# Yanis Issoufou

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{{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](/source/N%C3%AEmes), France
| height = 1.82 m
| position = [Forward](/source/Forward_(association_football))
| currentclub = [Montpellier](/source/Montpellier_HSC)
| clubnumber = 8
| youthyears1 = 2013–2014
| youthclubs1 = AC Pissevin Valdegour
| youthyears2 = 2014–2022
| youthclubs2 = [Nîmes](/source/N%C3%AEmes_Olympique)
| youthyears3 = 2022–2023
| youthclubs3 = [Montpellier](/source/Montpellier_HSC)
| years1 = 2023–
| clubs1 = [Montpellier II](/source/Montpellier_HSC)
| caps1 = 22
| goals1 = 5
| years2 = 2023–
| clubs2 = [Montpellier](/source/Montpellier_HSC)
| caps2 = 21
| goals2 = 2
| nationalyears1 = 2022
| nationalteam1 = [Niger U17](/source/Niger_national_under-17_football_team)
| nationalcaps1 = 4
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 2022–2023
| nationalteam2 = [France U17](/source/France_national_under-17_football_team)
| nationalcaps2 = 14
| nationalgoals2 = 3
| nationalyears3 = 2023–
| nationalteam3 = [France U18](/source/France_national_under-18_football_team)
| nationalcaps3 = 4
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| club-update = 11 May 2026
| nationalteam-update = 06:43, 24 October 2023 (UTC)
| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [football](/source/Association_football)}}
{{Medal|Country|{{fb|FRA}}}}
{{Medal|Comp|[FIFA U-17 World Cup](/source/FIFA_U-17_World_Cup)}}
{{Medal|RU|[2023 Indonesia](/source/2023_FIFA_U-17_World_Cup)|}}
{{Medal|Comp|[UEFA European Under-17 Championship](/source/UEFA_European_Under-17_Championship)}}
{{Medal|RU|[2023 Hungary](/source/2023_UEFA_European_Under-17_Championship)|}}
}}
'''Yanis Ali Issoufou''' (born 28 October 2006) is a French professional [footballer](/source/association_football) who plays as a [forward](/source/forward_(association_football)) for {{French football updater|Montpellier}} club [Montpellier](/source/Montpellier_HSC).

==Club career==
Issoufou is a youth product of AC Pissevin Valdegour and [Nîmes](/source/N%C3%AEmes_Olympique), before moving to the youth academy of [Montpellier](/source/Montpellier_HSC) 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](/source/Ligue_1) loss to [Nantes](/source/FC_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 U17](/source/Niger_national_under-17_football_team)s in 2022, scoring two goals during [2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations qualification](/source/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 U17](/source/France_national_under-17_football_team)s at the [2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship](/source/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](/source/French_Football_Federation) |language=fr |date=2023-05-02}}</ref> He played for the [France U18](/source/France_national_under-18_football_team)s 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](/source/UEFA_European_Under-17_Championship) runner-up: [2023](/source/2023_UEFA_European_Under-17_Championship)<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](/source/UEFA) |access-date=3 December 2023}}</ref>
* [FIFA U-17 World Cup](/source/FIFA_U-17_World_Cup) runner-up: [2023](/source/2023_FIFA_U-17_World_Cup)<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>

==References==
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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

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