Mohamed Elyounoussi
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohamed Elyounoussi | ||
| Date of birth | 4 August 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Al Hoceima, Morocco | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Basel | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sarpsborg FK | |||
| Sarpsborg 08 | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Sarpsborg 08 | 64 | (15) |
| 2014–2016 | Molde | 70 | (30) |
| 2016– | Basel | 11 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011 | Norway U-17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2012 | Norway U-18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2012 | Norway U-19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013– | Norway U-21 | 15 | (4) |
| 2014– | Norway | 5 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 November 2016. | |||
Mohamed "Moi" Elyounoussi (Arabic: محمد اليونسي; born 4 August 1994 in Al Hoceima, Morocco) is a Norwegian footballer, who plays as a forward for Basel in the Swiss Super League.
Club career
Elyounoussi made his debut in Tippeligaen when he came on as a sub in Sarpsborg 08's match against Odd Grenland on 8 May 2011.
On 15 March 2014 Elyounoussi moved to fellow Tippeligaen side Molde FK.[1] During his first season with Molde FK he played in every league match and was the club's top scorer with 13 goals.[2]
On 6 July 2016, Elyounoussi moved to Swiss Super League side FC Basel on a four-year contract.[3] He made his first team league debut on 24 July in the 3–0 home win against Sion.[4] He scored his first goal for his new club just one week later on 31 July during the away game against Vaduz. It was the third Basler goal of the game and they won 5–1.[5]
International career
In June 2011, Elyounoussi was called up for the Norway U-17 team.[6]
In November 2013 he was called up to the senior Norwegian national team for their January 2014 international matches in Abu Dhabi.[7] He made his debut there against Poland on 18 January 2014, replacing Erik Huseklepp in the 33rd minute of a 3–0 defeat.[8]
Personal life
He is the cousin of Tarik Elyounoussi, who is also a Norwegian international footballer.[9] Elyounoussi’s father owns a pizza shop in Norway, with young Mohamed occasionally mucking in and serving customers behind the counter.[10]
Career statistics
- As of match played 5 November 2016.[11]
| Club | Season | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Sarpsborg 08 | 2011 | Tippeligaen | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2012 | Norwegian First Division | 26 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 10 | |
| 2013 | Tippeligaen | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6 | |
| Total | 64 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 16 | ||
| Molde | 2014 | Tippeligaen | 30 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 37 | 17 |
| 2015 | 28 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 41 | 19 | ||
| 2016 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | ||
| Total | 70 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 7 | 93 | 42 | ||
| Basel | 2016–17 | Swiss Super League | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 |
| Total | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 145 | 47 | 11 | 6 | 18 | 7 | 174 | 60 | ||
References
- ↑ "Selger Elyounoussi til tippeligarival". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). 15 March 2014. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ↑ "Toppscorern". Molde FK (in Norwegian). 9 December 2014. Retrieved 20 January 2015.
- ↑ "Mohamed Elyounoussi wechselt zum FCB". fcb.ch (in German). FC Basel. 6 July 2016. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ↑ Marti, Caspar (2016). "3:0 gegen Sion – Der FCB war beim Auftact parat". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
- ↑ Marti, Caspar (2016). "Klarer Sieg beim FC Vaduz". FC Basel 1893. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
- ↑ "Mohamed Elyounoussi på G17-landslaget". sa.no (in Norwegian). Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad. 28 June 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ↑ "HERRELANDSLAGETS TROPP TIL JANUAR-KAMPER" (in Norwegian). fotball.no. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ↑ "18.01.2014 Norway v Poland". eu-football.info. Retrieved 14 April 2014.
- ↑ "Tarik Elyounoussi håper han møter fetteren Mohamed (16) til duell". tv2.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. 11 June 2011. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
- ↑ Heneage, Kristan (24 March 2016). "Mohamed Elyounoussi: The pizza-loving forward Leicester are eyeing as Mahrez's replacement". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- ↑ "Mohamed Elyounoussi". nifs.no (in Norwegian). A-pressen. Retrieved 18 March 2013.