{{short description|French footballer (born 2006)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Yanis Issoufou | image = Yanis Issoufou 2024.png | upright = | caption = Issoufou in 2024 | full_name = Yanis Ali Issoufou | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2006|10|28|df=y}} | birth_place = Nîmes, France | height = 1.82 m | position = Forward | currentclub = Montpellier | clubnumber = 8 | youthyears1 = 2013–2014 | youthclubs1 = AC Pissevin Valdegour | youthyears2 = 2014–2022 | youthclubs2 = Nîmes | youthyears3 = 2022–2023 | youthclubs3 = Montpellier | years1 = 2023– | clubs1 = Montpellier II | caps1 = 22 | goals1 = 5 | years2 = 2023– | clubs2 = Montpellier | caps2 = 21 | goals2 = 2 | nationalyears1 = 2022 | nationalteam1 = Niger U17 | nationalcaps1 = 4 | nationalgoals1 = 2 | nationalyears2 = 2022–2023 | nationalteam2 = France U17 | nationalcaps2 = 14 | nationalgoals2 = 3 | nationalyears3 = 2023– | nationalteam3 = France U18 | nationalcaps3 = 4 | nationalgoals3 = 1 | club-update = 11 May 2026 | nationalteam-update = 06:43, 24 October 2023 (UTC) | medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's football}} {{Medal|Country|{{fb|FRA}}}} {{Medal|Comp|FIFA U-17 World Cup}} {{Medal|RU|2023 Indonesia|}} {{Medal|Comp|UEFA European Under-17 Championship}} {{Medal|RU|2023 Hungary|}} }} '''Yanis Ali Issoufou''' (born 28 October 2006) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for {{French football updater|Montpellier}} club Montpellier.
==Club career== Issoufou is a youth product of AC Pissevin Valdegour and Nîmes, before moving to the youth academy of Montpellier on 2 June 2022.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mhsconair.com/jeunes/yanis-issoufou-signe-au-mhsc-officiel|title=Yanis Issoufou signe au MHSC (officiel)|date=2 June 2022|access-date=24 October 2023|archive-date=24 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024065537/https://mhsconair.com/jeunes/yanis-issoufou-signe-au-mhsc-officiel|url-status=dead}}</ref> On 3 July 2023, he signed a professional contract with the club, extending his stay until 2026.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://mhsconair.com/actu-joueur/yanis-issoufou-signe-un-contrat-stagiaire-professionnel-avec-le-mhsc|title=Yanis Issoufou signe un contrat stagiaire professionnel avec le MHSC|date=3 July 2023|access-date=24 October 2023|archive-date=24 October 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024065537/https://mhsconair.com/actu-joueur/yanis-issoufou-signe-un-contrat-stagiaire-professionnel-avec-le-mhsc|url-status=dead}}</ref> He made his professional debut with Montpellier as a substitute in a 2–0 Ligue 1 loss to Nantes on 22 October 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/match-direct/ligue-1/2023-2024/nantes-montpellier-live/594825|title=Nantes 2-0 Montpellier, Ligue 1 Uber Eats : résumé du match (22/10/2023)|website=L'Équipe}}</ref> At the age of 16 years and 359 days old, he was Montpellier's youngest ever debutant in the first division.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://espritpaillade.com/2023/10/23/yanis-issoufou-premiere-apparition-record/|title=Yanis Issoufou, première apparition record !|first=Luka|last=Wojtowicz|date=23 October 2023}}</ref>
==International career== Born in France, Issoufou holds both Nigerien and Moroccan nationalities.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Yanis ISSOUFOU |url=https://www.unfp.org/joueur/yanis-issoufou-26999/ |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=unfp.org}}</ref> He played for the Niger U17s in 2022, scoring two goals during 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://levenementniger.com/niger-mena-yaniss-ali-issoufou-rejoint-fc-montpellier-a-15-ans/|title=Niger / Mena : Yaniss Ali Issoufou rejoint FC Montpellier à 15 ans|first=Jean Paul|last=HEMANKPAN|date=18 June 2022}}</ref> He switched to represent France, and played for the France U17s at the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/team/squad/_/id/8415/france-u17 |title=France U17 Squad |publisher=ESPN |access-date=29 June 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Les vingt joueurs pour l'Euro |url=https://www.fff.fr/article/10197-les-vingt-joueurs-pour-l-euro.html |website=French Football Federation |language=fr |date=2023-05-02}}</ref> He played for the France U18s in 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://onefootball.com/en/news/yanis-issoufou-buteur-et-les-bleuets-vainqueurs-38177735|title=Yanis Issoufou buteur et les bleuets vainqueurs !|date=23 October 2023|website=OneFootball}}</ref>
==Honours== '''U17 France''' *UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2023<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/under17/news/0282-182989bb7eb4-4fac0025443c-1000--germany-take-title-with-shoot-out-win-over-france/|title=Germany take title with shoot-out win over France |date=2 June 2023 |website=UEFA |access-date=3 December 2023}}</ref> * FIFA U-17 World Cup runner-up: 2023<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/tournaments/mens/u17worldcup/indonesia-2023/articles/germany-france-match-review-watch-highlights|title=Germany win FIFA U-17 World Cup after shootout drama|website=FIFA.com|date=2 December 2023|access-date=3 December 2023}}</ref>
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==External links== * {{Soccerway|yanis-ali-issoufou/878316}} * {{BDFutbol|34873}} * {{FFF player|10709-issoufou-yanis}}
{{Montpellier HSC squad}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Issoufou, Yanis}} Category:2006 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Nîmes Category:French men's footballers Category:Moroccan men's footballers Category:Nigerien men's footballers Category:France men's youth international footballers Category:Niger men's youth international footballers Category:French people of Nigerien descent Category:French sportspeople of Moroccan descent Category:Nigerien people of Moroccan descent Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Lille OSC players Category:Ligue 1 players Category:Championnat National 3 players Category:21st-century French sportsmen