Wissam Ben Yedder

Wissam Ben Yedder

Ben Yedder playing for Monaco in 2023
Personal information
Full name	Wissam Ben Yedder
Date of birth	(1990-08-12) 12 August 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Sarcelles, France
Height	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
2000–2007	FCM Garges
2007–2009	US Saint-Denis
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2009–2010	UJA Alfortville	23	(9)
2010–2013	Toulouse B	20	(14)
2010–2016	Toulouse	156	(63)
2016–2019	Sevilla	91	(38)
2019–2024	Monaco	164	(98)
International career
2010	France (futsal)	2	(1)
2012	France U21	3	(0)
2018–	France	19	(3)
Medal record Men's football Representing  France UEFA Nations League Winner 2021
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024

Wissam Ben Yedder (Arabic: وسام بن يدر; born 12 August 1990) is a French-Tunisian professional footballer who is currently a free agent, having last played for Ligue 1 club Monaco.

Having begun his career at amateurs UJA Alfortville, Ben Yedder joined Toulouse in 2010. He totalled 71 goals in 174 games for them, surpassing André-Pierre Gignac as their greatest league scorer of the 21st century. He moved to Sevilla for €10 million in 2016, and scored 70 goals in 138 games in three seasons. A €40 million transfer to Monaco followed in 2019, and he finished as joint-Ligue 1 top scorer in his first season back. He totalled 201 games and 118 goals before his release in 2024.

At international level, Ben Yedder represented France at under-21 level, and at futsal. He made his full international debut for France in March 2018.