Yassine Khalifi

Yassine Khalifi (Arabic: ياسين الخليفي; born 9 August 2005) is a Moroccan footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Union Touarga.

Yassine Khalifi
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-08-09) 9 August 2005
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Union Touarga
Youth career
Mohammed VI Football Academy
2022–2023 Union Touarga
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Union Touarga 0 (0)
International career
2020–2021 Morocco U17
2022 Morocco U18 5 (2)
2022– Morocco U20
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 December 2022

Club career

Khalifi started his career at the Mohammed VI Football Academy, where he featured in various competitions for the side, including the Alkass International Cup.[1] His performances for the youth academy reportedly caught the eye of Spanish side Atlético Madrid.[2] He moved to top-flight Botola side Union Touarga in September 2022.[3] In the same month, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2005 worldwide.[4][5]

International career

Khalifi was first called up to the Morocco under-17 side in 2020 for a game against Tunisia.[6] This was followed up with another call-up in January 2021, for a training camp.[7] The following year, he was called up by the under-18 side for the Mediterranean Games. He scored a penalty in a 1–1 draw with Spain to send his team through to the semi-finals.[8][9] He followed this up with another penalty goal in a 2–1 loss to Italy in the semi-final match.[10]

He was called up to the Moroccan under-20 side for the 2022 Arab Cup U-20, and scored in a 4–2 group stage win against Sudan.[11] Later in the same year, he featured in friendly matches against Chile and England.[12] He also featured in the 2022 UNAF U-20 Tournament as Morocco finished third.[13]

Career statistics

Club
As of 8 March 2023.[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Union Touarga 2022–23 Botola 00000000
Career total 00000000
Notes

    References
    1. "Sadik's hat-trick in Mohammed VI Academy win". gulf-times.com. 16 February 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
    2. "كشافة أتلتيكو مدريد في وهران لمراقبة المغربي ياسين خليفي" [Atletico Madrid scouts in Oran to monitor Moroccan Yassine Khleifi]. winwin.com (in Arabic). 1 July 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
    3. Thompson, Andrew (1 February 2023). "Ones to Watch; 2022-23 - Number 9: Yassine Khalifi". 101greatgoals.com. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
    4. Christenson, Marcus; Bloor, Steven; Blight, Garry (28 September 2022). "Next Generation 2022: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
    5. "صحيفة "الغارديان" تضع المغربي ياسين خليفي ضمن "أفضل 60 موهبة" في العالم من مواليد 2005" [The Guardian newspaper places Moroccan Yassine Khalifi among the "60 best talents" in the world, born in 2005]. m.elbotola.com (in Arabic). 29 September 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
    6. "تشكيلة المنتخب الوطني لأقل من 17 سنة أمام المنتخب التونسي" [The national team squad for under-17 in front of the Tunisian national team]. site.frmf.ma (in Arabic). 11 March 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
    7. "U-17 National Football Team in Preparation Training in Maamora". en.hespress.com. 17 January 2021. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
    8. "المنتخب الوطني لأقل من 18 سنة يتأهل لنصف نهاية دورة ألعاب البحر الأبيض المتوسط" [The U-18 national team qualifies for the semi-finals of the Mediterranean Games]. site.frmf.ma (in Arabic). 30 June 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
    9. Lantheaume, Romain (30 June 2022). "Jeux Méditerranéens d'Oran : la France élimine l'Algérie, le Maroc qualifié" [Mediterranean Games in Oran: France eliminates Algeria, Morocco qualified]. afrik-foot.com (in French). Retrieved 8 March 2023.
    10. "المنتخب الوطني لاقل من 18 سنة ينهزم أمام المنتخب الايطالي" [The national team under 18 years old is defeated by the Italian team]. site.frmf.ma (in Arabic). 2 July 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
    11. "«عربية الشباب».. المغرب يجتاز السودان برباعية" [Arab Youth" .. Morocco overtakes Sudan in a quadruple"]. arriyadiyah.com (in Arabic). 22 July 2022. Retrieved 8 March 2023.
    12. Yassine Khalifi at WorldFootball.net
    13. Yassine Khalifi at Global Sports Archive
    14. Yassine Khalifi at Soccerway
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