Yonis Kireh
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yonis Abdi Kireh | ||
| Date of birth | 10 May 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Marseille, France | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gazélec Ajaccio | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | AS Mazargues Marseille | ||
| 2020–2021 | SMUC | ||
| 2021–2022 | Zamora | ||
| College career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024 | Virginia Tech Hokies | 8 | (2) |
| 2025 | Tulsa Golden Hurricane | 5 | (0) |
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2023 | Puente Genil | 13 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | FC Rousset SVO | 1 | (0) |
| 2026– | Gazélec Ajaccio | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2025– | Djibouti | 2 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12:44, 2 April 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12:44, 2 April 2025 (UTC) | |||
Yonis Abdi Kireh (born 10 May 2002) is a professional footballer who plays for Championnat National 3 club Gazélec Ajaccio. Born in France, he plays for the Djibouti national team.
Club career
As a youth in France, Kireh came up through the youth ranks at Olympique de Marseille before traveling to Spain to join the reserve team of Zamora CF in 2021. He regularly trained with the club's first team of the Segunda Federación. Remaining in Spain, it was announced in July 2022 that the player had joined Puente Genil FC.[1] In August 2024, after playing two seasons with the Andalusian club, it was announced that Kireh had committed to playing college soccer in the United States for the Virginia Tech Hokies.[2]
International career
Born in Marseille, France, Kireh was called-up to the Djibouti national team for the first time for two 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in March 2025.[3] He made his international debut against Burkina Faso on 21 March 2025.[4]
International career statistics
- As of match played 24 March 2025.[4]
| Djibouti national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2025 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
References
- ↑ "El Salerm incorpora al joven francés Kireh Yonis para reforzar su defensa" (in Spanish). Sole Puente Genil. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
- ↑ "Hokies wrap up 2024 squad with eight transfers". Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
- ↑ "Kireh earns first senior team call up for Djibouti". Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
- 1 2 "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
External links
- Yonis Kireh at National-Football-Teams.com
- Yonis Kireh at Global Sports Archive
- Yonis Kireh at Soccerway
- Virginia Tech Hokies profile
- La Preferente profile
- 2002 births
- Footballers from Marseille
- Living people
- French people of Djiboutian descent
- Men's association football defenders
- French men's footballers
- Djiboutian men's footballers
- Djibouti men's international footballers
- Virginia Tech Hokies men's soccer players
- Tulsa Golden Hurricane men's soccer players
- Gazélec Ajaccio players
- Tercera Federación players
- Primera Andaluza players
- Championnat National 2 players
- French expatriate men's footballers
- Djiboutian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- French expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Djiboutian expatriates in Spain
- Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States
- French expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Djiboutian expatriates in the United States
- 21st-century French sportsmen
- Djiboutian football biography stubs