Youness Mokhtar

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Youness Mokhtar
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Mokhtar with Columbus Crew SC in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-08-29) 29 August 1991 (age 30)
Place of birth Utrecht, Netherlands
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
0000–1997  [nl]
1997–2000 Elinkwijk
2000–2010 PSV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 PSV 0 (0)
2011–2012 → FC Eindhoven (loan) 25 (8)
2012–2013 PEC Zwolle 36 (7)
2013–2015 FC Twente 57 (8)
2013 Jong FC Twente 1 (1)
2015 Al-Nassr 7 (0)
2016–2018 PEC Zwolle 56 (12)
2018–2019 Ankaragücü 12 (1)
2019 Stabæk 2 (0)
2019–2020 Columbus Crew 27 (4)
2021 ADO Den Haag 10 (0)
National team
2007–2008 Netherlands U17 11 (1)
2009 Netherlands U19 2 (1)
2011–2012 Morocco U20 4 (0)
2011 Morocco U23 7 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 May 2021

Youness Mokhtar (Arabic: يونس مختار; born 29 August 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger. Born in the Netherlands, Mokhtar has represented both his native country and Morocco internationally at youth level.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Mokhtar formerly played for FC Eindhoven, FC Twente, Al-Nassr and PEC Zwolle.

In April 2019, he signed a contract with Stabæk.[1] The club announced on 3 June 2019 that Mokhtar had left the club by mutual agreement.[2]

Columbus Crew SC[]

On 19 July 2019, Mokhtar signed with Columbus Crew SC of Major League Soccer as a free transfer.[3] He made his debut on 10 August 2019 in a 2–2 draw against FC Cincinnati in the first Hell Is Real Derby in MLS, coming on as a substitute for Luis Díaz.[4] He scored his first goal for the team about a month and a half later on 29 September 2019 in a 2–0 win over the Philadelphia Union.[5] Mokhtar would make eight total appearances in the 2019 season.[6]

Mokhtar remained with the team for the 2020 season. He scored important goals during the MLS is Back Tournament, scoring in the 4–0 win over FC Cincinnati and scoring the lone goal in a 1–0 win over Atlanta United, helping the team win their group.[7][8] He was frequently used as both a starter and a substitute during the season, scoring three goals in 19 appearances, ten of which were starts.[6] Columbus declined their contract option on Mokhtar following their 2020 season.[9]

On 25 January 2021, Mokhtar joined Dutch Eredivisie side ADO Den Haag for the remainder of their season.[10]

International career[]

Mokhtar was born in the Netherlands to parents of Moroccan descent. He was first called up to the Netherlands U17 squad,[11] followed by a couple appearances with the Netherlands U19.[12] Mokhtar then switched federations and joined the Morocco U20 team.[13] Mokhtar was last called up by the Morocco U23s.[14]

References[]

  1. ^ "HER ER STABÆKS NYE ANGREPSVÅPEN". stabak.no (in Norwegian). Stabæk Fotball. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Mokhtar forlater Stabæk". stabak.no (in Norwegian). Stabæk Fotball. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  3. ^ Jonathan Sigal (19 July 2019). "Columbus Crew SC sign winger Youness Mokhtar on free transfer". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Columbus 2 FINAL 2 Cincinnati". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Columbus 2 FINAL 0 Philadelphia". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Youness Mokhtar". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  7. ^ "RECAP Zardes brace, Zelarayan golazo propel Crew to commanding 4-0 win in MLS is Back Tournament opener". columbuscrewsc.com. Columbus Crew SC. 12 July 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  8. ^ "RECAP Columbus Crew SC 1 - 0 Atlanta United July 21, 2020". columbuscrewsc.com. Columbus Crew SC. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Release - Core of 2020 MLS Cup-winning Columbus Crew SC roster to return in 2021". columbuscrewsc.com. Columbus Crew SC. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Youness Mokhtar geeft boost aan aanval ADO Den Haag". adodenhaag.nl (in Dutch). ADO Den Haag. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Made in Holland – Archief – Voor nieuws, achtergronden en columns". De Volkskrant.
  12. ^ "Holland upset Turkey – TFF". www.tff.org.tr.
  13. ^ Aabde-daime, Zahir. "Can U20: le Maroc prépare son match retour".
  14. ^ "Championnat d'Afrique de football des moins de 23 ans : Barrada et Qasmi, tout proches de Londres… – Les Titis du PSG". www.lestitisdupsg.fr.

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