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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]
![]() Abdelhamid with Valenciennes in 2015 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 28 September 1987 | ||
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 | Apps | (Gls) |
2010–2011 | AS Lattoise | ||
2011–2014 | Arles-Avignon | 87 | (5) |
2014–2016 | Valenciennes | 73 | (3) |
2016–2017 | Dijon | 18 | (0) |
2016–2017 | Dijon B | 4 | (1) |
2017–2024 | Reims | 236 | (17) |
2024– | Saint-Étienne | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2016– | Morocco | 14 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:59, 8 July 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:59, 8 July 2024 (UTC) |
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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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 |
Reims