champion de Ligue 2 BKT" [Toulouse Football Club is Ligue 2 BKT champion] (in French). Toulouse FC. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  5. "YANIS BEGRAOUI PRÊTÉ À PAU POUR LA SUITE DE LA SAISON 2022-2023" (in French). Toulouse FC. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  6. Wahid (21 March 2018). "Le jeune Yanis Begraoui et son ascension fulgurante à l'AJ Auxerre".
  7. "Buteur sous ses nouvelles couleurs - Le site du football de votre département". 1 February 2018.
  8. "منتخب أقل من 23 سنة يدخل تجمع اعدادي للمنافسة بالدوري الدولي بالرباط — يسبريس 7". 21 March 2023.
  9. "Sei bianconeri con le nazionali". FC Lugano (in Italian). 9 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  10. "تشكيلة المنتخب الوطني لاقل من 23 سنة امام غينيا". Royal Moroccan Football Federation (in Arabic). 24 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  11. "Morocco win maiden TotalEnergies U-23 Africa Cup of Nations title with victory over Egypt | Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations 2023". CAFOnline.com. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  12. "Le Maroc remporte la CAN U23 au bout de la prolongation". SO FOOT.com (in French). 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  13. "Le Maroc renverse l'Égypte et remporte sa première CAN U23". L'Équipe (in French). 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  14. "Le Mali, le Maroc et l'Égypte qualifiés pour les JO 2024". SO FOOT.com (in French). 8 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
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