Yassir Zabiri

Yassir Zabiri
Zabiri with Morocco in 2026
Personal information
Full name Mohamed Yassir Zabiri
Date of birth (2005-02-23) 23 February 2005
Place of birth Marrakesh, Morocco
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Racing Santander
(on loan from Rennes)
Number 21
Youth career
2015–2024 Mohammed VI Football Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024 Union Touarga 11 (3)
2024–2026 Famalicão 20 (7)
2026– Rennes 6 (0)
2026– → Racing Santander (loan) 1 (0)
International career‡
2023–2025 Morocco U20 30 (19)
2026 Morocco U23 2 (2)
2026– Morocco 1 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Morocco
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Winner2025 Chile
U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up2025 Egypt
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 May 2026

Mohamed Yassir Zabiri (Arabic: محمد ياسر الزبيري; born 23 February 2005) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a forward for La Liga club Racing Santander, on loan from Ligue 1 club Rennes, and the Morocco national team.

Personal life

On 24 January 2026, Zabiri married Farah El Khalifi in a ceremony in Rabat. The pair had been engaged since September 2025.

Club career

A youth product of the Mohammed VI Football Academy, Zabiri began his senior career with Union de Touarga in the Botola in 2024. After a strong debut half-season, on 26 August 2024, he moved to Portugal, joining Primeira Liga club Famalicão on a four-year contract.[1]

On 2 February 2026, Zabiri signed for Rennes in Ligue 1 until June 2029.[2] On 29 July, however, he was loaned to La Liga side Racing Santander for one year.[3]

International career

Zabiri was part of Morocco U20s that came in second for the 2023 UNAF U-20 Tournament.[4] The following year, be helped the U20s win the 2024 UNAF U-20 Tournament.[5] He scored 12 goals in 21 matches to start with the Morocco U20s from 2023 to 2025.[6]

In the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup, Zabiri finished as the joint top scorer with five goals, scoring a brace in a 2–0 victory over Argentina in the final.[7] He was called up to the senior Morocco national team in March 2026.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 3 May 2026[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Union Touarga 2023–24 Botola Pro 11 3 0 0 — — 11 3
Famalicão 2024–25 Primeira Liga 5 1 1 2 — — 6 3
2025–26 Primeira Liga 12 4 2 0 — — 14 4
Total 17 5 3 2 — — 20 7
Stade Rennais 2025–26 Ligue 1 6 0 0 0 — — 6 0
Career total 34 8 3 2 0 0 0 0 37 10

Honours

Morocco U20

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Union Touarga Sports: Yassir Zabiri rejoint le FC Famalicão au Portugal". Le 360 Sport Français.
  2. ↑ "Yassir Zabiri est Rennais !" [Yassir Zabiri is at Rennes!] (in French). Stade Rennais FC. 2 February 2026. Retrieved 4 February 2026.
  3. ↑ "Yassir Zabiri se incorpora al Racing 2026/27 cedido por el Stade Rennes" [Yassir Zabiri joins Racing 2026/27 on loan from Stade Rennes] (in Spanish). Racing Santander. 29 July 2026. Retrieved 29 July 2026.
  4. ↑ "Tournoi U20 UNAF : Le Maroc vice-champion".
  5. ↑ Raad, Amine (27 November 2024). "Éliminatoires de la CAN U20 : bilan concluant des Lionceaux de l'Atlas en Égypte". Le Matin.ma.
  6. ↑ "Famalicão: Zabiri aumenta cotação internacional | Abola.pt". Abola.pt. 25 March 2025.
  7. 1 2 "Zabiri fires Morocco to maiden crown". FIFA. 20 October 2025.
  8. ↑ "Yasser Zabiri sur sa convocation en équipe nationale : « J'espère ne pas décevoir Wahbi qui m'a fait confiance »". Elbotola. 24 March 2026.
  9. ↑ Yassir Zabiri at Soccerway
  10. ↑ "Morocco and Egypt secure spots in TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations". Morocco and Egypt secure spots in TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations. Retrieved 2 February 2026.
  11. ↑ "CANU20 : L'Afrique du Sud sur le toit de l'Afrique". CANU20 : L'Afrique du Sud sur le toit de l’Afrique.
  12. ↑ "Maamma and Cremaschi clinch Golden prizes". FIFA. 20 October 2025.
  13. ↑ read, Bulinews·1 min (5 January 2026). "Wolfsburg keen on signing U20 World Cup top-scorer". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 20 January 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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