Gessime Yassine #16

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“His moves remind me of Hatem Ben Arfa,” said the former Senegal striker Demba Ba after he recommended Yassine to the French team USL Dunkerque while he was their sporting director. The natural-born dribbler from southern France switched his allegiance in 2024 and played in the Under-20 World Cup last October, which Morocco won. “He’s always had a ball with him,” his mother told Le360. “As a kid, he never played with cars or other toys. When he was little he’d open the fridge and throw some eggs and try to juggle them.” After the skinny teenager struggled at club trials, he landed that move to Dunkurque in Ligue 2. Gary O’Neil has given him opportunities since he joined Strasbourg in January and he earned his first senior cap for Morocco in March.

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