Yassine Kechta

Yassine Kechta
Personal information
Date of birth	25 February 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Paris, France
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Le Havre
Number	8
Youth career
	Paris FC
	Le Havre
Senior career*
Years	Team
2019–2022	Le Havre B
2021–	Le Havre
International career‡
2018–2019	Morocco U17
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 August 2023; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:42, 13 August 2023 (UTC)

Yassine Kechta (born 25 February 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Le Havre.^[1] Born in France, he represents Morocco at youth international level.

Club career[edit]

Yassine Kechta started his career in the Parisian region being part of the youth teams from Racing Club and Paris FC before arriving at Le Havre.^[2]

There, he came through the ranks of Le Havre academy,^[3] notably reaching the last 16 of the Coupe Gambardella in 2019, as he was only 15 years old.^[4]

He made his professional debut for Le Havre on the 15 May 2021, replacing Arouna Sangante in the Ligue 2 home 3–2 win against the league champions of Troyes.^[5]

International career[edit]

Yassine Kechta is a youth international for Morocco.^[2] He took part in the 2018 UNAF U-17 Tournament with Morocco youth team, who reached the final at home.^[6] He later was a member of the Moroccan squad who went to the 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations in Tanzania.^[7]

In 2021, when youth international football resumed after the pandemic interruption, he was part of the Moroccan squad that reached the quarter-finals of the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.^[8]

References[edit]

^ "Le Havre profile". Le Havre|HAC. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b "HAC : Yassine Kechta s'entraîne avec le groupe pro". Lions de l'Atlas (in French). 22 July 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
^ Gallais, Luc (19 February 2018). "Football - Nationaux jeunes : les U17 du HAC impressionnent". Paris-Normandie [fr] (in French). Retrieved 15 May 2021.
^ "Football - Coupe Gambardella (8e de finale) : les Havrais n'ont pas existé à Toulouse". Paris-Normandie (in French). 24 February 2002. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
^ "Estac - Le Havre et autres matches : Suivez en direct la dernière journée du championnat de Ligue 2". L'Est-Éclair [fr] (in French). 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
^ Moutmaine, Youssef. "Le Maroc surclasse la Mauritanie et affronte le Sénégal en finale". Le Matin (in French). Retrieved 15 May 2021.
^ Raad, Amine (5 April 2019). "Le Matin - La liste des vingt-et-un Lionceaux de l'Atlas dévoilée". Le Matin (in French). Retrieved 15 May 2021.
^ "CAN U20: La liste définitive de l'EN". Libération (in French). 14 February 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.

External links[edit]

Yassine Kechta at Soccerway

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[1] "Le Havre profile". Le Havre|HAC. Retrieved 15 May 2021.

[:0-2] "HAC : Yassine Kechta s'entraîne avec le groupe pro". Lions de l'Atlas (in French). 22 July 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2021.

[3] Gallais, Luc (19 February 2018). "Football - Nationaux jeunes : les U17 du HAC impressionnent". Paris-Normandie [fr] (in French). Retrieved 15 May 2021.

[4] "Football - Coupe Gambardella (8e de finale) : les Havrais n'ont pas existé à Toulouse". Paris-Normandie (in French). 24 February 2002. Retrieved 15 May 2021.

[5] "Estac - Le Havre et autres matches : Suivez en direct la dernière journée du championnat de Ligue 2". L'Est-Éclair [fr] (in French). 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.

[6] Moutmaine, Youssef. "Le Maroc surclasse la Mauritanie et affronte le Sénégal en finale". Le Matin (in French). Retrieved 15 May 2021.

[7] Raad, Amine (5 April 2019). "Le Matin - La liste des vingt-et-un Lionceaux de l'Atlas dévoilée". Le Matin (in French). Retrieved 15 May 2021.

[8] "CAN U20: La liste définitive de l'EN". Libération (in French). 14 February 2021. Retrieved 15 May 2021.

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