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Benjaloud Youssouf
Professional footballer
Benjaloud Youssouf (born 11 February 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French Ligue 2 club Dunkerque. Born in France, he represents Comoros at international level.
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Youssouf with Auxerre in 2019 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1994-02-11) 11 February 1994 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dunkerque | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2013 | Nantes B | 0 | (0) |
| 2013–2017 | Orléans | 68 | (6) |
| 2017–2020 | Auxerre B | 20 | (4) |
| 2017–2020 | Auxerre | 27 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Le Mans | 32 | (4) |
| 2021–2023 | Châteauroux | 47 | (9) |
| 2021–2022 | Châteauroux B | 4 | (0) |
| 2023– | Dunkerque | 15 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | Comoros | 41 | (4) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10:42, 20 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
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Born in Marseille, Youssouf was part of the FC Nantes U19 side that reached the semi-final of the Coupe Gambardella. He joined Orléans in 2013 and turned professional with them.[2]
In June 2017, he moved to AJ Auxerre, signing a three-year contract.[3]
At the end of his Auxerre contract, having not featured for the first team for the whole 2019–20 season, Youssouf signed for Le Mans.[4]
On 23 June 2021, he signed a two-year contract with Châteauroux.[5]
On 5 July 2023, Youssouf joined Dunkerque on a one-year contract, with an optional second year.[6]
Youssouf made his international debut for Comoros in 2015.[1][7]
International goals
- Scores and results list Comoros' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Youssouf goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 March 2017 | Stade Said Mohamed Cheikh, Mitsamiouli, Comoros |  Mauritius | 1–0 | 2–0 | 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 2 | 3 June 2022 | Stade Omnisports de Malouzini, Moroni, Comoros |  Lesotho | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification |
| 3 | 9 September 2023 | Stade Omnisports de Malouzini, Moroni, Comoros |  Zambia | 1–0 | 1–1 | |
| 4 | 17 November 2023 | Stade de Moroni, Moroni, Comoros |  Central African Republic | 2–1 | 4–2 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
- "Benjaloud Youssouf". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- "FC Nantes: Que sont devenus les demi-finalistes de la Gambardella 2012?" (in French). 20minutes.fr. 1 October 2015.
- "Mercato: Benjaloud signe à L'AJA (off)" (in French). actu-aja.fr. 25 June 2017. Archived from the original on 10 January 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
- "Mercato : Bendjaloud Youssouf est la première recrue du Mans FC" (in French). France Bleu. 8 June 2020.
- "BENDJALOUD YOUSSOUF EST " BLEU ET ROUGE " !" (in French). Châteauroux. 23 June 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- "#MERCATO BENDJALOUD YOUSSOUF REJOINT L'USL DUNKERQUE !" [#MERCATO BENDJALOUD YOUSSOUF JOINS USL DUNKIRK!] (in French). Dunkerque. 5 July 2023. Retrieved 5 December 2023.
- Benjaloud Youssouf at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
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