Mohamed Elyounoussi

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Mohamed Elyounoussi
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Elyounoussi with Basel in 2017
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Amine Elyounoussi[1]
Date of birth (1994-08-04) 4 August 1994 (age 27)
Place of birth Al Hoceima, Morocco
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward, winger
Club information
Current team
 Southampton
Number 24
Youth career
Sarpsborg FK
Sarpsborg 08
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2014 Sarpsborg 08 64 (15)
2014–2016 Molde 70 (30)
2016–2018 Basel 66 (22)
2018– Southampton 38 (4)
2019–2021 → Celtic (loan) 44 (14)
National team‡
2011 Norway U17 4 (0)
2012 Norway U18 4 (0)
2012 Norway U19 1 (0)
2013–2016 Norway U21 19 (5)
2014– Norway 39 (9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:14, 13 March 2022 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 November 2021

Mohamed Amine Elyounoussi (born 4 August 1994), also known by his nickname Moi (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈmùːɪ], is a professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Premier League club Southampton and the Norway national team.

Early life[]

Elyounoussi was born in Al Hoceima, Morocco and moved to Norway at a young age, where he started his professional career.

Club career[]

Sarpsborg 08[]

He made his debut in Tippeligaen when he came on as a sub in Sarpsborg 08's match against Odd Grenland on 8 May 2011.

Molde[]

On 15 March 2014, Elyounoussi moved to fellow Tippeligaen side Molde FK.[2] During his first season with Molde FK he played in every league match and was the club's top scorer with 13 goals.[3] With the club, Elyounoussi won both Tippeligaen and the Norwegian Cup in his first season, which meant that Molde won the double for the first time in the club's history. He scored four goals in the 2014 Norwegian Cup, of which one was scored in the final against Odd. Elyounoussi scored a total of 17 goals in all competitions in the 2014 season and became Molde's top goalscorer.

In 2015, Elyounoussi scored three goals in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League, all in the group stage. He scored twice against Celtic[4][5] and once against Fenerbahçe[6] and helped the team advance to the Round of 16 where they lost 1–3 on aggregate against Sevilla.

Basel[]

On 6 July 2016, Elyounoussi moved to Swiss Super League side FC Basel on a four-year contract.[7] He made his first team league debut on 24 July in the 3–0 home win against Sion.[8] He scored his first goal for his new club just one week later on 31 July during the away game against Vaduz. It was the third Basler goal of the game and they won 5–1.[9] Elyounoussi scored a hat trick for Basel on 4 February 2017 during the home game against Lugano. These were the first three goals and were scored during the first 36 minutes of the game that Basel won 4–0.[10] Under trainer Urs Fischer, Elyounoussi won the Swiss Super League championship at the end of the 2016–17 season. For the club this was the eighth title in a row and their 20th championship title in total.[11] They also won the Swiss Cup for the twelfth time, which meant they had won the double for the sixth time in the club's history.[12]

Southampton[]

On 29 June 2018, Elyounoussi was signed by Southampton for a reported fee of £16 million,[13] signing a five-year contract.[14]

2019–2021: Loan to Celtic[]

On 30 August 2019, Elyounoussi joined Celtic on loan until the end of the season.[15] On 30 June 2020, the loan was extended for a further season.[16]

On 8 November 2020, Elyounoussi scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 victory at Motherwell.[17]

2021–22: Return to Southampton[]

On 25 August 2021, he scored a hat-trick in an emphatic 8–0 win over League Two side Newport County in the second round of the EFL Cup.[18] It was the biggest away win in Southampton's 135-year history and matched their biggest post-war win.[18] On 28 August 2021, Elyounoussi scored his first Premier League goal for Southampton in their 2–2 draw with Newcastle.[19]

International career[]

In June 2011, Elyounoussi was called up for the Norway U-17 team.[20]

In November 2013, he was called up to the senior Norwegian national team for their January 2014 international matches in Abu Dhabi.[21] He made his debut there against Poland on 18 January 2014, replacing Erik Huseklepp in the 33rd minute of a 3–0 defeat.[22] He scored his first goal for Norway on 13 June 2017 against Sweden. He scored his first hat-trick for Norway on 5 October 2017 against San Marino.

Personal life[]

His cousin, Tarik Elyounoussi, is also a Norwegian international footballer who plays for the Japanese side, Shonan Bellmare.

Elyounoussi's father owns a pizza parlour in Norway.[23]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of match played 13 March 2022[24][25]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season Division League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sarpsborg 08 2011 Tippeligaen 9 0 1 0 — — 10 0
2012 1. divisjon 26 9 3 1 — — 29 10
2013 Tippeligaen 29 6 1 0 — — 30 6
Total 64 15 5 1 — 0 0 69 16
Molde 2014 Tippeligaen 30 13 4 4 — 3 0 37 17
2015 Tippeligaen 28 12 1 0 — 12 7 41 19
2016 Tippeligaen 12 5 1 1 — 2 0 15 6
Total 70 30 6 5 — 17 7 93 42
Basel 2016–17 Swiss Super League 32 10 5 0 — 3 0 40 10
2017–18 Swiss Super League 34 12 3 0 — 8 2 45 14
Total 66 22 8 0 — 11 2 85 24
Southampton 2018–19[26] Premier League 16 0 2 0 1 0 — 19 0
2019–20[27] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2020–21[28] Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2021–22[29] Premier League 22 4 1 1 1 3 — 24 8
Total 38 4 3 1 2 3 0 0 43 8
Celtic (loan) 2019–20[27] Scottish Premiership 10 4 2 1 3 2 6 1 21 8
2020–21[28] Scottish Premiership 34 10 2 1 1 0 9 6 44 17
Total 44 14 4 2 4 2 15 7 65 25
Career total 282 85 26 9 6 5 43 16 355 115

International[]

As of 16 November 2021[30]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Norway 2014 2 0
2015 3 0
2016 0 0
2017 9 4
2018 8 1
2019 2 0
2020 4 1
2021 11 3
Total 39 9
Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Elyounoussi goal.[31]
List of international goals scored by Mohamed Elyounoussi
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 13 June 2017 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway  Sweden 1–0 1–1 Friendly
2 5 October 2017 San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino  San Marino 4–0 8–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
3 5–0
4 7–0
5 16 October 2018 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway  Bulgaria 1–0 1–0 2018–19 UEFA Nations League C
6 7 September 2020 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland  Northern Ireland 1–0 5–1 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B
7 4 September 2021 Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia  Latvia 2–0 2–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
8 11 October 2021 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway  Montenegro 1–0 2–0
9 2–0

Honours[]

Molde

Basel

Celtic

Individual

References[]

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  3. ^ "Toppscorern". Molde FK (in Norwegian). 9 December 2014. Archived from the original on 22 January 2015. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
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