Yunis Abdelhamid
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Abdelhamid with Saint-Étienne in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 September 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Montpellier, France | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AS FAR | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2010 | AS Lattoise | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2011 | AS Lattoise | ||
| 2011–2014 | Arles-Avignon | 87 | (5) |
| 2014–2016 | Valenciennes | 73 | (3) |
| 2016–2017 | Dijon | 18 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Dijon B | 4 | (1) |
| 2017–2024 | Reims | 251 | (17) |
| 2024–2025 | Saint-Étienne | 16 | (0) |
| 2025 | Saint-Étienne B | 1 | (0) |
| 2025– | AS FAR | 10 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016– | Morocco | 16 | (0) |
| 2025 | Morocco A' | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 07:54, 8 February 2026 (UTC) | |||
Yunis Abdelhamid (born 28 September 1987) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Botola Pro club AS FAR. Born in France, he plays for the Morocco national team.
Club career
Out of contract from Valenciennes, Abdelhamid joined Dijon on a three-year contract on 15 May 2016.[1]
Abdelhamid helped Reims win the 2017–18 Ligue 2 and get promoted to the Ligue 1 for the 2018–19 season.[2] He was given the captaincy beginning with the 2020–21 Ligue 1 season, which he held until the end of his contract in 2024. He is considered a club legend.[3]
Following the 2023–24 season, after seven years at Reims, Abdelhamid left the club as a free agent to sign for Saint-Étienne on a one-year contract with an optional additional year.[4][5]
On 15 July 2025, Abdelhamid joined AS FAR on a one-year contract with an option for an additional year.[6]
International career
Abdelhamid was called up to the Morocco national team for a friendly against Albania on 1 September 2016, but did not feature.[7] He made his official debut in a 2–0 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualification win over São Tomé and Príncipe.[8] He was part of Morocco's roster at the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations, in which they made the last 16.
On 28 December 2023, Abdelhamid was amongst the 27 players selected by coach Walid Regragui to represent Morocco in the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[9][10] He started in the final group match against Zambia.
On 5 October 2025, Tarik Sektioui called up Abdelhamid to the Morocco A' national team for friendlies against Egypt and Kuwait in preparation for the 2025 FIFA Arab Cup. On 9 November 2025, Abdelhamid was among 29 players called up to take part in a training camp at the Mohammed VI Football Complex.
Career statistics
- As of match played 19 May 2024[11]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arles-Avignon | 2011–12 | Ligue 2 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 18 | 1 | |
| 2012–13 | Ligue 2 | 34 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 39 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Ligue 2 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 36 | 2 | ||
| Total | 87 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | — | 93 | 5 | |||
| Valenciennes | 2014–15 | Ligue 2 | 38 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 43 | 1 | |
| 2015–16 | Ligue 2 | 35 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 2 | ||
| Total | 73 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 80 | 3 | |||
| Dijon | 2016–17 | Ligue 1 | 18 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | |
| Dijon B | 2016–17 | CFA 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | |||
| Reims | 2017–18 | Ligue 2 | 35 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 4 | |
| 2018–19 | Ligue 1 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 40 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 33 | 3 | ||
| 2020–21 | Ligue 1 | 33 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 35 | 3 | ||
| 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 2 | |||
| 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 37 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 40 | 1 | |||
| 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 4 | |||
| Total | 236 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 254 | 17 | ||
| Career total | 418 | 26 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 448 | 26 | ||
Honours
Reims
Individual
- UNFP Ligue 2 Player of the Month: February 2018[13]
- UNFP Ligue 2 Team of the Year: 2017–18[14]
- Prix Marc-Vivien Foé third place: 2020[15]
References
- ^ "Transfert : Yunis Abdelhamid (Valenciennes) trois ans à Dijon". L'Equipe (in French). 15 May 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ "Ensemble, fêtons nos champions ! – Stade de Reims". 7 May 2018. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
- ^ Devin, Eric (26 June 2024). "Yunis Abdelhamid: Saying Goodbye to a Legend". Ligue 1. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
- ^ "Mercato - ASSE : Abdelhamid à Saint-Étienne, signature dans la semaine". OneFootball. 7 June 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ @ASSEofficiel. "Communiqué officiel : Yunis Abdelhamid passe au Vert !". ASSE.fr (in French). Retrieved 8 July 2024.
- ^ "الجيش الملكي يتفق مع يونس عبد الحميد | كووورة". www.kooora.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 9 October 2025.
- ^ Bakkali, Achraf. "Renard convoque un autre défenseur". Mountakhab.net. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ Bakkali, Achraf. "Maroc 2–0 Sao Tomé: Une victoire et des satisfactions". Mountakhab.net. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
- ^ "Regragui unveils 27 player list for Morocco's participation in CAN 2023". HESPRESS English - Morocco News. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ "Regragui names 27 provisional players for AFCON". CAF. 28 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
- ^ Yunis Abdelhamid at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 November 2023.
- ^ "RÉTRO - Il y a un an, le Stade de Reims décrochait le titre de Champion de France de Ligue 2 et accédait à l'élite - ici". ici, le média de la vie locale (in French). 20 April 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
- ^ "Yunis Abdelhamid récompensé! -". www.unfp.org. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
- ^ "Trophées UNFP : Reims mis à l'honneur". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 9 October 2025.
- ^ "Prix Marc-Vivien Foé 2020: Victor Osimhen, le sacre de la jeunesse". RFI (in French). 29 June 2020. Retrieved 9 October 2025.
External links
- Yunis Abdelhamid profile at foot-national.com
- Yunis Abdelhamid – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)
- Yunis Abdelhamid at Soccerway