Yanis Begraoui
Begraoui with Toulouse in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-07-04) 4 July 2001
Place of birth Étampes, France
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Pau
(on loan from Toulouse)
Number 9
Youth career
2007–2014 FC Étampes
2014–2017 CS Brétigny
2017–2018 Auxerre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Auxerre B 35 (23)
2018–2021 Auxerre 33 (2)
2021– Toulouse 41 (0)
2021– Toulouse B 6 (8)
2023 → Pau (loan) 18 (9)
2024– → Pau (loan) 0 (0)
International career
2018 France U17 6 (2)
2018–2019 France U18 5 (2)
2019 France U19 10 (3)
2023– Morocco U23 4 (3)
Medal record
Representing  Morocco
U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
Winner2023 Morocco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 January 2024

Yanis Begraoui (born 4 July 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Ligue 2 club Pau on loan from Toulouse. Born in France, he represents Morocco at youth level.

Club career

A youth product of FC Étampes and CS Brétigny, Begraoui signed with Auxerre in the summer of 2017.[2] At the age of 16, he made his professional debut for the club in a 2–1 Ligue 2 loss to Clermont on 13 April 2018.[3]

In the 2021–22 season, Begraoui won Ligue 2 with Toulouse.[4]

On 29 January 2023, Begraoui was loaned to Pau in Ligue 2 until the end of the 2022–23 season.[5]

In January 2024, he returned to Pau on loan until the end of the season.[6]

International career

Begraoui was born in France and is of Moroccan descent, with roots in the Moroccan city Meknes.[7] He is a former France youth international.[8] He was called up to the Morocco U23s in March 2023.[9]

In June 2023, he was included in the final squad of the under-23 national team for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted by Morocco itself;[10][11] he scored in the 2–1 final win over Egypt, which helped the Atlas Lions win their first title[12][13][14] and qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[12][15]

Honours

Toulouse

Morocco U23

References

  1. ↑ "Yanis Begraoui". Toulouse FC. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  2. ↑ SPORT, RMC. "Auxerre: A 16 ans, Yanis Begraoui frappe déjà à la porte des pros". RMC SPORT.
  3. ↑ "Ligue1.com - French Football League - Domino's Ligue 2 - Season 2017/2018 - Week 33 - AJ Auxerre / Clermont Foot". www.ligue1.com.
  4. 1 2 "Le Toulouse Football Club est champion de Ligue 2 BKT" [Toulouse Football Club is Ligue 2 BKT champion] (in French). Toulouse FC. 7 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
  5. ↑ "YANIS BEGRAOUI PRÊTÉ À PAU POUR LA SUITE DE LA SAISON 2022-2023" (in French). Toulouse FC. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  6. ↑ "Yanis Begraoui prêté de nouveau au Pau FC" [Yanis Begraoui lent of new At Pau FC]. www.toulousefc.com (in French). 11 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
  7. ↑ Wahid (21 March 2018). "Le jeune Yanis Begraoui et son ascension fulgurante à l'AJ Auxerre".
  8. ↑ "Buteur sous ses nouvelles couleurs - Le site du football de votre département". 1 February 2018.
  9. ↑ "منتخب أقل من 23 سنة يدخل تجمع اعدادي للمنافسة بالدوري الدولي بالرباط — يسبريس 7". 21 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "Sei bianconeri con le nazionali". FC Lugano (in Italian). 9 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  11. ↑ "تشكيلة المنتخب الوطني لاقل من 23 سنة امام غينيا". Royal Moroccan Football Federation (in Arabic). 24 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  12. 1 2 3 "Morocco win maiden TotalEnergies U-23 Africa Cup of Nations title with victory over Egypt | Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations 2023". CAFOnline.com. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  13. 1 2 "Le Maroc remporte la CAN U23 au bout de la prolongation". SO FOOT.com (in French). 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  14. 1 2 "Le Maroc renverse l'Égypte et remporte sa première CAN U23". L'Équipe (in French). 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  15. ↑ "Le Mali, le Maroc et l'Égypte qualifiés pour les JO 2024". SO FOOT.com (in French). 8 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
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