Youssef En-Nesyri
Moroccan footballer
| Date of Birth | : | 01 June, 1997 (Age 28) |
| Place of Birth | : | Fes, Morocco |
| Profession | : | Footballer |
| Nationality | : | Moroccan |
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Youssef En-Nesyri (ইউসুফ আন নাসিরি) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad and the Morocco national team.
After representing local youth teams, especially the King Mohammed VI football academy, En-Nesyri spent the first eight years of his career in Spain, representing Málaga, Leganés and Sevilla. He made over 200 La Liga appearances before his transfer to Fenerbahçe in 2024. On 3 February 2026, he moved to the Saudi Pro League, joining Al-Ittihad.
En-Nesyri made his international debut in 2016 aged 18, after previously being capped by the nation's youth teams at under-20 level. He was chosen in Morocco's squads for the FIFA World Cup in 2018 and 2022. He was also picked for the Africa Cup of Nations in 2017, 2019, 2021, 2023, and 2025.
International career
After representing Morocco at under-20 level, En-Nesyri was called up to the full squad by manager Hervé Renard on 22 August 2016, for friendlies against Albania and São Tomé and Príncipe. He made his debut against the former nine days later, starting in a 0–0 draw at the Loro Boriçi Stadium in Shkodër. Youssef En-Nesyri was called up for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon, and scored in the second group game in a 3–1 win over Togo. He was a late addition to the squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, at the expense of defender Badr Benoun. In the last group game against Spain at the Kaliningrad Stadium, he gave the team a late lead in a 2–2 draw.
At the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, En-Nesyri scored the only goal of a win over the Ivory Coast to send the Atlas Lions into the last 16. There, he equalised against Benin as the game went to a penalty shoot-out, in which Saturnin Allagbé saved from him to knock the Moroccans out. En-Nesyri was also called up for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. In his first game back after a long injury, he came on in the 65th minute for Ayoub El Kaabi and missed a penalty in a 2–0 win over Comoros. He scored the equaliser in a 2–1 win over Malawi in the last 16.
Personal life
On 9 September 2023, En-Nesyri along with his national teammates donated their blood for the needy affected by the 2023 Marrakesh-Safi earthquake.
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