Yuba-Rayane Yesli (Arabic: يسلي ريان; born 12 October 1999) is a professional football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Atlético Ottawa in the Canadian Premier League.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yuba-Rayane Yesli | ||
| Date of birth | 12 October 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Tizi Ouzou, Algeria | ||
| Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Atlético Ottawa | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| CS Dollard | |||
| Notre-Dame-de-Grâce SA | |||
| Panellinios St Michel FC | |||
| Montreal Impact | |||
| 2018 | Vibonese | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020 | Montreal Carabins | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Vibonese | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | CS Fabrose | 14 | (0) |
| 2021 | AS Blainville | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Valour FC | 35 | (0) |
| 2024– | Atlético Ottawa | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of August 11, 2024 | |||
Early life
editBorn in Algeria, Yesli moved to Montreal, Canada, at the age of two.[1] Yesli played youth soccer with CS Dollard, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce SA, and Panellinios St Michel FC.[2] Afterwards, he was part of the Montreal Impact Academy.[3]
Club career
editIn January 2018, Yesli joined U.S. Vibonese Calcio in the Italian Serie D,[4][5] where they won promotion to the Serie C.[6] He re-signed for the 2018–19 season.[7]
In 2019 and 2020, he played with CS Fabrose in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec, winning the 2019 Coupe PLSQ.[8][9] He decided to attend the Université de Montréal and play for the Carabins soccer team in 2020,[10] however the playing season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
He was selected third overall by Valour FC of the Canadian Premier League in the 2021 CPL-U Sports Draft,[11] but did not ultimately sign with them for the 2021 season. However, he did serve as the league's emergency goalkeeper during the league's initial season which took place in a bubble, available to all team's on a short-term loan, in case of an injury to a team's goalkeepers as replacements were not available due to the bubble format, although he was not ultimately needed as a replacement.[12] Afterwards, he trained with Major League Soccer club CF Montréal.[13]
He then joined AS Blainville in the PLSQ for the 2021 season.[13] He made his Canadian Championship debut on 17 August 2021 against Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers FC in a 2–1 loss.[14]
In January 2022, he signed with Valour FC for the 2022 season.[15] He made his debut for the club on 11 May in a Canadian Championship match against MLS club Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[16] He made his league debut on 1 June in a 1–0 loss to Atlético Ottawa.[17] He earned his first victory and clean sheet on 3 August, in his second league start, in a 2–0 victory over Cavalry FC.[18] In January 2023, he went on a training sting with French Ligue 1 club AC Ajaccio, first joining the reserves, before joining the first team for training.[19][20] He was named the CPL Goalkeeper of the Month for June 2023.[21] At the end of the 2023 season, he was nominated for the CPL Golden Glove award, for the league's top goalkeeper.[22][23]
In February 2024, he moved to Atlético Ottawa in an intra-league transfer, with Noah Verhoeven moving to Valour on a one-year loan in exchange.[24][25] Yesli signed a one-year contract with an option for 2025 with Ottawa.[26] After serving as the starter for Valour the previous season, he became part of a tandem rotation with Nathan Ingham in Ottawa.[27] He made his first start for the club on April 27 against the HFX Wanderers.[28]
Personal
editBorn in Algeria, Yesli moved to Canada at a young age and holds dual Algerian and Canadian nationality.[29]
Career statistics
edit- As of August 11, 2024[30]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | League cup | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Vibonese | 2017–18[31] | Serie D | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19[31] | Serie C | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| CS Fabrose | 2019[32] | Première Ligue de soccer du Québec | 8 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| 2020[32] | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| AS Blainville | 2021[32] | Première Ligue de soccer du Québec | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| Valour FC | 2022 | Canadian Premier League | 9 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 26 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | ||
| Atlético Ottawa | 2024 | Canadian Premier League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | |
| Career total | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 70 | 0 | ||
References
edit- ^ Parisis, Quentin (11 May 2023). "Rayane Yesli : Le goal volant s'impose à Winnipeg" [Rayane Yesli: The flying goal wins in Winnipeg]. Canadian Premier League (in French).
- ^ "Nos Québécois en CPL" [Our Quebecers in CPL]. Soccer Quebec (in French). Facebook. 29 January 2022.
- ^ "Rayane Yesli signe à Winnipeg" [Rayane Yesli signs with Winnipeg]. Obelisq (in French). 28 January 2022.
- ^ "Altro colpo della Vibonese, tesserato il giovane portiere canadese Yesli" [Another shot of the Vibonese, the young Canadian goalkeeper Yesli signed up]. Zoom Italia 24 (in Italian). 12 January 2018.
- ^ Bargellini, Luca (12 January 2018). "Vibonese, tesserato Rayane dal Montreal Impact" [Vibonese, Rayane card from Montreal Impact]. Tutto Mercato Web (in Italian).
- ^ Allen, Taylor (29 January 2021). "Won't be many shots going over this goalie's head". Winnipeg Free Press.
- ^ Morrone, Andreina (19 July 2018). "Yesli Rayane rinnova con la Vibonese" [Yesli Rayane renews with Vibonese]. Otto e Trenta (in Italian).
- ^ Chenoix, Eric (15 October 2019). "Fabrose vainqueur de la coupe!" [Fabrose winner of the cup!]. Viau Park (in French).
- ^ "Fabrose : un nouveau président et des ambitions" [Fabrose: a new president and ambitions]. Just eSoccer (in French). 21 December 2019.
- ^ Thompson, Marty (27 January 2021). "CanPL.ca's 2021 CPL-U SPORTS Mock Draft". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ Tait, Ed (29 January 2021). "Valour FC selects two in 2021 CPL U-Sports Draft". Valour FC.
- ^ "Valour FC sign defender Tony Mikhael and goalkeeper Rayane Yesli". Valour FC. 28 January 2022.
- ^ a b Tait, Ed (18 February 2022). ""He's also got two unbelievable feet and his distribution is long and very powerful. And he works. He's a machine."". Valour FC.
- ^ Jacques, John (17 August 2021). "Canadian Championship: Wanderers Survive Second Half Scare From AS Blainville". Northern Tribune.
- ^ Jacques, John (28 January 2022). "Valour FC Adds Yesli, Re-Signs Mikhael". Northern Tribune.
- ^ Tait, Ed (12 May 2022). ""They gave it all. Again, I'm very proud of them. We have a good group."". Valour FC.
- ^ Allen, Taylor (1 June 2022). "Atlético flips the script". Winnipeg Free Press.
- ^ عمر علي (Ali, Omar) (6 August 2022). "شاهد.. الحارس الجزائري ريان يسلي يتألق في الدوري الكندي" [Watch.. Algerian goalkeeper Rayane Yesli shines in the Canadian League]. WinWin (in Arabic).
- ^ Jacques, John (19 January 2023). "Valour's Rayane Yesli Training With AC Ajaccio". Northern Tribune.
- ^ Tait, Ed (23 February 2023). ""It was proving to the coaching staff and to the team that they could trust me." - Rayane Yesli". Valour FC.
- ^ "Valour FC's Rayane Yesli named Allstate CPL Goalkeeper of the Month for June". Canadian Premier League. 7 July 2023.
- ^ "Carducci, Henry and Yesli up for Canadian Premier League Golden Glove award". Winnipeg Free Press. 19 October 2023.
- ^ "Carducci, Henry, Yesli nominated for Canadian Premier League's Golden Glove Award". Canadian Premier League. 19 October 2023.
- ^ "Atlético Ottawa signs goalkeeper Rayane Yesli, loans Noah Verhoeven to Valour". Atlético Ottawa. 9 February 2024.
- ^ Jacques, John (9 February 2024). "Yesli And Verhoeven Feature In Big Valour And Atletico Ottawa Trade". Northern Tribune.
- ^ Ralph, Ben (9 February 2024). "Ottawa says YES - Rayane Yesli joins ATO from Valour on an undisclosed deal". Capital City Supporters Group.
- ^ Parisis, Quentin (20 September 2024). "Rayane Yesli : Une alternance à gérer" [Rayane Yesli: An alternation to manage]. Canadian Premier League (in French).
- ^ Marinelli, Adamo (27 April 2024). "Atlético Ottawa defeats Halifax Wanderers on the road, continues strong start to CPL season". Total Soccer News.
- ^ Giannini, Anna Laura (12 January 2018). "Vibonese, tesserato il canadese Rayane" [Official:Vibonese, Canadian Rayane registered]. Notiziario del Calcio (in Italian).
- ^ Rayane Yesli at Soccerway
- ^ a b "Yesli Rayane". Le Balon Rond.
- ^ a b c "PLSQ Statistiques". TSI Sports.
External links
edit- Rayane Yesli at Soccerway