Yassine Otmane Benrahou (born 24 January 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Prva HNL side Hajduk Split. Born in France, he previously represented France and Morocco at youth international level.

Yassine Benrahou
Benrahou with Bordeaux in 2017
Personal information
Full name Yassine Otmane Benrahou
Date of birth (1999-01-24) 24 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Le Blanc-Mesnil, France
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Hajduk Split
Number 45
Youth career
2005–2008 Aulnay FC
2008–2009 Villepinte FC
2009–2011 AS Bondy
2011–2012 Paris Saint-Germain
2012 AS Bondy
2012–2014 Créteil
2014–2019 Bordeaux
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Bordeaux B 45 (10)
2019–2020 Bordeaux 10 (0)
2019–2020Nîmes (loan) 9 (2)
2020–2023 Nîmes 66 (10)
2023– Hajduk Split 45 (7)
International career
2014–2015 France U16 6 (2)
2016 France U17 1 (0)
2018 Morocco U20 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2024

Club career

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On 6 August 2018, Benrahou signed his first professional contract with Bordeaux, keeping him at the club for three seasons.[1] He made his professional debut with in a 3–2 Ligue 1 loss to Lyon on 26 April 2019.[2]

Benrahou joined Nîmes permanently in June 2020, after he spent the second half of the 2019–20 season on loan at the club. He signed a three-year contract, while Nîmes paid a transfer fee of €1.5 million to Bordeaux.[3]

On 26 January 2023, Benrahou joined Hajduk Split signing a contract until summer 2026 with an option for one more year.[4]

International career

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Benrahou was born in France to a Moroccan father and Algerian mother.[5] A former youth international for France, he switched and represented the Morocco U20s in a pair of 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification matches in March 2018.[6][7]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 12 November 2023
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bordeaux 2018–19 Ligue 1 4 0 4 0
2019–20 6 0 0 0 6 0
Total 10 0 0 0 6 0
Nîmes (loan) 2019–20 Ligue 1 9 2 1 0 10 2
Nîmes 2020–21 Ligue 1 23 0 0 0 23 0
2021–22 Ligue 2 34 10 3 2 37 12
2022–23 9 0 1 0 10 0
Total 66 10 4 2 70 12
Hajduk Split 2022–23 Prva HNL 17 4 2 0 19 4
2023–24 13 0 2 2 1[b] 0 1[c] 0 17 2
Total 30 4 4 2 1 0 1 0 36 6
Career total 115 16 9 4 1 0 1 0 126 20

Honours

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Hajduk Split

References

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  1. ^ "Yassine Benrahou est professionnel !". Girondins.com. 6 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Girondins de Bordeaux - Olympique Lyonnais (2-3) - Saison 2018/2019 - Ligue 1 Conforama". www.lfp.fr.
  3. ^ "Girondins de Bordeaux : Yassine Benrahou officiellement transféré à Nîmes". Sud Ouest (in French). 23 June 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Yassine Benrahou je novi igrač Hajduka".
  5. ^ farid (21 April 2018). "Le Maroc chippe encore 2 joueurs à l'Algérie - DZBallon L'actu du football Algérien".
  6. ^ "Info FM : à la découverte de Yassine Benrahou, jeune gaucher adroit des Girondins de Bordeaux".
  7. ^ "Yassine Benrahou en sélection". Girondins.com. 14 March 2018.
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