Full name Youssef En-Nesyri Playing position 2011–2015 AM Football Weight 77 kg | Place of birth Fez, Morocco Number 26 Height 1.92 m Current team Málaga CF (#26 / Forward) | |
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Date of birth (1997-06-01) 1 June 1997 (age 19) Similar Javier Ontiveros, Federico Ricca, Pablo Fornals, Michael Santos, Mikel Villanueva | ||
Youssef En-Nesyri (born 1 June 1997) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Málaga CF as a striker.
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Club career
After starting his youth career at Académie Mohammed VI de Football, En-Nesyri joined Málaga CF for a fee of €125,000 in 2015. Initially assigned to the Juvenil squad, he made his senior debut for the reserves on 16 April 2016, scoring the last in a 3–1 Tercera División away win against Guadix CF. He netted back-to-back goals in the following three matches against CD Huétor Tájar, River Melilla CF and FC Vilafranca and went on to become an integral player for the reserve side which narrowly missed promotion to Segunda Division B.
On 8 July 2016, En-Nesyri was included in first team manager Juande Ramos' pre-season squad, and scored a double in a 4–0 friendly win against Algeciras CF eight days later.
On 23 August 2016, after scoring six goals during the pre-season, En-Nesyri agreed to a contract extension until 2020. Three days later he made his professional – and La Liga – debut, coming on as a late substitute for Keko in a 2–2 away draw against RCD Espanyol.
En-Nesyri scored his first professional goal on 21 September 2016, netting the winner in a 2–1 home victory against SD Eibar, after coming on as a substitute for Charles.
International career
After representing Morocco at under-20 level, En-Nesyri was called up to the full squad by manager Hervé Renard on 22 August 2016, for friendlies against Albania and São Tomé and Príncipe. He made his debut against the former nine days later, starting in a 0–0 draw at the Loro Boriçi Stadium in Shkodër.