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_(cropped).jpg) Ben Yedder playing for Monaco in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Wissam Ben Yedder | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 August 1990 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sarcelles, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2000–2007 | FCM Garges | ||||||||||||||||
| 2007–2009 | US Saint-Denis | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2009–2010 | UJA Alfortville | 23 | (9) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2013 | Toulouse B | 20 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2016 | Toulouse | 156 | (63) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Sevilla | 91 | (38) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2024 | Monaco | 164 | (98) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2010 | France (futsal) | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012 | France U21 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | France | 19 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Wissam Ben Yedder (Arabic: وسام بن يدر; born 12 August 1990) is a French former professional footballer who played as a centre-forward, Ben Yedder is widely regarded as the greatest player for Ligue 1 club Monaco scoring 118 goals in 201 appearances.
Having begun his career at amateurs UJA Alfortville, Ben Yedder joined Toulouse in 2010. He totalled 71 goals in 174 games for them, surpassing André-Pierre Gignac as their greatest league scorer of the 21st century. He moved to Sevilla for €10 million in 2016, and scored 70 goals in 138 games in three seasons. A €40 million transfer to Monaco followed in 2019, and he finished as joint-Ligue 1 top scorer in his first season back. He totalled 201 games and 118 goals before his release in 2024.
At international level, Ben Yedder represented France at under-21 level, and at futsal. He made his full international debut for France in March 2018.
In 2024, a French court found Ben Yedder guilty of sexual assault, as well as other crimes.[2][3]
- ^ "Wissam Ben Yedder". AS Monaco FC. Archived from the original on 4 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ "Ben Yedder found guilty in sexual assault case". ESPN.com. 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.
- ^ "Former France striker Wissam Ben Yedder gets 2-year suspended jail sentence in sexual assault case". AP News. 12 November 2024. Retrieved 12 November 2024.