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Yunis Abdelhamid
	Abdelhamid with Saint-Étienne in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth	28 September 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth	Montpellier, France
Height	1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Saint-Étienne
Number	5
Youth career
2005–2010	AS Lattoise
Senior career*
Years	Team
2010–2011	AS Lattoise
2011–2014	Arles-Avignon
2014–2016	Valenciennes
2016–2017	Dijon
2016–2017	Dijon B
2017–2024	Reims
2024–	Saint-Étienne
International career‡
2016–	Morocco
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 December 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:59, 8 July 2024 (UTC)

Yunis Abdelhamid (born 28 September 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Ligue 1 club Saint-Étienne.^[1] Born in France, he plays for the Morocco national team.^[2] In 2020, he was named as one of the best Arab players in the world.^[3]

Club career

Out of contract from Valenciennes, Abdelhamid joined Dijon on a three-year contract on 15 May 2016.^[4]

Abdelhamid helped Reims win the 2017–18 Ligue 2 and promote to the Ligue 1 for the 2018–19 season.^[5] He was also made the captain of the club.^{[citation needed]}

Following the 2023–24 season, after seven years at Reims, Abdelhamid left the club as a free agent to sign for Saint-Étienne on a one-year contract with an optional additional year.^[6]^[7]

International career

Abdulhamid was called up to the Morocco national team for a friendly against Albania on 1 September 2016, but did not feature.^[8] He made his official debut in a 2–0 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over São Tomé and Príncipe.^[9]

On 28 December 2023, Abdulhamid was amongst the 27 players selected by coach Walid Regragui to represent Morocco in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.^[10]^[11]

Career statistics

As of match played 19 May 2024^[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			National cup		League cup		Other		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Arles-Avignon	2011–12	Ligue 2	18	1	0	0	0	0	—		18	1
	2012–13	Ligue 2	34	2	2	0	3	0	—		39	2
	2013–14	Ligue 2	35	2	1	0	0	0	—		36	2
	Total		87	5	3	3	0	3	—		93	5
Valenciennes	2014–15	Ligue 2	38	1	4	0	1	0	—		43	1
	2015–16	Ligue 2	35	2	1	0	1	0	—		37	2
	Total		73	3	5	0	2	0	—		80	3
Dijon	2016–17	Ligue 1	18	0	2	0	1	0	—		21	0
Dijon B	2016–17	CFA 2	4	1	—		—		—		4	1
Reims	2017–18	Ligue 2	35	4	1	0	2	0	—		38	4
	2018–19	Ligue 1	38	0	2	0	0	0	—		40	0
	2019–20	Ligue 1	28	3	1	0	4	0	—		33	3
	2020–21	Ligue 1	33	3	1	0	—		1	0	35	3
	2021–22	Ligue 1	34	2	3	0	—		—		37	2
	2022–23	Ligue 1	37	1	3	0	—		—		40	1
	2023–24	Ligue 1	31	4	0	0	—		—		31	4
	Total		236	17	11	0	6	0	1	0	254	17
Career total			418	26	21	0	8	0	1	0	448	26

Honours

Reims

Ligue 2: 2017–18^{[citation needed]}

References

^ "Mercato - ASSE : Abdelhamid à Saint-Étienne, signature dans la semaine". OneFootball. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
^ Yunis Abdelhamid at National-Football-Teams.com
^ "Goal 25 2020: The best 25 Arab players in the world | Goal.com". www.goal.com. 18 January 2021. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
^ "Transfert : Yunis Abdelhamid (Valenciennes) trois ans à Dijon". L'Equipe (in French). 15 May 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
^ "Ensemble, fêtons nos champions ! – Stade de Reims". 7 May 2018.
^ "Mercato - ASSE : Abdelhamid à Saint-Étienne, signature dans la semaine". OneFootball. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
^ @ASSEofficiel. "Communiqué officiel : Yunis Abdelhamid passe au Vert !". ASSE.fr (in French). Retrieved 8 July 2024.
^ Bakkali, Achraf. "Renard convoque un autre défenseur". Mountakhab.net.
^ Bakkali, Achraf. "Maroc 2–0 Sao Tomé: Une victoire et des satisfactions". Mountakhab.net.
^ "Regragui unveils 27 player list for Morocco's participation in CAN 2023". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
^ "Regragui names 27 provisional players for AFCON". CAF. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
^ Yunis Abdelhamid at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 November 2023.

External links

Yunis Abdelhamid profile at foot-national.com
Yunis Abdelhamid – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
Yunis Abdelhamid at Soccerway

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