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Hassan Yebda

{{Short description|Footballer (born 1984)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2021}}

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Hassan Yebda

|image = Yebda2.jpg

|caption = Yebda playing with Algeria in 2011

|fullname = Hassan Yebda{{cite web|url=https://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2014/pdf/fwc_2014_squadlists.pdf|title=2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of players: Algeria|publisher=FIFA|page=1|date=14 July 2014|access-date=11 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190404045541/http://www.fifadata.com/document/fwc/2014/pdf/fwc_2014_squadlists.pdf|archive-date=4 April 2019}}

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|5|14|df=y}}{{cite web|url=https://www.eurosport.fr/football/hassan-yebda_prs27923/person.shtml|title=Hassan Yebda|publisher=Eurosport|language=fr|access-date=24 June 2019}}

|birth_place = Saint-Maurice, France

|height = 1.88 m

|position = Midfielder

|currentclub =

|youthyears1 = 2000–2004 | youthclubs1 = Auxerre

|years1 = 2004–2007 | clubs1 = Auxerre | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0

|years2 = 2006 | clubs2 = → Laval (loan) | caps2 = 14 | goals2 = 1

|years3 = 2007–2008 | clubs3 = Le Mans | caps3 = 24 | goals3 = 3

|years4 = 2008–2011 | clubs4 = Benfica | caps4 = 25 | goals4 = 1

|years5 = 2009–2010 | clubs5 = → Portsmouth (loan) | caps5 = 18 | goals5 = 2

|years6 = 2010–2011 | clubs6 = → Napoli (loan) | caps6 = 29 | goals6 = 0

|years7 = 2011–2014 | clubs7 = Granada | caps7 = 26 | goals7 = 1

|years8 = 2014 | clubs8 = → Udinese (loan) | caps8 = 10 | goals8 = 0

|years9 = 2014–2015 | clubs9 = Fujairah | caps9 = 13 | goals9 = 1

|years10 = 2016–2018 | clubs10 = Belenenses | caps10 = 43 | goals10 = 3

|totalcaps = 202| totalgoals = 12

|nationalyears1 = 2000–2001 | nationalteam1 = France U16 | nationalcaps1 = 10 | nationalgoals1 = 0

|nationalyears2 = 2001–2002 | nationalteam2 = France U17 | nationalcaps2 = 19 | nationalgoals2 = 2

|nationalyears3 = 2002–2003 | nationalteam3 = France U18 | nationalcaps3 = 14 | nationalgoals3 = 1

|nationalyears4 = 2003–2004 | nationalteam4 = France U19 | nationalcaps4 = 13 | nationalgoals4 = 0

|nationalyears5 = 2009–2014 | nationalteam5 = Algeria | nationalcaps5 = 26 | nationalgoals5 = 2

|club-update =

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}}

Hassan Yebda ({{langx|ar|حسان يبدة}}; born 14 May 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.

During his professional career, he played in France, Portugal, England, Italy and Spain, representing a host of clubs.

Yebda appeared for France at youth level, but opted to play for Algeria as a senior in August 2009, taking advantage of FIFA's new ruling which allowed him to change his national allegiance despite being older than 21 years of age. He represented the latter national team in two World Cups and the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations.

Club career

=France=

Born in Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne, Yebda emerged through AJ Auxerre's youth system, but made no appearances for the first team during his stint, playing regularly for the reserves in the Championnat de France amateur.

In January 2006, he was loaned to Ligue 2's Stade Lavallois.[https://archive.today/20120914011537/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/news/newsid=386999.html Basinas makes Mallorca move]; UEFA, 20 January 2006 In the same month of the following year, Yebda was definitely released and moved to Le Mans UC72, making his Ligue 1 debut on 17 February 2007 in a 2–0 away loss against Sochaux. Brought on in the 70th minute, he scored an own goal ten minutes later, in his only appearance of the season.{{cite web|url=http://www.lfp.fr/ligue1/article/sochaux-et-toulouse-se-placent.htm|title=Sochaux et Toulouse se placent|trans-title=Sochaux and Toulouse get ranking|publisher=Ligue 1|language=fr|date=17 February 2007|access-date=10 February 2018}}

=Benfica=

In 2007–08, Yebda appeared regularly for Le Mans, helping the team achieve a comfortable ninth place in the league. On 29 May 2008, he signed a four-year contract with S.L. Benfica on a free transfer.[https://www.uefa.com/news/01ce-0e6f6e4afb92-15d104c4b9f5-1000--lisbon-giants-move-to-strengthen/ Lisbon giants move to strengthen]; UEFA, 25 June 2008 A constant midfield fixture, he was voted the Primeira Liga's Player of the Month in September and, in February 2009, he netted his first league goal for the Lisbon club in a 1–1 league draw at FC Porto.[https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/01d6-0f85ac942fc2-761923e37aa8-1000--porto-maintain-edge-as-az-streak-clear/ Porto maintains edge as AZ strike clear]; UEFA, 9 February 2009

Yebda made a move to Premier League side Portsmouth on 1 September 2009, on a season-long loan.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/p/portsmouth/8230914.stm|title=Pompey confirm move for Ben Haim|publisher=BBC Sport|date=1 September 2009|access-date=5 September 2009}} He scored his first goal on 3 October, against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux Stadium, which was the winner in their first victory of the campaign;{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/8283498.stm|title=Wolverhampton 0–1 Portsmouth|publisher=BBC Sport|date=3 October 2009|access-date=4 October 2009}} his second came in a 2–1 away win against Burnley on 27 February 2010,{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_prem/8530841.stm|title=Burnley 1–2 Portsmouth|publisher=BBC Sport|date=27 February 2010|access-date=8 February 2011}} with Pompey being eventually relegated. That season Portsmouth also reached the FA Cup final although Yebda himself did not play in the final due to injury.{{cite news

|url=https://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2010/0514/265055-chelsea_portsmouth/

|title=FA Cup final: Ivanovic doubtful for Blues

|publisher=RTE

|date=14 May 2010 |access-date=10 May 2023}}

On 27 August 2010, Yebda was again loaned, joining S.S.C. Napoli in a season-long move.{{cite web|url=http://www.portugoal.net/index.php/more-benfica-news/14987-yebda-makes-serie-a-switch|title=Yebda makes Serie A switch|work=PortuGOAL|date=27 August 2010|access-date=1 September 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120318035850/http://www.portugoal.net/index.php/more-benfica-news/14987-yebda-makes-serie-a-switch|archive-date=18 March 2012}} He netted his first goal the following 18 January, in a 2–1 home win against Bologna for the Coppa Italia;{{cite news|url=http://www.repubblica.it/sport/calcio/coppe/2011/01/18/news/napoli_bologna-11379272/?ref=search|title=Troppo Napoli, poco Bologna: ora l'Inter|trans-title=Too much Napoli, too little Bologna: now Inter|work=La Repubblica|language=it|date=18 January 2011|access-date=10 February 2018}} on 4 July 2011, the player announced that he would not be returning to the Serie A team.[http://www.dzfoot.com/news-9440/transferts-yebda-annonce-son-depart-du-napoli/ Yebda annonce son départ du Napoli (Yebda announces departure from Napoli)]; DZFoot, 4 July 2011 (in French)

=Granada=

On 22 August 2011, Yebda joined Granada CF in Spain, signing a three-year contract.[http://www.dzfoot.com/news-9725/transferts-yebda-3-ans-au-fc-granada-espagne/ Transferts: Yebda, 3 ans au FC Granada (Espagne) (Transferts: Yebda, 3 years at FC Granada (Spain))] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110925101531/http://www.dzfoot.com/news-9725/transferts-yebda-3-ans-au-fc-granada-espagne |date=25 September 2011 }}; DZFoot, 22 August 2011 (in French) He made his official debut five days later, coming as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 La Liga home loss against Real Betis.[http://www.marca.com/marcador/futbol/2011_12/primera/jornada_2/gda_bet/ El Betis gana de Primeras (Betis win First)]; Marca, 27 August 2011 {{in lang|es}}

Yebda's spell in Andalusia was greatly undermined by injury problems.[http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/yebda-rompe-cruzado-sera-baja/20120220dasdasftb_47/Tes Yebda se rompe el cruzado y será baja entre 6 y 8 meses (Yebda tears cruciate and will miss six to eight months)]; Diario AS, 20 February 2012 {{in lang|es}}[http://www.as.com/futbol/articulo/yebda-permanecera-semanas-baja/20120920dasdasftb_20/Tes Yebda permanecerá entre cuatro y seis semanas de baja (Yebda to miss four to six weeks)]; Diario AS, 20 September 2012 {{in lang|es}}[http://www.granadahoy.com/article/deportes/1407106/yebda/se/perfila/para/jugar/la/copa.html Yebda se perfila para jugar la Copa (Yebda in line to play Cup)]; Granada Hoy, 27 November 2012 {{in lang|es}}

=Later years=

On 15 August 2014, Yebda signed a one-year deal with UAE Arabian Gulf League side Fujairah FC.[http://sport360.com/article/arabian-gulf-league/24733/fujairah-beat-premier-league-clubs-hassan-yebda-signature Fujairah beat Premier League clubs to Hassan Yebda signature]; Sport 360, 15 August 2014 On 2 July 2016, after one year without a club, the 32-year-old returned to Portugal and joined C.F. Os Belenenses for one season.[https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Actualites/Transfert-hassan-yebda-a-belenenses/702071 Transfert: Hassan Yebda à Belenenses (Transfer: Hassan Yebda to Belenenses)]; L'Équipe, 2 July 2016 (in French)

International career

Yebda represented France at youth levels, being part of the squad at the victorious 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship tournament held in Trinidad and Tobago. As a senior, however, he switched allegiances to Algeria, first being picked for a match against Zambia in September 2009, where he did not play; he finally made his debut on 11 October, in a 3–1 win over Rwanda for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Yebda was summoned for the Algerian squad at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, playing (and starting) all the matches for the eventual semi-finalists. In June, he was selected to the FIFA World Cup in South Africa, again playing all the games: during the tournament he partnered Mehdi Lacen (another defensive midfielder) as the national team failed to score a goal, earning one point.{{cite web|url=http://www.usm-alger.com/site/index.php/component/k2/item/3156-mondial-2010--bilan-des-verts.html?tmpl=component&print=1|title=Mondial 2010: Bilan des verts|trans-title=2010 World Cup: Green sum-up|publisher=USM Alger|language=fr|date=30 June 2010|access-date=10 February 2018}}

On 27 March 2011, Yebda scored his first goal for Algeria, in a 1–0 win against Morocco for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier where he netted in the sixth minute from a penalty kick.[http://www.dzfoot.com/article-2008.php CAN 2012: Algérie 1–0 Maroc, Les Verts se relancent (ACN 2012: Algeria 1–0 Morocco, Greens regain momentum)]; DZFoot, 27 March 2011 (in French) He was also selected to the 2014 World Cup by coach Vahid Halilhodžić,{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/teams/algeria/10810473/Algeria-World-Cup-2014-squad.html|title=Algeria World Cup 2014 squad|publisher=The Daily Telegraph|date=2 June 2014|access-date=27 June 2014}} and featured 19 minutes in the last group stage match against Russia to help his team hold on to the 1–1 draw and reach the last 16.{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186506/match-report.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140628202436/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=255931/match=300186506/match-report.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=28 June 2014|title=Algeria book Germany date, eliminate Russia|publisher=FIFA|date=26 June 2014|access-date=27 June 2014}}

Personal life

Yebda was born to a family from the village of Taourirt Adène in the Tizi Ouzou Province in the Kabylie region of Algeria.[http://www.lebuteur.com/reportage/actualites/yebda-accueilli-tel-un-heros-a-taourirt Yebda accueilli tel un héros à Taourirt (Yebda welcomed as hero at Taourirt)] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091017024125/http://www.lebuteur.com/reportage/actualites/yebda-accueilli-tel-un-heros-a-taourirt|date=17 October 2009}}; Le Buteur, 14 October 2009 (in French) He understands both Kabyle and Arabic, but does not speak either language fluently.[http://www.lebuteur.com/entretien/actualites/exclusif-yebda-jespere-rejoindre-les-verts-bientot Yebda: "J'espère rejoindre les verts bientôt" (Yebda: "I hope to join the greens soon")] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090612021410/http://www.lebuteur.com/entretien/actualites/exclusif-yebda-jespere-rejoindre-les-verts-bientot|date=12 June 2009}}; Le Buteur, 9 June 2009 (in French)

Career statistics

=Club=

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{cite web|url=https://www.foradejogo.net/player.php?player=198405140001&language=2|title=Yebda|publisher=ForaDeJogo|access-date=8 December 2017}}{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/hassan-yebda/1412/|title=H. Yebda|work=Soccerway|access-date=8 December 2017}}{{cite web|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/hassan-yebda/2/|title=Hassan Yebda » Club matches|publisher=Worldfootball|access-date=5 July 2018}}

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="2"|League

!colspan="2"|National cup

!colspan="2"|League cup

!colspan="2"|Continental

!colspan="2"|Total

AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="6"|Auxerre B

|2001–02

|5

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—50
2002–03

|14

2colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—142
2003–04

|19

2colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—192
2004–05

|20

2colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—202
2005–06

|11

1colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—111
Total

!69

7colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—697
rowspan="3"|Auxerre

|2004–05

|0

00000colspan="2"|—00
2005–06

|0

00000colspan="2"|—00
Total

!0

00000colspan="2"|—00
Laval (loan)

|2005–06

|14

1colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—141
Le Mans (loan)

|2006–07

|1

00000colspan="2"|—10
Le Mans B (loan)

|2006–07

|7

5colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—75
Le Mans

|2007–08

|23

32031colspan="2"|—284
rowspan="3"|Benfica

|2008–09

|25

1113050342
2009–10

|0

0colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—00
Total

!25

1113050342
Portsmouth (loan)

|2009–10

|18

22030colspan="2"|—232
Napoli (loan)

|2010–11

|29

021colspan="2"|—80391
rowspan="4"|Granada

|2011–12

|14

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—140
2012–13

|2

000colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—20
2013–14

|10

120colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—121
Total

!26

120colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—281
Udinese (loan)

|2013–14

|10

010colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—110
Fujairah

|2014–15

|13

110colspan="2"|—colspan="2"|—141
rowspan="3"|Belenenses

|2016–17

|18

00030colspan="2"|—210
2017–18

|25

31030colspan="2"|—293
Total

!43

31060colspan="2"|—503
colspan="2"|Career total

!278

2412115113031826

=International=

:Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Yebda goal.

class="wikitable sortable"

|+ List of international goals scored by Hassan Yebda

scope="col"|No.

!scope="col"|Date

!scope="col"|Venue

!scope="col"|Opponent

!scope="col"|Score

!scope="col"|Result

!scope="col"|Competition

align="center"|127 March 201119 Mai 1956, Annaba, Algeria{{fb|MAR}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|1–02012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
align="center"|29 October 20115 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria{{fb|CTA}}align="center"|1–0align="center"|2–02012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Benfica

Portsmouth

France U 17

Individual

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

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