Mohamed_Elyounoussi
Mohamed Elyounoussi
Footballer (born 1994)
Mohamed Amine Elyounoussi (Arabic: محمد أمين اليونسي; born 4 August 1994), nicknamed Moi (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈmùːɪ]), is a professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Danish Superliga club Copenhagen. Born in Morocco, he plays for the Norway national team.
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Elyounoussi with Basel in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohamed Amine Elyounoussi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-08-04) 4 August 1994 (age 29)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Al Hoceima, Morocco | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Copenhagen | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sarpsborg FK | |||
| Sarpsborg 08 | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Sarpsborg 08 | 64 | (15) |
| 2014–2016 | Molde | 70 | (30) |
| 2016–2018 | Basel | 65 | (21) |
| 2018–2023 | Southampton | 79 | (5) |
| 2019–2021 | → Celtic (loan) | 44 | (14) |
| 2023– | Copenhagen | 23 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Norway U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | Norway U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2012 | Norway U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2012 | Norway U19 | 3 | (2) |
| 2013–2016 | Norway U21 | 19 | (5) |
| 2013 | Norway U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014– | Norway | 55 | (10) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 April 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 | |||
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Elyounoussi was born in Al Hoceima, Morocco and moved to Sarpsborg in Norway at a young age, where he started his professional career.
Sarpsborg 08
He made his debut in Tippeligaen when he came on as a sub in Sarpsborg 08's match against Odd Grenland on 8 May 2011.
Molde
On 15 March 2014, Elyounoussi moved to fellow Tippeligaen side Molde FK.[4] During his first season with Molde FK he played in every league match and was the club's top scorer with 13 goals.[5] With the club, Elyounoussi won both Tippeligaen and the Norwegian Cup in his first season, which meant that Molde won the double for the first time in the club's history. He scored four goals in the 2014 Norwegian Cup, of which one was scored in the final against Odd. Elyounoussi scored a total of 17 goals in all competitions in the 2014 season and became Molde's top goalscorer.
In 2015, Elyounoussi scored three goals in the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League, all in the group stage. He scored twice against Celtic[6][7] and once against Fenerbahçe[8] and helped the team advance to the Round of 16 where they lost 1–3 on aggregate against Sevilla.
Basel
On 6 July 2016, Elyounoussi moved to Swiss Super League side FC Basel on a four-year contract.[9] He joined Basel's first team for their 2016–17 season under head coach Urs Fischer. After playing in four test games he made his domestic league debut on 24 July in the 3–0 home win at the St. Jakob-Park against Sion.[10] He scored his first goal for his new club just one week later on 31 July during the away game against Vaduz. It was the third Basler goal of the game and they won 5–1.[11] Elyounoussi scored a hat trick for Basel on 4 February 2017 during the home game against Lugano. These were the first three goals and were scored during the first 36 minutes of the game that Basel won 4–0.[12] Under trainer Urs Fischer, Elyounoussi won the Swiss Super League championship at the end of the 2016–17 season. For the club this was the eighth title in a row and their 20th championship title in total.[13] They also won the Swiss Cup for the twelfth time, which meant they had won the double for the sixth time in the club's history.[14]
He stayed with the club for two season and durung this time Elyounoussi played a total of 102 games for Basel scoring a total of 27 goals. 65 of these games were in the Swiss Super League, eight in the Swiss Cup, 11 in the Champions League and 18 were friendly games. He scored 21 goals in the domestic league, two in the Champions League and the other four were scored during the test games.[15]
Southampton
2018–19: Debut season in the Premier League
On 29 June 2018, Elyounoussi was signed by Southampton for a reported fee of £16 million,[16] signing a five-year contract.[17] On 12 August 2018, Elyounoussi made his Premier League debut in a 0–0 draw with Burnley, replacing Cédric in the 56th minute.[18] Despite making 19 appearances in all competitions throughout the season, Elyounoussi would not score any goals for the club.[19] Elyounoussi stated he found it “hard” to gain momentum.[20]
What was missing last season? It was all small details. It didn’t start great because I was injured and it took some time, it was my first game and I got an injury when I’d never had one in my career.
— Elyounoussi reflecting on his first season at Southampton.[20]
2019–2021: Loan to Celtic
On 30 August 2019, Elyounoussi joined Celtic on loan until the end of the season.[21] On 14 September 2019, Elyounoussi made his first appearance for Celtic in a 0–1 victory against Hamilton.[22] Elyounoussi would score his first goal for the club on 3 October 2019 in a 2–0 victory against CFR Cluj in the Europa League.[23] On 19 October 2019, Elyounoussi scored his first goals in the Scottish Premiership when he scored a brace in a 6–0 victory against Ross County.[24]
On 30 June 2020, the loan was extended for a further season.[25] Elyounoussi scored a brace on 18 August 2020 in a 6–0 victory against KR Reykjavik in the Champions League.[26] On 8 November 2020, Elyounoussi scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 victory at Motherwell.[27] On 21 March 2021, Elyounoussi scored in a 1–1 draw against Rangers which meant they could not match Celtic’s 106-point haul in the 2016–17 season.[28]
2021–22: Return to Southampton
On 25 August 2021, he scored a hat-trick in an emphatic 8–0 win over League Two side Newport County in the second round of the EFL Cup.[29] It was the biggest away win in Southampton's 135-year history and matched their biggest post-war win.[29] On 28 August 2021, Elyounoussi scored his first Premier League goal for Southampton in their 2–2 draw with Newcastle.[30] On 26 December 2021, Elyounoussi scored in a 2–3 victory against West Ham.[31] Elyounoussi scored his first goal in the FA Cup on 8 January 2022 in a 2–3 victory against Swansea City.[32] On 9 February 2022, Elyounoussi scored in a 2–3 victory against Tottenham Hotspur.[33] His final goal of the 2021–22 season came on 13 March 2022 in a 1–2 defeat to Watford.[34] This was his most prolific season for Southampton to date.[35]
2022–23
On 13 August 2022, Elyounoussi made his first appearance of the season in a 2–2 draw with Leeds United.[36] He scored his only goal of the campaign in the penultimate game of the season in a 3–1 defeat to Brighton.[37] On 14 June 2023, Elyounoussi confirmed he would leave Southampton following the expiry of his contract at the end of the month.[38]
F.C. Copenhagen
On 27 July 2023, Elyounoussi signed a four-year contract with FC Copenhagen on a free transfer.[39]
In June 2011, Elyounoussi was called up for the Norway U-17 team.[40]
In November 2013, he was called up to the senior Norwegian national team for their January 2014 international matches in Abu Dhabi.[41] He made his debut there against Poland on 18 January 2014, replacing Erik Huseklepp in the 33rd minute of a 3–0 defeat.[42] He scored his first goal for Norway on 13 June 2017 against Sweden. He scored his first hat-trick for Norway on 5 October 2017 against San Marino.
His cousin, Tarik Elyounoussi, is also a Norwegian international footballer who last played for the Japanese side, Shonan Bellmare.
Elyounoussi's father used to own a pizza parlour in Norway, where Mohamed worked while living in his home town.[43]
Club
| Club | Season | Division | League | National cup[lower-alpha 1] | League cup[lower-alpha 2] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Sarpsborg 08 | 2011 | Tippeligaen | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | 1. divisjon | 26 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 10 | |||
| 2013 | Tippeligaen | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 6 | |||
| Total | 64 | 15 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 69 | 16 | |||
| Molde | 2014 | Tippeligaen | 30 | 13 | 4 | 4 | — | 3[lower-alpha 3] | 0 | 37 | 17 | |
| 2015 | Tippeligaen | 28 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | 12 | 7 | 41 | 19 | ||
| 2016 | Tippeligaen | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | ||
| Total | 70 | 30 | 6 | 5 | — | 17 | 7 | 93 | 42 | |||
| Basel | 2016–17 | Swiss Super League | 32 | 10 | 5 | 0 | — | 3[lower-alpha 4] | 0 | 40 | 10 | |
| 2017–18 | Swiss Super League | 33 | 11 | 3 | 0 | — | 8[lower-alpha 4] | 2 | 44 | 13 | ||
| Total | 65 | 21 | 8 | 0 | — | 11 | 2 | 84 | 23 | |||
| Southampton | 2018–19[19] | Premier League | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[46] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[47] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[35] | Premier League | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 33 | 8 | ||
| 2022–23[48] | Premier League | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 37 | 1 | ||
| Total | 79 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 89 | 9 | |||
| Celtic (loan) | 2019–20[46] | Scottish Premiership | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6[lower-alpha 3] | 1 | 21 | 8 |
| 2020–21[47] | Scottish Premiership | 34 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9[lower-alpha 5] | 6 | 45 | 17 | |
| Total | 44 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 66 | 25 | ||
| Copenhagen | 2023–24[49] | Danish Superliga | 23 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | 12[lower-alpha 4] | 3 | 38 | 10 | |
| Career total | 345 | 91 | 31 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 55 | 19 | 439 | 125 | ||
- Includes Norwegian Cup, Swiss Cup, FA Cup, Scottish Cup, Danish Cup
- Includes EFL Cup, Scottish League Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
- As of match played 26 March 2024[50]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 9 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 11 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 55 | 10 | |
- Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Elyounoussi goal.[51]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 June 2017 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Sweden | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 5 October 2017 | San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino |  San Marino | 4–0 | 8–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 5–0 | |||||
| 4 | 7–0 | |||||
| 5 | 16 October 2018 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Bulgaria | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League C |
| 6 | 7 September 2020 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland |  Northern Ireland | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
| 7 | 4 September 2021 | Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia |  Latvia | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 11 October 2021 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Montenegro | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| 9 | 2–0 | |||||
| 10 | 19 November 2023 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland |  Scotland | 3–3 | 3–3 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
Molde
Basel
Celtic
Individual
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- Danish Superliga Team of the Month: March 2024[56]
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