Younes Taha

Younes Taha
Personal information
Full name Younes Taha El Idrissi
Date of birth (2002-11-27) 27 November 2002
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Twente
Number 19
Youth career
De Volewijckers
DWS
Purmersteijn
2018–2022 Volendam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Jong Volendam 30 (5)
2021–2022 Volendam 0 (0)
2022–2023 PEC Zwolle 33 (14)
2023– Twente 30 (3)
2025–2026 → Groningen (loan) 33 (5)
International career‡
2023–2024 Morocco U23 11 (3)
Medal record
Representing  Morocco
U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
Winner2023 Morocco
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:30, 26 March 2024 (UTC)

Younes Taha El Idrissi (born 27 November 2002) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Twente.[2] Born in the Netherlands, he represents Morocco at youth level.

Club career

PEC Zwolle

Taha joined PEC Zwolle in the summer of 2022 from FC Volendam, having never started a senior game for Volendam. He signed for PEC Zwolle on a two-year contract with an option for a third year.[3]

Taha made his league debut in the Eerste Divisie starting on 7 August 2022 in a 2–1 win against De Graafschap at the MAC³PARK Stadion.[4]

On 12 September 2022, Taha scored his first professional goal away against Jong AZ. In October 2022, Taha’s contract with PEC Zwolle was improved and extended for an extra year.[5] On 28 April 2023, Taha scored a league hat-trick against FC Dordrecht.[6]

FC Twente

In June 2023, it was announced that Taha had signed a four-year contract with FC Twente.[7]

On 7 July 2025, Taha moved on loan to Groningen.[8]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Taha is of Moroccan descent. He was called up to the Morocco under-23s in March 2023.[9]

In June 2023, Taha was included in the final squad of the Moroccan under-23 national team for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted by Morocco itself.[10][11] Having scored one goal in the group stage,[12] he helped the Atlas Lions win their first title[13][14] and qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[13][15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 August 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Jong Volendam 2021–22 Tweede Divisie 305——2[a]1326
PEC Zwolle 2022–23 Eerste Divisie 331400——3314
Twente 2023–24 Eredivisie 203102[b]0—233
2024–25 Eredivisie 91002[c]02[d]0131
2026–27 Eredivisie 10004[e]1—51
Total 304108120415
Groningen (loan) 2025–26 Eredivisie 33511——346
Career total 1262821814114031
  1. ↑ Appearances in promotion play-offs
  2. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ Appearances in European play-offs
  5. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances and one goal in UEFA Conference League

Honours

Morocco U23

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Younes Taha at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Y. TAHA". Soccerway.
  3. ↑ "Younes Taha verlaat Volendam voor degradant PEC Zwolle" [Younes Taha leaves Volendam for relegated PEC Zwolle]. nhnieuws.nl. 18 June 2022.
  4. ↑ "PEC Zwolle vs. De Graafschap - 7 August 2022 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  5. ↑ "Younes Taha contract broken open and extended". Peczwolle.nl.
  6. ↑ "Taha met een hattrick voor PEC Zwolle". Espn.nl. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  7. ↑ Waanders, Arjan (9 June 2023). "Younes Taha signs a four-year contract with FC Twente". 1twente.nl. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "FC Groningen huurt Younes Taha van FC Twente" [FC Groningen loans Younes Taha from FC Twente.] (in Dutch). FC Groningen. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "منتخب أقل من 23 سنة يدخل تجمع اعدادي للمنافسة بالدوري الدولي بالرباط — يسبريس 7". 21 March 2023. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023.
  10. ↑ "Sei bianconeri con le nazionali". FC Lugano (in Italian). 9 June 2023. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. 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. ↑ Rahhou, Jihane (30 June 2023). "U-23 AFCON: Morocco Scores 1-0 Win Against Congo". Morocco World News. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  13. 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.
  14. 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.
  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.
  16. ↑ "Team van het Jaar: PEC Zwolle hofleverancier; Armenteros rechtsbuiten". Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
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