Youssef En-Nesyri

Málaga

After starting his youth career at Maghreb de Fès and Mohammed VI Football Academy, En-Nesyri joined Málaga for a fee of €125,000 in 2015. Initially assigned to the Juvenil squad, he made his senior debut for the reserves on 16 April 2016, scoring the last goal in a 3–1 Tercera División away win against Guadix. He netted back-to-back goals in the following three matches against Huétor Tájar, River Melilla and Vilafranca, and went on to become an integral player for the reserve side which narrowly missed promotion to the Segunda División B. On 8 July 2016, En-Nesyri was included in first team manager Juande Ramos' pre-season squad, and scored a double in a 4–0 friendly win against Algeciras eight days later. On 23 August 2016, after scoring six goals during the pre-season, Youssef En-Nesyri agreed to a contract extension until 2020. Three days later he made his professional – and La Liga – debut, coming on as a late substitute for Keko in a 2–2 away draw against Espanyol. En-Nesyri scored his first professional goal on 21 September 2016, netting the winner in a 2–1 home victory against Eibar, after coming on as a substitute for Charles. He contributed with four goals in 25 league appearances during the 2017–18 campaign, as his side suffered relegation.

Leganés

On 17 August 2018, following Málaga's relegation from La Liga, En-Nesyri signed a five-year contract with Leganés to remain in the top flight He scored his first goals in his ninth game, to earn…

After representing Morocco at under-20 level, En-Nesyri was called up to the full squad by manager Hervé Renard on 22 August 2016, for friendlies against Albania and São Tomé and Príncipe. He made his debut against the former nine days later, starting in a 0–0 draw at the Loro Boriçi Stadium in Shkodër. Youssef En-Nesyri was called up for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations in Gabon, and scored in the second group game in a 3–1 win over Togo. He was a late addition to the squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia, at the expense of defender Badr Benoun. In the last group game against Spain at the Kaliningrad Stadium, he gave the team a late lead in a 2–2 draw. At the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt, En-Nesyri scored the only goal of a win over the Ivory Coast to send the Atlas Lions into the last 16. There, he equalised against Benin as the game went to a penalty shoot-out, in which Saturnin Allagbé saved from him to knock the Moroccans out. En-Nesyri was also called up for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon. In his first game back after a long injury, he came on in the 65th minute for Ayoub El Kaabi and missed a penalty in a 2–0 win over Comoros. He scored the equaliser in a 2–1 win over Malawi in the last 16. On 10 November 2022, he was named in Morocco's 23-man squad for the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar. On 10 December, in their quarter-final match against Portugal, En-Nesyri jumped 2.78 metres (9.1 ft) to score the lone goal to put Morocco through to the…

Club

As of match played 29 August 2026

International

As of match played 18 January 2026

Scores and results list Morocco's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each En-Nesyri goal.

On 9 September 2023, En-Nesyri along with his national teammates donated their blood for the needy affected by the 2023 Marrakesh-Safi earthquake.