Yanis Issoufou

{{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 = 39

| youthyears1 = 2013–2014

| youthclubs1 = AC Pissevin Valdegour

| youthyears2 = 2014–2022

| youthclubs2 = Nîmes

| youthyears3 = 2022–2023

| youthclubs3 = Montpellier

| years1 = 2023–

| clubs1 = Montpellier II

| caps1 = 12

| goals1 = 1

| years2 = 2023–

| clubs2 = Montpellier

| caps2 = 5

| goals2 = 0

| 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 = 19:21, 21 February 2025 (UTC)

| nationalteam-update = 06:43, 24 October 2023 (UTC)

| medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's football}}

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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.{{Cite web|url=https://mhsconair.com/jeunes/yanis-issoufou-signe-au-mhsc-officiel|title=Yanis Issoufou signe au MHSC (officiel)|date=2 June 2022}} On 3 July 2023, he signed a professional contract with the club, extending his stay until 2026.{{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}} He made his professional debut with Montpellier as a substitute in a 2–0 Ligue 1 loss to Nantes on 22 October 2023.{{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}} At the age of 16 years and 359 days old, he was Montpellier's youngest ever debutant in the first division.{{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}}

International career

Born in France, Issoufou holds both Nigerien and Moroccan nationalities.{{Cite web |title=Yanis ISSOUFOU |url=https://www.unfp.org/joueur/yanis-issoufou-26999/ |access-date=2023-10-29 |website=unfp.org}} He played for the Niger U17s in 2022, scoring two goals during 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.{{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}} He switched to represent France, and played for the France U17s at the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.{{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}}{{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}} He played for the France U18s in 2023.{{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}}

Honours

U17 France

UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2023{{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}}
FIFA U-17 World Cup runner-up: 2023{{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}}