Yassine En-Neyah

Yassine En-Neyah (born 6 June 2000) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Colchester United.

Yassine En-Neyah
Personal information
Full name Yassine En-Neyah
Date of birth (2006-06-10) 10 June 2006
Place of birth Oued Zem, Morocco[1]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Winger
Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Maldon & Tiptree
(on loan from Colchester United)
Youth career
0000–2015 Corduff FC
2015–2017 Bohemians
2017–2021 Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
2021 Shelbourne 10 (1)
2022 Waterford 26 (0)
2023 Truro City 14 (1)
2023– Colchester United 0 (0)
2023– → Maldon & Tiptree (loan) 0 (0)
International career
Republic of Ireland U16
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 May 2023

Early life

En-Neyah was born in Morocco and moved to the Republic of Ireland at an early age when his mother relocated the family to Dublin.[1] He grew up in the Corduff area of Blanchardstown, playing for his local club Corduff FC, before moving onto League of Ireland club Bohemians.[2]

Club career

Nottingham Forest

En-Neyah joined the Nottingham Forest academy in 2017 from Irish club Bohemians.[3][4][5]

He made his professional debut on 5 January 2020, appearing as an 81st-minute substitute during an FA Cup third round match against Chelsea.[6][7]

Following the 2020-21 season, En-Neyah was not listed on Forest's retained player list.[8]

Shelbourne

On 30 July 2021, it was announced that En-Neyah had signed for League of Ireland First Division side Shelbourne.[9] He made his debut on the same day, in a 2–2 draw at home to Cobh Ramblers.[10] He scored his first goal in senior football on 3 September 2021, in a 4–0 win over Wexford at Tolka Park.[11] He accumulated a total of 10 appearances and 1 goal for the club, as they went on to win the 2021 League of Ireland First Division.[12]

Waterford

On 2 January 2022, En-Neyah signed with First Division side Waterford, following former Shelbourne manager Ian Morris to the club.[13][14]

Truro City

On 24 February 2023, En-Neyah joined Southern Football League side Truro City.[15][16]

Colchester United

On 1 September 2023, En-Neyah joined Colchester United on a one-year contract, and then immediately joined Maldon & Tiptree on loan.[17]

International career

En-Neyah was born in Morocco but holds Irish citizenship having been raised in Ireland and has represented the country at under-16 level. He is also eligible to represent Italy through his mother.[1][3]

Career statistics
As of match played 11 November 2022[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nottingham Forest 2019–20 EFL Championship 001000—10
2020–21 000000—00
Total 0010000010
Shelbourne 2021 League of Ireland First Division 101———101
Waterford 2022 League of Ireland First Division 26030—4[lower-alpha 3]0330
Career total 361400040441
  1. Includes FA Cup & FAI Cup
  2. Includes EFL Cup & League of Ireland Cup
  3. 1 appearance in the Munster Senior Cup & 3 appearances in the 2022 League of Ireland promotion/relegation playoffs

Honours

References
  1. Donnelly, Dave (16 January 2020). "The only way is up for Duff's Yaz". Dublin Gazette.
  2. "'Football was my language' - The Morocco-born player who came of age in Ireland". the42.ie. 14 December 2022.
  3. "Yassine En-Neyah". Nottingham Forest F.C.
  4. "Former Corduff and Bohemians winger Yassine En-Neyah signs first pro deal with Nottingham Forest". ExtraTime.com. 17 August 2018.
  5. "Corduff's Yassine latest to sign terms". Dublin Gazette. 18 February 2016.
  6. Emons, Michael (5 January 2020). "Chelsea 2–0 Nottingham Forest". BBC Sport.
  7. "Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest on 05 Jan 20 – Match Centre". Nottingham Forest F.C.
  8. "CLUB LIST OF REGISTERED PLAYERS" (PDF). 15 May 2021. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2023.
  9. "Shels sign Ledwidge and En-Neyah". 30 July 2021.
  10. "Danny O'Connell helps Cobh Ramblers take a point at leaders Shelbourne". 30 July 2021.
  11. "Extratime.com - Extratime.ie - Live Updates - 2021 League of Ireland First Division - Shelbourne -v- Wexford". www.extratime.com.
  12. "Republic of Ireland - Y. En-Neyah - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ie.soccerway.com.
  13. "Waterford FC sign Yassine En-Neyah". Waterford FC. 2 January 2022.
  14. Donnelly, David (2 January 2022). "Yassine En-Neyah follows Ian Morris from Shelbourne to Waterford". DublinLive.
  15. "EN-NEYAH JOINS THE WHITE TIGERS". www.trurocityfc.net.
  16. "Truro City sign Irish attacker En-Neyah". BBC Sport.
  17. "Youngster Signs U's Deal". www.cu-fc.com.
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