Youssef En-Nesyri

I'll be honest — I didn't have Youssef En-Nesyri fully on my radar until the 2022 World Cup, and then suddenly he was impossible to ignore. This 188 cm striker from Fez, Morocco, is one of those players who makes aerial duels look almost unfair — his timing in the box is absurdly good, like he studied physics just to embarrass defenders. But what really got me was watching Morocco reach the semifinals as Africa's first-ever representative at that stage; En-Nesyri was right at the heart of it, and you could tell this wasn't a fluke. The fact that he picked up the Officer of the Order of the Throne in 2022 says everything about what that run meant back home. He's the kind of player who makes you excited about where African football is heading.

Name (English)

Youssef En-Nesyri

Name (Japanese)

ユセフ・エン＝ネシリ

Reading

ゆせふ・えん＝ねしり

Born

June 1, 1997 (age 29)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Ox

Origin

Fez, Morocco

Height

188 cm

Occupation

association football player

Awards & achievements

• 2022 Officer of the Order of the Throne

Motto

Private

• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/ennesyri15/
• Xhttps://x.com/ennesyri9
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A6%E3%82%BB%E3%83%95%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%B3%EF%BC%9D%E3%83%8D%E3%82%B7%E3%83%AA

Tags

• association football player

Last updated

2026-06-02

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