Yassine En-Neyah

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Yassine En-Neyah
Personal information
Full name Yassine En-Neyah
Date of birth (2000-06-10) 10 June 2000 (age 21)
Place of birth Morocco[1]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Winger
Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Waterford
Number 12
Youth career
0000–2015 Corduff FC
2015–2017 Bohemians
2017–2021 Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
2021 Shelbourne 10 (1)
2022– Waterford 0 (0)
National team
Republic of Ireland U16
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:13, 15 November 2021 (UTC)

Yassine En-Neyah (born 6 June 2000) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Waterford in the League of Ireland First Division.

Early life[]

En-Neyah was born in Morocco and moved to the Republic of Ireland at an early age when his mother relocated the family to Dublin.[1] He grew up in the Corduff area of Blanchardstown, playing for his local club Corduff FC, before moving onto League of Ireland club Bohemians.

Club career[]

Nottingham Forest[]

En-Neyah joined the Nottingham Forest academy in 2017 from Irish club Bohemians.[2][3][4]

He made his professional debut on 5 January 2020, appearing as an 81st-minute substitute during an FA Cup third round match against Chelsea.[5][6]

Following the 2020-21 season, En-Neyah was not listed on Forest's retained player list.[7]

Shelbourne[]

On 30 July 2021, it was announced that En-Neyah had signed for League of Ireland First Division side Shelbourne.[8] He made his debut on the same day, in a 2–2 draw at home to Cobh Ramblers.[9] He scored his first goal in senior football on 3 September 2021, in a 4–0 win over Wexford at Tolka Park.[10] He accumulated a total of 10 appearances and 1 goal for the club, as they went on to win the 2021 League of Ireland First Division.[11]

Waterford[]

On 2 January 2022, En-Neyah signed with First Division side Waterford, following former Shelbourne manager Ian Morris to the club.[12][13]

International career[]

En-Neyah was born in Morocco but holds Irish citizenship having been raised in Ireland and has represented the country at under-16 level. He is also eligible to represent Italy through his mother.[1][2]

Career statistics[]

As of match played 1 February 2022[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[a] League Cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Nottingham Forest 2019–20 EFL Championship 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2020–21 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Shelbourne 2021 League of Ireland First Division 10 1 — — — 10 1
Waterford 2022 League of Ireland First Division 0 0 0 0 — 1[c] 0 1 0
Career total 10 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 12 1
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup & FAI Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup & League of Ireland Cup
  3. ^ Appearances in the Munster Senior Cup

Honours[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Donnelly, Dave (16 January 2020). "The only way is up for Duff's Yaz". Dublin Gazette.
  2. ^ a b "Yassine En-Neyah". Nottingham Forest F.C.
  3. ^ "Former Corduff and Bohemians winger Yassine En-Neyah signs first pro deal with Nottingham Forest". ExtraTime.com. 17 August 2018.
  4. ^ "Corduff's Yassine latest to sign terms". Dublin Gazette. 18 February 2016.
  5. ^ Emons, Michael (5 January 2020). "Chelsea 2–0 Nottingham Forest". BBC Sport.
  6. ^ "Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest on 05 Jan 20 – Match Centre". Nottingham Forest F.C.
  7. ^ https://www.efl.com/contentassets/d29fb86f37b0462589f320b680f6787d/efl-professional-retain-list---2020-21.pdf
  8. ^ "Shels sign Ledwidge and En-Neyah". 30 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Danny O'Connell helps Cobh Ramblers take a point at leaders Shelbourne". 30 July 2021.
  10. ^ "Extratime.com - Extratime.ie - Live Updates - 2021 League of Ireland First Division - Shelbourne -v- Wexford". www.extratime.com.
  11. ^ a b "Republic of Ireland - Y. En-Neyah - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". ie.soccerway.com.
  12. ^ "Waterford FC sign Yassine En-Neyah". Waterford FC. 2 January 2022.
  13. ^ Donnelly, David (2 January 2022). "Yassine En-Neyah follows Ian Morris from Shelbourne to Waterford". DublinLive.
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