Youness Mokhtar

Youness Mokhtar (Arabic: يونس مختار‎; born 29 August 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for ADO Den Haag. Born in the Netherlands, Mokhtar has represented both his native country and Morocco internationally at youth level.

Youness Mokhtar
Mokhtar with Columbus Crew SC in 2019
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-08-29) 29 August 1991
Place of birth Utrecht, Netherlands
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 ADO Den Haag
Number 30
Youth career
0000–1997 UCS EDO
1997–2000 Elinkwijk
2000–2010 PSV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2012 PSV 0 (0)
2011–2012 → FC Eindhoven (loan) 25 (8)
2012–2013 PEC Zwolle 36 (7)
2013–2015 FC Twente 57 (8)
2013 Jong FC Twente 1 (1)
2015 Al-Nassr 7 (0)
2016–2018 PEC Zwolle 56 (12)
2018–2019 Ankaragücü 12 (1)
2019 Stabæk 2 (0)
2019–2020 Columbus Crew 27 (4)
2021– ADO Den Haag 0 (0)
National team
2007–2008 Netherlands U17 11 (1)
2009 Netherlands U19 2 (1)
2011–2012 Morocco U20 4 (0)
2011 Morocco U23 7 (3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 November 2020

Club career

Early career

Mokhtar formerly played for FC Eindhoven, FC Twente, Al-Nassr and PEC Zwolle.

In April 2019, he signed a contract with Stabæk.[1] The club announced on 3 June 2019 that Mokhtar had left the club by mutual agreement.[2]

Columbus Crew SC

On 19 July 2019, Mokhtar signed with Columbus Crew SC of Major League Soccer as a free transfer.[3] He made his debut on 10 August 2019 in a 2–2 draw against FC Cincinnati in the first Hell Is Real Derby in MLS, coming on as a substitute for Luis Díaz.[4] He scored his first goal for the team about a month and a half later on 29 September 2019 in a 2–0 win over the Philadelphia Union.[5] Mokhtar would make eight total appearances in the 2019 season.[6]

Mokhtar remained with the team for the 2020 season. He scored important goals during the MLS is Back Tournament, scoring in the 4–0 win over FC Cincinnati and scoring the lone goal in a 1–0 win over Atlanta United, helping the team win their group.[7][8] He was frequently used as both a starter and a substitute during the season, scoring three goals in 19 appearances, ten of which were starts.[6] Columbus declined their contract option on Mokhtar following their 2020 season.[9]

On 25 January 2021, Mokhtar joined Dutch Eredivisie side ADO Den Haag for the remainder of their season.[10]

International career

Mokhtar was born in the Netherlands to parents of Moroccan descent. He was first called up to the Netherlands U17 squad,[11] followed by a couple appearances with the Netherlands U19.[12] Mokhtar then switched federations and joined the Morocco U20 team.[13] Mokhtar was last called up by the Morocco U23s.[14]

References
  1. "HER ER STABÆKS NYE ANGREPSVÅPEN". Stabæk Fotball. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  2. MOKHTAR FORLATER STABÆK, stabak.no, 3 June 2091
  3. Jonathan Sigal (19 July 2019). "Columbus Crew SC sign winger Youness Mokhtar on free transfer". mlssoccer.com. MLS. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  4. "Columbus 2 FINAL 2 Cincinnati". mlssoccer.com. MLS. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  5. "Columbus 2 FINAL 0 Philadelphia". mlssoccer.com. MLS. 29 September 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  6. "Youness Mokhtar". mlssoccer.com. MLS. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  7. "RECAP Zardes brace, Zelarayan golazo propel Crew to commanding 4-0 win in MLS is Back Tournament opener". columbuscrewsc.com. MLS. 12 July 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  8. "RECAP Columbus Crew SC 1 - 0 Atlanta United July 21, 2020". columbuscrewsc.com. MLS. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  9. https://www.columbuscrewsc.com/post/2020/12/14/release-core-2020-mls-cup-winning-columbus-crew-sc-roster-return-2021
  10. https://adodenhaag.nl/nl/nieuws/laatste-nieuws/1e-elftal/9370-youness-mokhtar-geeft-boost-aan-aanval-ado-den-haag
  11. "Made in Holland – Archief – Voor nieuws, achtergronden en columns". De Volkskrant.
  12. "Holland upset Turkey – TFF". www.tff.org.tr.
  13. Aabde-daime, Zahir. "Can U20: le Maroc prépare son match retour".
  14. "Championnat d'Afrique de football des moins de 23 ans : Barrada et Qasmi, tout proches de Londres… – Les Titis du PSG". www.lestitisdupsg.fr.
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