Full name Mohamed Elyounoussi Years Team Weight 70 kg Number 24 Height 1.78 m | Playing position Role Footballer Name Mohamed Elyounoussi Date joined 2014 | |
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Date of birth (1994-08-04) 4 August 1994 (age 21) Current teams Norway national football team (Midfielder, Forward), Molde FK (#24 / Midfielder) Similar People Ola Kamara, Vegard Forren, Tarik Elyounoussi, Orjan Nyland, Stefan Johansen | ||
Place of birth Al Hoceima, Morocco | ||
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Mohamed "Moi" Elyounoussi (Arabic: محمد اليونسي; born 4 August 1994 in Al Hoceima, Morocco) is a Norwegian footballer, who plays as a forward for Basel in the Swiss Super League.
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- Mohamed Elyounoussi Welcome to Southampton FC Goals Skills Assists 2018 HD
- Sarpsborg 08 Molde
- Basel
- International career
- International goals
- Personal life
- Career statistics
- Honours
- References
Sarpsborg 08, Molde
Elyounoussi made his debut in Tippeligaen when he came on as a sub in Sarpsborg 08's match against Odd Grenland on 8 May 2011.
On 15 March 2014 Elyounoussi moved to fellow Tippeligaen side Molde FK. During his first season with Molde FK he played in every league match and was the club's top scorer with 13 goals.
Basel
On 6 July 2016, Elyounoussi moved to Swiss Super League side FC Basel on a four-year contract. He made his first team league debut on 24 July in the 3–0 home win against Sion. He scored his first goal for his new club just one week later on 31 July during the away game against Vaduz. It was the third Basler goal of the game and they won 5–1. Elyounoussi scored a hat trick for Basel on 4 February 2017 during the home game against Lugano. These were the first three goals and were scored during the first 36 minutes of the game that Basel won 4–0. Under trainer Urs Fischer Elyounoussi won the Swiss Super League championship at the end of the 2016–17 Super League season. For the club this was the eighth title in a row and their 20th championship title in total. They also won the Swiss Cup for the twelfth time, which meant they had won the double for the sixth time in the clubs history.
International career
In June 2011, Elyounoussi was called up for the Norway U-17 team.
In November 2013 he was called up to the senior Norwegian national team for their January 2014 international matches in Abu Dhabi. He made his debut there against Poland on 18 January 2014, replacing Erik Huseklepp in the 33rd minute of a 3–0 defeat. He scored his first goal for Norway on 13 June 2017 against Sweden
International goals
Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first.Personal life
He is the cousin of Tarik Elyounoussi, who is also a Norwegian international footballer. Elyounoussi’s father owns a pizza shop in Norway, with young Mohamed occasionally mucking in and serving customers behind the counter.
Career statistics
As of match played 27 August 2017.Honours
Basel