Younes Taha
Personal information
Full name Younes Taha El Idrissi
Date of birth (2002-11-27) 27 November 2002
Place of birth Drachten, Netherlands
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 FC Twente
Number 19
Youth career
De Volewijckers
DWS
VPV Purmersteijn
2018–2022 FC Volendam
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 PEC Zwolle 33 (14)
2023– FC Twente 8 (2)
International career‡
2023– Morocco U23 4 (3)
Medal record
Representing  Morocco
U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
Winner2023 Morocco
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:15, 1 July 2023 (UTC)

Younes Taha El Idrissi (born 27 November 2002) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Twente.[1] Born in the Netherlands, he represents Morocco at youth level.

Club career

PEC Zwolle

Taha joined PEC Zwolle in the summer of 2022 from FC Volendam having never started a senior game for Volendam. He signed for PEC Zwolle on a two-year contract with an option for a third year.[2]

Taha made his league debut in the Eerste Divisie starting on 7 August 2022 in a 2-1 win against De Graafschap at the MAC³PARK Stadion.[3]

On 12 September 2022, Taha scored his first professional goal away against Jong AZ. In October 2022 Taha’s contract with PEC Zwolle was improved and extended for an extra year.[4] On 28 April 2023, Taha scored a league hat-trick against FC Dordrecht.[5]

FC Twente

In June 2023, it was announced that Taha had signed a four-year contract with FC Twente.[6]

International career

Born in the Netherlands, Taha is of Moroccan descent. He was called up to the Morocco under-23s in March 2023.[7]

In June 2023, he was included in the final squad of the Moroccan under-23 national team for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted by Morocco itself.[8][9] Having scored one goal in the group stage,[10] he helped the Atlas Lions win their first title[11][12] and qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[11][13]

Honours

Morocco U23

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Y. TAHA- Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  2. ↑ "Younes Taha verlaat Volendam voor degradant PEC Zwolle" [Younes Taha leaves Volendam for relegated PEC Zwolle]. nhnieuws.nl. 18 June 2022.
  3. ↑ "PEC Zwolle vs. De Graafschap - 7 August 2022 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
  4. ↑ "Younes Taha contract broken open and extended". Peczwolle.nl.
  5. ↑ "Taha met een hattrick voor PEC Zwolle". Espn.nl. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  6. ↑ Waanders, Arjan (9 June 2023). "Younes Taha signs a four-year contract with FC Twente". 1twente.nl. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  7. ↑ "منتخب أقل من 23 سنة يدخل تجمع اعدادي للمنافسة بالدوري الدولي بالرباط — يسبريس 7". 21 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "Sei bianconeri con le nazionali". FC Lugano (in Italian). 9 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  9. ↑ "تشكيلة المنتخب الوطني لاقل من 23 سنة امام غينيا". Royal Moroccan Football Federation (in Arabic). 24 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
  10. ↑ Rahhou, Jihane (30 June 2023). "U-23 AFCON: Morocco Scores 1-0 Win Against Congo". Morocco World News. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  11. 1 2 3 "Morocco win maiden TotalEnergies U-23 Africa Cup of Nations title with victory over Egypt | Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations 2023". CAFOnline.com. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  12. 1 2 "Le Maroc remporte la CAN U23 au bout de la prolongation". SO FOOT.com (in French). 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  13. ↑ "Le Mali, le Maroc et l'Égypte qualifiés pour les JO 2024". SO FOOT.com (in French). 8 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
  14. ↑ "Team van het Jaar: PEC Zwolle hofleverancier; Armenteros rechtsbuiten". Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.


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