Youness Mokhtar

Youness Mokhtar (Arabic: يونس مختار‎, born 29 August 1991) is a Moroccan-Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew SC.

Youness Mokhtar
Mokhtar with Columbus Crew SC in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-08-29) 29 August 1991
Place of birth Utrecht, Netherlands
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Columbus Crew SC
Number 34
Youth career
0000–1997 UCS EDO
1997–2000 Elinkwijk
2000–2010 PSV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 PSV 0 (0)
2011–2012 → FC Eindhoven (loan) 25 (8)
2012–2013 PEC Zwolle 36 (7)
2013–2015 FC Twente 57 (8)
2013 Jong FC Twente 1 (1)
2015 Al-Nassr 7 (0)
2016–2018 PEC Zwolle 56 (12)
2018–2019 Ankaragücü 12 (1)
2019 Stabæk 2 (0)
2019– Columbus Crew SC 8 (1)
National team
2007–2008 Netherlands U17 11 (1)
2009 Netherlands U19 2 (1)
2011–2012 Morocco U20 4 (0)
2011 Morocco U23 7 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 October 2019

Club career

Mokhtar formerly played for FC Eindhoven, FC Twente, Al-Nassr and PEC Zwolle.

In April 2019, he signed a contract with Stabæk.[1] The club announced on 3 June 2019 that Mokhtar had left the club by mutual agreement.[2]

International career

Mokhtar was born in the Netherlands to parents of Moroccan descent. He was first called up to the Netherlands U17 squad,[3] followed by a couple appearances with the Netherlands U19.[4] Mokhtar then switched federations and joined the Morocco U20 team.[5] Mokhtar was last called up by the Morocco U23s.[6]

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References
  1. "HER ER STABÆKS NYE ANGREPSVÅPEN". Stabæk Fotball. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. MOKHTAR FORLATER STABÆK, stabak.no, 3 June 2091
  3. "Made in Holland – Archief – Voor nieuws, achtergronden en columns". De Volkskrant.
  4. "Holland upset Turkey – TFF". www.tff.org.tr.
  5. Aabde-daime, Zahir. "Can U20: le Maroc prépare son match retour".
  6. "Championnat d'Afrique de football des moins de 23 ans : Barrada et Qasmi, tout proches de Londres… – Les Titis du PSG". www.lestitisdupsg.fr.
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