Gessime Yassine
.jpg) Yassine with Morocco in 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Gessime Ben Youssef Mustapha Yassine[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 22 November 2005 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Salon-de-Provence, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Strasbourg | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 80 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| –2023 | Istres | ||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Marignane GCB | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Istres | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024–2026 | Dunkerque | 61 | (7) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Strasbourg | 13 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Morocco U20 | 16 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Morocco | 7 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 July 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Gessime Ben Youssef Mustapha Yassine (born 22 November 2005) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Ligue 1 club Strasbourg. Born in France, he represents the Morocco national team.
Club career
After playing for Istres and Marignane GCB, Yassine signed for Ligue 2 club Dunkerque in January 2024.[2] He quickly established himself in the side's starting eleven, and was chosen as Dunkerque's player of the month in February and March. He was elected Ligue 2 young player of the month in February, and was nominated for Ligue 2 young player of the season.[3]
On 17 January 2026, Yassine signed a four-and-a-half-year contract with Strasbourg.[4]
International career
In March 2024, Yassine received his first call-up to the Morocco U20s for two friendly matches against DR Congo.[5]
On 26 May 2026, Yassine was selected in the 26-man squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[6] On 24 June, he scored his first World Cup goal in a 4–2 victory over Haiti, becoming the youngest Moroccan player ever to score at the FIFA World Cup, at 20 years and 214 days.[7]
Personal life
Born in France, Yassine is of Moroccan descent.[5]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 21 August 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Istres | 2021–22 | National 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Dunkerque | 2023–24 | Ligue 2 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||
| 2024–25 | Ligue 2 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 37 | 3 | ||
| 2025–26 | Ligue 2 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 15 | 3 | |||
| Total | 61 | 7 | 9 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 72 | 8 | |||
| Strasbourg | 2025–26 | Ligue 1 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
| 2026–27 | Ligue 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 76 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 94 | 8 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
International
- As of match played 9 July 2026[8]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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| Morocco | 2026 | 7 | 1 |
| Total | 7 | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Yassine goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 24 June 2026 | Mercedes-Benz Stadium, Atlanta, United States | 5 |  Haiti | 4–2 | 4–2 | 2026 FIFA World Cup |
Honours
Morocco U20
References
- ↑ "FIFA U-20 World Cup Chile 2025 SQUAD LIST" (PDF). FIFA. 22 September 2025.
- ↑ "Football - Ligue 2 : l'Avignonnais Gessime Yassine nommé pépite du mois". La Provence (in French). 6 March 2024. Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ↑ Denis, Sebastien (7 June 2024). "Ligue 2 : l'ascension fulgurante de la pépite marocaine Gessime Yassine". Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ↑ "Gessime Yassine au Racing" [Gessime Yassine at Racing] (in French). RC Strasbourg Alsace. 17 January 2026. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
- 1 2 Alaoui, Yassine (22 March 2024). "Maroc U20: première sélection pour Gessime Yassine". Hespress (in French). Retrieved 8 June 2024.
- ↑ "Morocco squad brimming with Qatar 2022 heroes". 26 May 2026. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
- ↑ "FIFA World Cup 2026 stats: Vinicius Jr. joins Ronaldo with 5, Neymar joins Pele with 4; Alajbegovic breaks Mbappe's WC record". ESPN. 25 June 2026.
- ↑ Gessime Yassine at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ "Zabiri fires Morocco to maiden crown". FIFA. 20 October 2025.
External links
- Gessime Yassine at Soccerway
- Strasbourg profile
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- 2005 births
- Footballers from Bouches-du-Rhône
- Sportspeople from Salon-de-Provence
- Living people
- Men's association football midfielders
- French men's footballers
- Moroccan men's footballers
- Morocco men's under-20 international footballers
- Istres FC players
- USL Dunkerque players
- RC Strasbourg Alsace players
- Ligue 1 players
- Ligue 2 players
- Championnat National 2 players
- Morocco men's international footballers
- 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup players
- 2026 FIFA World Cup players
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- 21st-century Moroccan sportsmen
- French sportspeople of Moroccan descent
- Moroccan football midfielder stubs
- French football midfielder, 2000s birth stubs