Yassin Cheikh El Welly
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 October 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Sahrawi refugee camps, Tindouf, Algeria | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1][2] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward[3] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | NC Magra | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Nouadhibou | ||
| 2020–2021 | Dhofar Club | ||
| 2021 | Khaleej Sirte | ||
| 2021–2022 | Tataouine | 6 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Nouadhibou | ||
| 2023–2025 | US Monastir | ||
| 2025– | NC Magra | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Mauritania | 6 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11:50, 21 April 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:19, 27 March 2024 (UTC) | |||
Yassin Cheikh El Welly (Arabic: ياسين شيخ الولي; born 10 October 1998) is a Mauritanian–Sahrawi professional footballer who plays as a forward for Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club NC Magra and the Mauritania national team.[2]
International career
On 26 December 2023, after not having been selected to the Mauritania squad for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, El Welly announced his retirement from international football.[4] However, he backtracked on this on 7 January 2024 after he was called up to replace the injured Abdallahi Mahmoud.[5]
Honours
Nouadhibou
References
- ^ Yassin Cheikh El Welly at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b Yassin Cheikh El Welly at Soccerway
- ^ "YASSIN CHEIKH EL WELLY". Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "ياسين الولي يعلن اعتزاله دوليا - الوكيل الاخباري". www.alwakeelnews.com (in Arabic). 26 December 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ "CAN 2023 : encore un changement dans la liste de la Mauritanie ! (officiel)". www.afrik-foot.com (in French). 7 January 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2024.
- ^ a b Yassin Cheikh El Welly at National-Football-Teams.com
