Wissam Ben Yedder
 Ben Yedder in training with Toulouse in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Wissam Ben Yedder | ||
| Date of birth | 12 August 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Sarcelles, France | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Sevilla | ||
| Number | 12 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2007 | Garges-les-Gonesse | ||
| 2007–2009 | Saint-Denis | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | UJA Alfortville | 23 | (9) |
| 2010–2013 | Toulouse B[1] | 20 | (14) |
| 2010–2016 | Toulouse | 156 | (63) |
| 2016– | Sevilla | 16 | (8) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010 | France Futsal | 2 | (1) |
| 2012 | France U21 | 3 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01 October 2016. | |||
Wissam Ben Yedder (born 12 August 1990) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish club Sevilla FC. He is nicknamed "Benyebut", incorporating but, the French word for a goal.[2]
Having begun his career at amateurs UJA Alfortville, he joined Toulouse in 2010. In 2015, he reached 50 Ligue 1 goals for them, having a year earlier surpassed André-Pierre Gignac as their greatest league scorer of the 21st century. He moved to Sevilla for €9 million in 2016. At international level, Ben Yedder has represented France at under-21 level, and at futsal.
Club career
Toulouse
Born in Sarcelles, Île-de-France, of Tunisian descent,[2] Ben Yedder began his career at local UJA Alfortville in the fourth-tier Championnat de France Amateur, before moving to Toulouse FC of Ligue 1 in 2010.[2]
On 16 October 2010, he made his professional debut in a 0–2 home loss to Paris Saint-Germain, replacing Yannis Tafer for the final 29 minutes. He made 13 substitute appearances across his first two seasons, and scored his first goal for Toulouse on 21 April 2012: ten minutes after coming on in place of Paulo Machado, he equalised in an eventual 2–1 loss at Evian.[3]
In the following three Ligue 1 campaigns, Ben Yedder recorded 15, 16 and 14 goals respectively.[2] On 10 August 2012, in the first game of the season, he came on at half time for Pantxi Sirieix and equalised for a 1–1 draw at reigning champions and local rivals Montpellier.[4] In the reverse fixture, the last of the campaign, on 26 May 2013, he scored both goals in a win over Montpellier.[5]
On 30 November 2013, Ben Yedder scored a first hat-trick in a 5–1 home win over Sochaux.[6] He recorded another treble on the following 17 May as Toulouse finished the season with a 3–1 win over Valenciennes.[7]
Ben Yedder scored a penalty in a 3–3 draw against Caen on 20 September 2014. In doing so, he reached 35 Ligue 1 goals for Toulouse, surpassing André-Pierre Gignac as their highest scorer in the league in the 21st century.[8] He attained the milestone of 50 goals in the competition on 19 December 2015, when he put them ahead in a 1–1 home draw against Lille.[9] The following 9 January, he scored another hat-trick in a 3–1 win at fellow strugglers Reims.[10]
Sevilla
On 30 July 2016, Ben Yedder signed a five-year contract with Spanish club Sevilla FC, for a reported €9 million fee.[11] After being an unused substitute in their UEFA Super Cup loss to Real Madrid on 9 August, he made his debut five days later, replacing fellow new signing Luciano Vietto for the final 29 minutes of a 0–2 loss to FC Barcelona in the first leg of the year's domestic equivalent. On 20 August, he started in his first league game and scored in a 6–4 victory over RCD Espanyol at the Ramón Sánchez Pizjuán Stadium.[12]
International career
Ben Yedder played two futsal matches for France, scoring once, and also represented the nation three times at under-21 level.[2]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 03 December 2016[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| UJA Alfortville | 2009–10 | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 9 | |||
| Total | 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 23 | 9 | ||||
| Toulouse | 2010–11 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2012–13 | 34 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 15 | |||
| 2013–14 | 38 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 42 | 17 | |||
| 2014–15 | 36 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 15 | |||
| 2015–16 | 35 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | — | — | 41 | 23 | |||
| Total | 156 | 63 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 6 | — | — | 174 | 71 | |||
| Sevilla | 2016–17 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 8 | |
| Total | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 8 | ||
| Career total | 185 | 76 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 209 | 88 | |
References
- ↑ Wissam Ben Yedder sa saison en CFA2 Groupe F 2012/2013 avec Libre/Etranger
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Ben Yedder rêve toujours d'Euro" [Ben Yedder always dreams of the Euros] (in French). La Depeche. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ↑ "Battu par Evian TGFC, Toulouse n'arrive pas à enchaîner" [Beaten by Evian TGFC, Toulouse fail to concentrate] (in French). France Info. 21 April 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ↑ "Montpellier began their Ligue 1 title defence with a draw overshadowed by referee Antony Gautier, who showed three red cards.". Sporting Life. 10 August 2012. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ↑ "Ben Yedder offre la victoire à Toulouse" [Ben Yedder gives victory to Toulouse] (in French). France Info. 26 May 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ↑ "BEN YEDDER HAT-TRICK DOES FOR SOCHAUX". Ligue 1. 30 November 2013. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ↑ Lewis, Daniel (17 May 2014). "Result: Wissam Ben Yedder hat-trick downs Valenciennes". Sports Mole. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ↑ "Toulouse: Ben Yedder meilleur buteur du siècle avec le TFC" [Toulouse: Ben Yedder greatest goalscorer of the century with TFC] (in French). 20 Minutes. 22 September 2014. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ↑ "Ligue 1, Ben Yedder atteint la barre des 50 buts" [Ligue 1, Ben Yedder achieves the milestone of 50 goals] (in French). Yahoo!. 19 December 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2015.
- ↑ "Ligue 1: Grâce à un triplé de Ben Yedder, le TFC donne un cours de maintien à Reims" [Thanks to a hat-trick from Ben Yedder, TFC give Reims a lesson in how to stay up] (in French). 20 Minutes. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
- ↑ "Sevilla agree to sign Toulouse striker Wissam Ben Yedder" (in Spanish). ESPN. 30 July 2016. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
- ↑ Sargeant, Jack (22 August 2016). "Sevilla won 6-4 in Jorge Sampaoli's 1st La Liga game as manager. You should watch them this season.". SB Nation. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ↑ "Wissam Ben Yedder Soccerway Profile". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
External links
- Wissam Ben Yedder profile at Soccerway