_(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 professional footballer who is currently a free agent, having last played for Ligue 1 club Monaco.
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.