Younes Khattabi


Younes Khattabi is a Moroccan rugby league footballer who plays as a or for US Entraigues XIII in the Elite Two Championship. He previously played for SO Avignon and the Catalans Dragons in the Super League. He is notable for scoring the first try for the Catalans Dragons in the 2007 Challenge Cup Final against St. Helens, thus becoming the first Muslim to score a try at Wembley Stadium.

Background

Khattabi was born in Rabat, Morocco.

International career

Khattabi represented Morocco in a 2009 RLEF Euro Med Challenge match against Catalonia. He scored a try in the 29-6 win.
Khattabi represented France in the 2013 Rugby League World Cup.