Younes Taha

Younes Taha El Idrissi (born 27 November 2002) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Twente.^[1] Born in the Netherlands, he represents Morocco at youth level.

Younes Taha

Personal information
Full name	Younes Taha El Idrissi
Date of birth	(2002-11-27) 27 November 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth	Drachten, Netherlands
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	FC Twente
Number	19
Youth career
	De Volewijckers
	DWS
	VPV Purmersteijn
2018–2022	FC Volendam
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2022–2023	PEC Zwolle	33	(14)
2023–	FC Twente	20	(3)
International career‡
2023–	Morocco U23	4	(3)
Medal record Representing  Morocco U-23 Africa Cup of Nations Winner 2023 Morocco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:15, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

Club career

PEC Zwolle

Taha joined PEC Zwolle in the summer of 2022 from FC Volendam having never started a senior game for Volendam. He signed for PEC Zwolle on a two-year contract with an option for a third year.^[2]

Taha made his league debut in the Eerste Divisie starting on 7 August 2022 in a 2-1 win against De Graafschap at the MAC³PARK Stadion.^[3]

On 12 September 2022, Taha scored his first professional goal away against Jong AZ. In October 2022 Taha’s contract with PEC Zwolle was improved and extended for an extra year.^[4] On 28 April 2023, Taha scored a league hat-trick against FC Dordrecht.^[5]

FC Twente

In June 2023, it was announced that Taha had signed a four-year contract with FC Twente.^[6]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Taha is of Moroccan descent. He was called up to the Morocco under-23s in March 2023.^[7]

In June 2023, he was included in the final squad of the Moroccan under-23 national team for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted by Morocco itself.^[8][9] Having scored one goal in the group stage,^[10] he helped the Atlas Lions win their first title^[11][12] and qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics.^[11][13]

Honours

Morocco U23

• U-23 Africa Cup of Nations: 2023^[11][12]

Individual

• Eerste Divisie Team of the Year: 2022–23^[14]

References

1. "Y. TAHA". Soccerway.
2. "Younes Taha verlaat Volendam voor degradant PEC Zwolle" [Younes Taha leaves Volendam for relegated PEC Zwolle]. nhnieuws.nl. 18 June 2022.
3. "PEC Zwolle vs. De Graafschap - 7 August 2022 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
4. "Younes Taha contract broken open and extended". Peczwolle.nl.
5. "Taha met een hattrick voor PEC Zwolle". Espn.nl. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
6. Waanders, Arjan (9 June 2023). "Younes Taha signs a four-year contract with FC Twente". 1twente.nl. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
7. "منتخب أقل من 23 سنة يدخل تجمع اعدادي للمنافسة بالدوري الدولي بالرباط — يسبريس 7". 21 March 2023.
8. "Sei bianconeri con le nazionali". FC Lugano (in Italian). 9 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
9. "تشكيلة المنتخب الوطني لاقل من 23 سنة امام غينيا". Royal Moroccan Football Federation (in Arabic). 24 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
10. Rahhou, Jihane (30 June 2023). "U-23 AFCON: Morocco Scores 1-0 Win Against Congo". Morocco World News. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
11. "Morocco win maiden TotalEnergies U-23 Africa Cup of Nations title with victory over Egypt | Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations 2023". CAFOnline.com. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
12. "Le Maroc remporte la CAN U23 au bout de la prolongation". SO FOOT.com (in French). 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
13. "Le Mali, le Maroc et l'Égypte qualifiés pour les JO 2024". SO FOOT.com (in French). 8 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
14. "Team van het Jaar: PEC Zwolle hofleverancier; Armenteros rechtsbuiten". Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.