Yassin Fekir


Yassin Fekir is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Spanish club Betis Deportivo Balompié.

Career

Lyon

On 4 July 2017, Fekir signed his first professional contract with Olympique Lyonnais. He made his professional debut in a 3–2 Coupe de la Ligue win over Amiens SC on 19 December 2018, coming on as an 86th-minute substitute for Bertrand Traoré. On 3 March 2019 he played his first Ligue 1 game, coming on for the last 11 minutes in place of Moussa Dembélé in a 5–1 win against Toulouse.

Real Betis

On 23 July 2019, Fekir signed for Spanish club Real Betis as part of the deal which also saw his brother Nabil Fekir move to Betis. Lyon will reserve 50% of any future sale of Yassin as well. He was initially assigned to the B-team in Tercera División, and on the last day of transfer window, he was loaned out for the season to CD Guijuelo of Segunda División B.

Personal life

Fekir is the younger brother of the French international footballer Nabil Fekir. Fekir is of Algerian descent.