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DeutschYunis Abdelhamid
 Abdelhamid with Saint-Étienne in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 September 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Montpellier, France | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Saint-Étienne | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2010 | AS Lattoise | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | AS Lattoise | ||
| 2011–2014 | Arles-Avignon | 87 | (5) |
| 2014–2016 | Valenciennes | 73 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | Dijon | 18 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Dijon B | 4 | (1) |
| 2017–2024 | Reims | 236 | (17) |
| 2024– | Saint-Étienne | 11 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016– | Morocco | 14 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:59, 8 July 2024 (UTC) | |||
Yunis Abdelhamid (born 28 September 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Saint-Étienne.[1] Born in France, he plays for the Morocco national team.[2] In 2020, he was named as one of the best Arab players in the world.[3]
Club career
[edit]Out of contract from Valenciennes, Abdelhamid joined Dijon on a three-year contract on 15 May 2016.[4]
Abdelhamid helped Reims win the 2017–18 Ligue 2 and promote to the Ligue 1 for the 2018–19 season.[5] He was also made the captain of the club.[citation needed]
Following the 2023–24 season, after seven years at Reims, Abdelhamid left the club as a free agent to sign for Saint-Étienne on a one-year contract with an optional additional year.[6][7]
International career
[edit]Abdulhamid was called up to the Morocco national team for a friendly against Albania on 1 September 2016, but did not feature.[8] He made his official debut in a 2–0 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over São Tomé and Príncipe.[9]
On 28 December 2023, Abdulhamid was amongst the 27 players selected by coach Walid Regragui to represent Morocco in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[10][11]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 19 May 2024[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arles-Avignon | 2011–12 | Ligue 2 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |
| 2012–13 | Ligue 2 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 39 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Ligue 2 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 36 | 2 | ||
| Total | 87 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | 93 | 5 | |||
| Valenciennes | 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 43 | 1 | |
| 2015–16 | Ligue 2 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 2 | ||
| Total | 73 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 80 | 3 | |||
| Dijon | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
| Dijon B | 2016–17 | CFA 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| Reims | 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 4 | |
| 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 33 | 3 | ||
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 35 | 3 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 4 | |||
| Total | 236 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 254 | 17 | ||
| Career total | 418 | 26 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 448 | 26 | ||
Honours
[edit]Reims
References
[edit]- ^ "Mercato - ASSE : Abdelhamid à Saint-Étienne, signature dans la semaine". OneFootball. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ Yunis Abdelhamid at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Goal 25 2020: The best 25 Arab players in the world | Goal.com". www.goal.com. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Transfert : Yunis Abdelhamid (Valenciennes) trois ans à Dijon". L'Equipe (in French). 15 May 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Ensemble, fêtons nos champions ! – Stade de Reims". 7 May 2018.
- ^ "Mercato - ASSE : Abdelhamid à Saint-Étienne, signature dans la semaine". OneFootball. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ @ASSEofficiel. "Communiqué officiel : Yunis Abdelhamid passe au Vert !". ASSE.fr (in French). Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ Bakkali, Achraf. "Renard convoque un autre défenseur". Mountakhab.net.
- ^ Bakkali, Achraf. "Maroc 2–0 Sao Tomé: Une victoire et des satisfactions". Mountakhab.net.
- ^ "Regragui unveils 27 player list for Morocco's participation in CAN 2023". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Regragui names 27 provisional players for AFCON". CAF. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ Yunis Abdelhamid at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
External links
[edit]- Yunis Abdelhamid profile at foot-national.com
- Yunis Abdelhamid – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Yunis Abdelhamid at Soccerway
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