{{short description|Dutch footballer (born 1992)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Youssef El Jebli | image = | caption = | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1992|12|27}} | birth_place = [[Utrecht]], Netherlands | height = 1.77 m | position = [[Midfielder]] | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthclubs1 = [[USV Hercules]] | years1 = 2013–2014 | clubs1 = [[USV Hercules]] | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 2014–2015 | clubs2 = [[FC Lienden|Lienden]] | caps2 = 32 | goals2 = 15 | years3 = 2015–2019 | clubs3 = [[De Graafschap]] | caps3 = 129 | goals3 = 25 | years4 = 2019–2020 | clubs4 = [[Al-Faisaly FC|Al-Faisaly]] | caps4 = 29 | goals4 = 9 | years5 = 2020–2022 | clubs5 = [[Al-Batin FC|Al-Batin]] | caps5 = 50 | goals5 = 9 | years6 = 2023 | clubs6 = [[Ohod Club|Ohod]] | caps6 = 19 | goals6 = 4 | years7 = 2023–2024 | clubs7 = [[Al Hamriyah Club|Al Hamriyah]] | caps7 = 15 | goals7 = 6 | years8 = 2024 | clubs8 = [[Hajer FC|Hajer]] | caps8 = 16 | goals8 = 1 | years9 = 2024–2025 | clubs9 = [[De Graafschap]] | caps9 = 15 | goals9 = 0 | club-update = 11 May 2025 }} '''Youssef El Jebli''' (born 27 December 1992) is a Dutch professional [[association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[midfielder]]. He has played club football in the Netherlands, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates.
==Career== El Jebli was born in [[Utrecht]], Netherlands, into a Moroccan family as one of five children. He grew up in the [[Overvecht]] district and began playing football at age six with local amateur side VV De Dreef. After four years, he joined [[USV Elinkwijk|Elinkwijk]], a well-known amateur club in Utrecht, and later moved to [[USV Hercules]]. He progressed through the youth ranks and made his senior debut for Hercules in 2010, remaining at the club for three seasons.
In 2014, El Jebli joined [[FC Lienden|Lienden]] in the [[Tweede Divisie|Derde Divisie]], then the third tier of Dutch football. He helped the club win the division title and the overall amateur championship. His performances earned him a move to [[De Graafschap]] ahead of the 2015–16 season.
El Jebli made his [[Eredivisie]] debut for De Graafschap on 11 August 2015, coming on as a substitute in a match against [[SC Heerenveen|Heerenveen]]. He made 31 league appearances in his first season, as De Graafschap were relegated to the [[Eerste Divisie]]. In the following seasons, he became a key player in midfield. El Jebli recorded four goals in 2016–17 and registered nine goals and 14 assists in 2017–18, contributing to the club's promotion back to the Eredivisie via the play-offs. In May 2018, he signed a new two-year contract with the club.
On 23 August 2019, El Jebli joined [[Al-Faisaly FC|Al-Faisaly]] in the [[Saudi Professional League]], signing a two-year deal.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Meijer |first1=Chris |title="Het was hier gewoon vijftig graden, ik stikte, letterlijk en figuurlijk" |url=https://www.voetbalzone.nl/nieuws/doc/369685 |access-date=1 July 2025 |work=Voetbalzone |date=27 March 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210225900/https://www.voetbalzone.nl/nieuws/doc/369685 |archive-date=10 December 2024 |language=nl |trans-title=It was literally fifty degrees here — I was suffocating, both literally and figuratively}}</ref> After spells in Saudi Arabia and the [[UAE First Division League|UAE]] with [[Ohod Club|Ohod]] (2023),<ref>{{cite web |title=#يوسف_الجبلي أحدددددي |url=https://twitter.com/OHOD1936/status/1612159587893006336}}</ref> [[Al Hamriyah Club|Al-Hamriyah]] (2023),<ref>{{cite news |last1=Al Dhaheri |first1=Ali |title=الحمرية يضم الهولندي يوسف الجبلي |url=https://www.albayan.ae/sports/emirates/2023-07-30-1.4703073 |access-date=1 July 2025 |work=Al Bayan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230801195105/https://www.albayan.ae/sports/emirates/2023-07-30-1.4703073 |archive-date=1 August 2023 |language=ar |trans-title=Dutch midfielder Youssef El Jebli joins Al Hamriyah}}</ref> and [[Hajer FC|Hajer]] (2024),<ref>{{cite web |title=يوسف الجبلي .. هجراوي » نادي هجر السعودي |url=https://hajerclub.net/site/?p=49006 |website=Hajer Club |access-date=1 July 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210222922/https://hajerclub.net/site/?p=49006 |archive-date=10 December 2024 |language=ar |date=30 January 2024 |trans-title=Youssef El Jebli… now a Hajer player}}</ref> El Jebli returned to De Graafschap on 24 September 2024, signing a one-year contract.<ref>{{cite web|title=Update: De Graafschap verwelkomt verloren zoon na periode in Saudi-Arabië|trans-title=De Graafschap welcomes prodigal son after period in Saudi Arabia|url=https://www.voetbalprimeur.nl/nieuws/1227076/de-graafschap-gaat-zich-versterken-met-el-jebli.html|language=nl}}</ref>
==Personal life== Born in the [[Netherlands]], El Jebli is of [[Morocco|Moroccan]] descent.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lionsdelatlas.ma/2457470-au-moins-41-marocains-en-deuxieme-division-neerlandaise|title=Au moins 41 Marocains en deuxième division néerlandaise|date=20 August 2019|access-date=31 May 2020|archive-date=8 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230108211824/https://lionsdelatlas.ma/2457470-au-moins-41-marocains-en-deuxieme-division-neerlandaise|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{WorldFootball.net|youssef-el-jebli}} * {{Soccerway|youssef-el-jebli/361689}}
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