Wissam Ben Yedder
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Ben Yedder playing for Monaco in 2023 | |||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 August 1990 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sarcelles, Val-d'Oise, France | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| 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 II | 20 | (14) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2016 | Toulouse | 156 | (63) | ||||||||||||||
| 2016–2019 | Sevilla | 91 | (38) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2024 | Monaco | 164 | (98) | ||||||||||||||
| 2025 | Sepahan | 5 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 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 08:58, 13 April 2025 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Wissam Ben Yedder (born 12 August 1990) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Persian Gulf Pro League club Sepahan.
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.