Yassine En-Neyah

Yassine En-Neyah (born 6 June 2000) is an Irish professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Shelbourne in the League of Ireland First Division.

Yassine En-Neyah
Personal information
Full name Yassine En-Neyah
Date of birth (2000-06-10) 10 June 2000
Place of birth Morocco[1]
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Position(s) Winger
Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Shelbourne
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2015 Corduff FC
2015–2017 Bohemians
2017–2021 Nottingham Forest
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Nottingham Forest 0 (0)
2021– Shelbourne 10 (1)
National team
Republic of Ireland U16
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:13, 15 November 2021 (UTC)

Early life

En-Neyah was born in Morocco and moved to the Republic of Ireland at an early age when his mother relocated the family to Dublin.[1] He grew up in the Corduff area of Blanchardstown, playing for his local club Corduff FC, before moving onto League of Ireland club Bohemians.

Club career

Nottingham Forest

En-Neyah joined the Nottingham Forest academy in 2017 from Irish club Bohemians.[2][3][4]

He made his professional debut on 5 January 2020, appearing as an 81st-minute substitute during an FA Cup third round match against Chelsea.[5][6]

Following the 2020-21 season, En-Neyah was not listed on Forest's retained player list.[7]

Shelbourne

On 30 July 2021, it was announced that En-Neyah had signed for League of Ireland First Division side Shelbourne.[8] He made his debut on the same day, in a 2–2 draw with Cobh Ramblers at Tolka Park.[9]

International career

En-Neyah was born in Morocco but holds Irish citizenship having been raised in Ireland and has represented the country at under-16 level. He is also eligible to represent Italy through his mother.[1][2]

Career statistics
As of match played 29 October 2021[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 1] League Cup[lower-alpha 2] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Nottingham Forest 2019–20 EFL Championship 001000—10
2020–21 000000—00
Total 0010000010
Shelbourne 2021 League of Ireland First Division 101———101
Career total 101100000111
  1. Includes FA Cup & FAI Cup
  2. Includes EFL Cup & League of Ireland Cup

References
  1. Donnelly, Dave (16 January 2020). "The only way is up for Duff's Yaz". Dublin Gazette.
  2. "Yassine En-Neyah". Nottingham Forest F.C.
  3. "Former Corduff and Bohemians winger Yassine En-Neyah signs first pro deal with Nottingham Forest". ExtraTime.com. 17 August 2018.
  4. "Corduff's Yassine latest to sign terms". Dublin Gazette. 18 February 2016.
  5. Emons, Michael (5 January 2020). "Chelsea 2–0 Nottingham Forest". BBC Sport.
  6. "Chelsea vs Nottingham Forest on 05 Jan 20 – Match Centre". Nottingham Forest F.C.
  7. https://www.efl.com/contentassets/d29fb86f37b0462589f320b680f6787d/efl-professional-retain-list---2020-21.pdf
  8. "Shels sign Ledwidge and En-Neyah". 30 July 2021.
  9. "Danny O'Connell helps Cobh Ramblers take a point at leaders Shelbourne". 30 July 2021.
  10. "Republic of Ireland - y. En-Neyah - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
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