Yacine El Amri (born 22 July 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Valenciennes in the French Ligue 2. Born in France, he is a youth international for Morocco.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2004-07-22) 22 July 2004 (age 18) | ||
Place of birth | Château-Thierry, France | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Valenciennes | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
CTEFC | |||
2019–2022 | Valenciennes | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022– | Valenciennes II | 5 | (1) |
2022– | Valenciennes | 7 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2020 | Morocco U17 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 04:55, 12 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 04:55, 12 October 2022 (UTC) |
El Amri is a youth product of CTEFC, and moved to Valenciennes's youth side on 27 April 2019.[1] On 30 May 2020, he signed his first professional contract with Valenciennes until June 2023.[2] He made his professional debut and Ligue 2 debut with Valenciennes as an early substitute in a 1–0 win over Le Havre on 6 August 2022.[3]
El Amri is born in France to a Moroccan father and a French mother. He was called up to the Morocco U17s for a set of friendlies in October 2020.[4] He was called to the Morocco U20s in November 2021 for a training camp.[5]
Valenciennes FC – current squad | |
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