Yassine Kechta

Yassine Kechta
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-02-25) 25 February 2002
Place of birth Paris, France
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Leganés
Number 8
Youth career
Paris FC
Le Havre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2022 Le Havre B 33 (3)
2021–2026 Le Havre 121 (6)
2026– Leganés 0 (0)
International career‡
2018–2019 Morocco U17 5 (0)
2020–2021 Morocco U20 6 (0)
2023– Morocco U23 12 (1)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Morocco
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place2024 ParisTeam
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:12, 2 August 2024 (UTC)

Yassine Kechta (born 25 February 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Segunda División club Leganés.[1] Born in France, he represents Morocco at youth international level.

Club career

Kechta started his career in the Parisian region being part of the youth teams from Racing Club and Paris FC before arriving at Le Havre.[2] There, he came through the ranks of Le Havre academy,[3] notably reaching the last 16 of the Coupe Gambardella in 2019, as he was only 15 years old.[4] He made his professional debut for Le Havre on 15 May 2021, replacing Arouna Sangante in the Ligue 2 home 3–2 win against the league champions of Troyes.[5]

On 12 July 2026, Kechta moved abroad and signed a four-year contract with Segunda División side Leganés.[6]

International career

Kechta is a youth international for Morocco.[2] He took part in the 2018 UNAF U-17 Tournament with Morocco youth team, who reached the final at home.[7] He later was a member of the Moroccan squad who went to the 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations in Tanzania.[8]

In 2021, when youth international football resumed after the pandemic interruption, he was part of the Moroccan squad that reached the quarter-finals of the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 17 May 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Le Havre II 2018–19 CFA 2 50———50
2019–20 National 3 70———70
2020–21 National 3 51———51
2021–22 National 3 173———173
Total 344———344
Le Havre 2020–21 Ligue 2 1000——10
2021–22 Ligue 2 0010——10
2022–23 Ligue 2 28110——291
2023–24 Ligue 1 32230——352
2024–25 Ligue 1 30100——301
2025–26 Ligue 1 30210——312
Total 121660——1276
Career total 1551060000016110

Honours

Morocco U23

References

  1. ↑ "Le Havre profile". Le Havre|HAC. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  2. 1 2 "HAC : Yassine Kechta s'entraîne avec le groupe pro". Lions de l'Atlas (in French). 22 July 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  3. ↑ Gallais, Luc (19 February 2018). "Football - Nationaux jeunes : les U17 du HAC impressionnent". Paris-Normandie (in French). Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  4. ↑ "Football - Coupe Gambardella (8e de finale) : les Havrais n'ont pas existé à Toulouse". Paris-Normandie (in French). 24 February 2002. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  5. ↑ "Estac - Le Havre et autres matches : Suivez en direct la dernière journée du championnat de Ligue 2". L'Est-Éclair (in French). 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  6. ↑ "El C.D. Leganés incorpora el talento del centrocampista Yassine Kechta" [C.D. Leganés sign the talent of central midfielder Yassine Kechta] (in Spanish). CD Leganés. 12 July 2026. Retrieved 13 July 2026.
  7. ↑ Moutmaine, Youssef. "Le Maroc surclasse la Mauritanie et affronte le Sénégal en finale". Le Matin (in French). Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  8. ↑ Raad, Amine (5 April 2019). "Le Matin - La liste des vingt-et-un Lionceaux de l'Atlas dévoilée". Le Matin (in French). Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  9. ↑ "CAN U20: La liste définitive de l'EN". Libération (in French). 14 February 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  10. ↑ "Egypt U23 vs Morocco U23: Olympics". BBC Sport. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
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