Yassin Fekir

Yassin Fekir
Personal information
Date of birth	5 May 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Lyon, France
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Betis B
Number	18
Youth career
	Vaulx
Senior career*
Years	Team
2015	Vaulx
2015–2019	Lyon II
2017–2019	Lyon
2019–	Betis B
2019–2020	→ Guijuelo (loan)
2022–2023	→ Linense (loan)
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 January 2024

Yassin Fekir (born 5 May 1997) is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Spanish club Betis Deportivo Balompié.

Career

Lyon

On 4 July 2017, Fekir signed his first professional contract with Olympique Lyonnais.^[1] He made his professional debut in a 3–2 Coupe de la Ligue win over Amiens SC on 19 December 2018, coming on as an 86th-minute substitute for Bertrand Traoré.^[2]^[3] On 3 March 2019, he played his first Ligue 1 game, coming on for the last 11 minutes in place of Moussa Dembélé in a 5–1 win against Toulouse.^[4]

Betis

On 23 July 2019, Fekir signed for Spanish club Real Betis as part of the deal which also saw his brother Nabil Fekir move to Betis. Lyon will reserve 50% of any future sale of Yassin as well.^[5] He was initially assigned to the B-team in Tercera División, and on the last day of transfer window, he was loaned out for the season to CD Guijuelo of Segunda División B.^[6]

Fekir was promoted to the Betis first team squad on 1 February 2021, and registered for the rest of the La Liga season.^[7] On 31 August, he was demoted back to the B-team for the 2021–22 Primera División RFEF.

Fekir was loaned to Balompédica Linense for the 2022–23 Primera Federación season.^[8]

Personal life

Fekir is the younger brother of the French international footballer Nabil Fekir.^[9] Fekir is of Algerian descent.^[10]

Career statistics

As of match played 7 January 2024^[11]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup^[a]		League cup^[b]		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vaulx	2014–15	France Amateur 2	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Lyon II	2015–16	France Amateur	1	0	—		—		1	0
	2016–17	France Amateur	13	1	—		—		13	1
	2017–18	National 2	12	3	—		—		12	3
	2018–19	National 2	24	9	—		—		24	9
	Total		50	13	0	0	0	0	50	13
Lyon	2018–19	Ligue 1	1	0	1	0	1	0	3	0
Guijuelo (loan)	2019–20	Segunda División B	21	3	1	0	—		22	3
Betis B	2020–21	Segunda División B	12	2	—		—		12	2
	2021–22	Primera División RFEF	32	2	—		—		32	2
	2023–24	Segunda Federación	16	3	—		—		16	3
	Total		60	7	0	0	0	0	60	7
Linense (loan)	2022–23	Primera Federación	31	3	—		—		31	3
Career total			164	26	2	0	1	0	167	26

^ Includes Coupe de France, Copa del Rey
^ Includes Coupe de la Ligue

References

^ "Yassin Fekir signe son premier contrat professionnel à Lyon" [Yassin Fekir signs his first professional contract for Lyon]. L'Équipe (in French).
^ "Amiens SC - Olympique Lyonnais (2-3) - Saison 2018/2019 - Coupe de la Ligue BKT" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionel.
^ "OL : débuts en pro de Yassin Fekir, le frère de Nabil" [OL: Pro debut for Yassin Fekir, brother of Nabil]. Le Parisien (in French).
^ "Nabil et Yassin Fekir : les deux frères de Lyon ont joué ensemble contre Toulouse" [Nabil and Yassin Fekir: Lyon's two brothers played together against Toulouse]. L'Équipe (in French). 3 March 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
^ "NABIL, YASSIN FEKIR COMPLETE MOVE TO REAL BETIS". OL. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
^ "El Real Betis y el CD Guijuelo acuerdan la cesión de Yassin Fekir" [Real Betis and CD Guijuelo agree to the transfer of Yassin Fekir]. Real Betis Balompié (in Spanish). 2 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.
^ "Real Betis promote Nabil Fekir's brother Yassin to first team squad". Get Spanish Football News. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
^ Gutiérrez, Rafa (17 August 2023). "El Betis hace oficial la cesión de Fekir a la Balompédica Linense" [Betis confirm the loan of Fekir to Balompédica Linense]. Estadio Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 October 2023.
^ "Family ties: Fekir brothers become OL's 10th sibling duo". www.OL.fr.
^ "Lyon: Aulas a déconseillé l'Algérie à Fékir, il en est fier" [Aulas advised Fékir against Algeria, he is proud of it] (in French). Africa Top Sports. 23 July 2018.
^ Yassin Fekir at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 January 2024.

External links

Yassin Fekir at BDFutbol
OL Profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 30 December 2018) (in French)
Yassin Fekir – French league stats at Ligue 1 – also available in French (archived)

[12] Includes Coupe de France, Copa del Rey

[13] Includes Coupe de la Ligue

[1] "Yassin Fekir signe son premier contrat professionnel à Lyon" [Yassin Fekir signs his first professional contract for Lyon]. L'Équipe (in French).

[2] "Amiens SC - Olympique Lyonnais (2-3) - Saison 2018/2019 - Coupe de la Ligue BKT" (in French). Ligue de Football Professionel.

[3] "OL : débuts en pro de Yassin Fekir, le frère de Nabil" [OL: Pro debut for Yassin Fekir, brother of Nabil]. Le Parisien (in French).

[4] "Nabil et Yassin Fekir : les deux frères de Lyon ont joué ensemble contre Toulouse" [Nabil and Yassin Fekir: Lyon's two brothers played together against Toulouse]. L'Équipe (in French). 3 March 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2019.

[5] "NABIL, YASSIN FEKIR COMPLETE MOVE TO REAL BETIS". OL. 23 July 2019. Retrieved 23 July 2019.

[6] "El Real Betis y el CD Guijuelo acuerdan la cesión de Yassin Fekir" [Real Betis and CD Guijuelo agree to the transfer of Yassin Fekir]. Real Betis Balompié (in Spanish). 2 September 2019. Retrieved 10 September 2019.

[7] "Real Betis promote Nabil Fekir's brother Yassin to first team squad". Get Spanish Football News. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.

[8] Gutiérrez, Rafa (17 August 2023). "El Betis hace oficial la cesión de Fekir a la Balompédica Linense" [Betis confirm the loan of Fekir to Balompédica Linense]. Estadio Deportivo (in Spanish). Retrieved 1 October 2023.

[9] "Family ties: Fekir brothers become OL's 10th sibling duo". www.OL.fr.

[10] "Lyon: Aulas a déconseillé l'Algérie à Fékir, il en est fier" [Aulas advised Fékir against Algeria, he is proud of it] (in French). Africa Top Sports. 23 July 2018.

[11] Yassin Fekir at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 January 2024.

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