Zaydou Youssouf

Zaydou Youssouf
Youssouf in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-07-11) 11 July 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Bordeaux, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Famalicão
Number 28
Youth career
2007–2009 CMO Bassens
2009–2016 Bordeaux
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Bordeaux II 26 (8)
2016–2019 Bordeaux 19 (0)
2019–2022 Saint-Étienne 76 (2)
2022– Famalicão 70 (6)
International career‡
2017 France U18 1 (0)
2017–2018 France U19 4 (0)
2017–2019 France U20 4 (0)
2019 France U21 2 (0)
2024– Comoros 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:52, 26 September 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:39, 19 December 2024 (UTC)

Zaydou Youssouf (born 11 July 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Primeira Liga club Famalicão.[2] Born in France, he plays for the Comoros national team.

Club career

Early career

A youth product of CMO Bassens, Youssouf moved to the youth academy of Bordeaux in 2009 where he finished his development.He made his professional debut for Bordeaux in a 1–1 Ligue 1 away draw against Bastia on 30 November 2016.[3]

Saint-Étienne

On 5 July 2019, Youssouf signed with Ligue 1 side Saint-Étienne.[4]

Famalicão

On 4 August 2022, Youssouf signed a four-year contract with Famalicão in Portugal.[5]

International career

Youssouf was born in France, and is of Comorian descent.[6] A former youth international for France, he opted to play for the Comoros national team in November 2024.[7]

Personal life

Youssouf is married to the Moroccan women's footballer Nawëal Ouinekh.[8]

Career statistics

As of match played 29 May 2022[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bordeaux B 2016–17 CFA 2 9 0 — — — — 9 0
2017–18 National 3 14 7 — — — — 14 7
2018–19 National 2 3 1 — — — — 3 1
Total 26 8 — — — — 26 8
Bordeaux 2016–17 Ligue 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 — — 3 0
2017–18 Ligue 1 6 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 — 7 0
2018–19 Ligue 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 — 19 1
Total 19 0 0 0 2 0 8 1 — 29 1
Saint-Étienne 2019–20 Ligue 1 16 0 0 0 1 0 6 0 — 23 0
2020–21 Ligue 1 29 1 1 0 — — — 30 1
2021–22 Ligue 1 30 1 3 0 — — 2[a] 1 35 2
Total 75 2 4 0 1 0 6 0 2 1 88 3
Career total 120 10 4 0 3 0 14 1 2 1 143 12
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in the Ligue 1 relegation/promotion play-offs

References

  1. ^ "Zaydou Youssouf". Archived from the original on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2017.
  2. ^ "Zaydou Youssouf". 6 December 2016.
  3. ^ "LFP.fr - Ligue de Football Professionnel - Ligue 1 - Saison 2016/2017 - 15ème journée - SC Bastia / Girondins de Bordeaux". www.lfp.fr.
  4. ^ "Transferts : Zaydou Youssouf (Bordeaux) rejoint Saint-Etienne (officiel)". L'Équipe. 5 July 2019.
  5. ^ "Zaydou Youssouf assina por quatro temporadas" [Zaydou Youssouf signs for four seasons] (in Portuguese). Famalicão. 4 August 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  6. ^ "Girondins : au milieu, Zaydou Youssouf pointe son nez". SudOuest.fr. 12 February 2016.
  7. ^ "Former France youth international Youssouf commits to Comoros ahead of vital qualifiers". Former France youth international Youssouf commits to Comoros ahead of vital qualifiers.
  8. ^ Lions, Bernard (12 December 2019). "Chez les Youssouf, c'est l'amour foot". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  9. ^ Zaydou Youssouf at Soccerway