Youness Mokhtar


Youness Mokhtar is a Moroccan-Dutch professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club Columbus Crew SC.

Club career

Mokhtar formerly played for FC Eindhoven, FC Twente, Al-Nassr and PEC Zwolle.
In April 2019, he signed a contract with Stabæk. The club announced on 3 June 2019 that Mokhtar had left the club by mutual agreement.

International career

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