Photo: Nawfel Ajari / CC BY-SA 4.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
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.
Overview
Youssef En-Nesyri (Arabic: يُوسُف النَّصِيرِيّ; pronounced [ju:suf ʔan.nasˤi:ri:]; born 1 June 1997) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Saudi Pro League club Al-Ittihad and the Morocco national team.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- 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
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 188 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2022 Officer of the Order of the Throne
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from Morocco →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.