Youness Mokhtar

Youness Mokhtar
Mokhtar with Columbus Crew in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-08-29) 29 August 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Utrecht, Netherlands
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 DVS '33
Youth career
0000–1997 UCS EDO [nl]
1997–2000 Elinkwijk
2000–2010 PSV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 PSV 0 (0)
2011–2012 → Eindhoven (loan) 25 (8)
2012–2013 PEC Zwolle 36 (7)
2013–2015 Twente 57 (8)
2013 Jong Twente 1 (1)
2015 Al-Nassr 7 (0)
2016–2018 PEC Zwolle 56 (12)
2018–2019 Ankaragücü 12 (1)
2019 Stabæk 2 (0)
2019–2020 Columbus Crew 27 (4)
2021 ADO Den Haag 10 (0)
2022 Raja Club Athletic 0 (0)
2022 Bhayangkara 10 (0)
2023 Eindhoven 7 (0)
2024– DVS '33 3 (1)
International career
2007–2008 Netherlands U17 11 (1)
2009 Netherlands U19 2 (1)
2011–2012 Morocco U20 4 (0)
2011 Morocco U23 7 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 March 2024

Youness Mokhtar (Arabic: يونس مختار; born 29 August 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Derde Divisie club DVS '33. Born in the Netherlands, Mokhtar has represented both his native country and Morocco internationally at youth level.

Club career

Early career

Mokhtar formerly played for Eindhoven, Twente, Al-Nassr and PEC Zwolle.

In April 2019, he signed a contract with Stabæk.[2] The club announced on 3 June 2019 that Mokhtar had left the club by mutual agreement.[3]

Columbus Crew SC

On 19 July 2019, Mokhtar signed with Columbus Crew of Major League Soccer as a free transfer.[4] He made his debut on 10 August 2019 in a 2–2 draw against FC Cincinnati in the first Hell Is Real Derby in MLS, coming on as a substitute for Luis Díaz.[5] He scored his first goal for the team about a month and a half later on 29 September 2019 in a 2–0 win over the Philadelphia Union.[6] Mokhtar would make eight total appearances in the 2019 season.[7]

Mokhtar remained with the team for the 2020 season. He scored important goals during the MLS is Back Tournament, scoring in the 4–0 win over FC Cincinnati and scoring the lone goal in a 1–0 win over Atlanta United, helping the team win their group.[8][9] He was frequently used as both a starter and a substitute during the season, scoring three goals in 19 appearances, ten of which were starts.[7] Columbus declined their contract option on Mokhtar following their 2020 season.[10]

Later career

On 25 January 2021, Mokhtar joined Dutch Eredivisie side ADO Den Haag for the remainder of their season.[11]

In March 2023, Mokhtar returned to the Netherlands to join Eindhoven on a deal until the end of the season.[12]

International career

Mokhtar was born in the Netherlands to parents of Moroccan descent. He was first called up to the Netherlands U17 squad,[13] followed by a couple appearances with the Netherlands U19.[14] Mokhtar then switched federations and joined the Morocco U20 team.[15] Mokhtar was last called up by the Morocco U23s.[16]

Honours

Columbus Crew

References

  1. ^ Youness Mokhtar at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "HER ER STABÆKS NYE ANGREPSVÅPEN". stabak.no (in Norwegian). Stabæk Fotball. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Mokhtar forlater Stabæk". stabak.no (in Norwegian). Stabæk Fotball. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  4. ^ Jonathan Sigal (19 July 2019). "Columbus Crew SC sign winger Youness Mokhtar on free transfer". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Columbus 2 FINAL 2 Cincinnati". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Columbus 2 FINAL 0 Philadelphia". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Youness Mokhtar". mlssoccer.com. Major League Soccer. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  8. ^ "RECAP Zardes brace, Zelarayan golazo propel Crew to commanding 4-0 win in MLS is Back Tournament opener". columbuscrewsc.com. Columbus Crew SC. 12 July 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  9. ^ "RECAP Columbus Crew SC 1 - 0 Atlanta United July 21, 2020". columbuscrewsc.com. Columbus Crew SC. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Release - Core of 2020 MLS Cup-winning Columbus Crew SC roster to return in 2021". columbuscrewsc.com. Columbus Crew SC. 14 December 2020. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Youness Mokhtar geeft boost aan aanval ADO Den Haag". adodenhaag.nl (in Dutch). ADO Den Haag. 25 January 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
  12. ^ "FC EINDHOVEN VERSTERKT ZICH MET YOUNESS MOKHTAR" [FC EINDHOVEN STRENGTHENS ITSELF WITH YOUNESS MOKHTAR]. fc-eindhoven.nl (in Dutch). 9 March 2023. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
  13. ^ "Made in Holland – Archief – Voor nieuws, achtergronden en columns". De Volkskrant.
  14. ^ "Holland upset Turkey – TFF". www.tff.org.tr.
  15. ^ Aabde-daime, Zahir. "Can U20: le Maroc prépare son match retour".
  16. ^ "Championnat d'Afrique de football des moins de 23 ans : Barrada et Qasmi, tout proches de Londres… – Les Titis du PSG". www.lestitisdupsg.fr.
  17. ^ "Final 2020".
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