Hassan Yebda
Yebda playing with Algeria in 2011
Personal information
Full name Hassan Yebda[1]
Date of birth (1984-05-14) 14 May 1984 (age 39)[2]
Place of birth Saint-Maurice, France[2]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2000–2004 Auxerre
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2004–2007 Auxerre 0 (0)
2006 → Laval (loan) 14 (1)
2007–2008 Le Mans 24 (3)
2008–2011 Benfica 25 (1)
2009–2010 → Portsmouth (loan) 18 (2)
2010–2011 → Napoli (loan) 29 (0)
2011–2014 Granada 26 (1)
2014 → Udinese (loan) 10 (0)
2014–2015 Fujairah 13 (1)
2016–2018 Belenenses 43 (3)
Total 202 (12)
International career
2000–2001 France U16 10 (0)
2001–2002 France U17 19 (2)
2002–2003 France U18 14 (1)
2003–2004 France U19 13 (0)
2009–2014 Algeria 26 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Hassan Yebda (Arabic: حسان يبدة; born 14 May 1984) is a former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.

During his professional career, he played in France, Portugal, England, Italy and Spain, representing a host of clubs.

Yebda appeared for France at youth level, but opted to play for Algeria as a senior in August 2009, taking advantage of FIFA's new ruling which allowed him to change his national allegiance despite being older than 21 years of age. He represented the latter national team in two World Cups and the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations.

Club career

France

Born in Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne, Yebda emerged through AJ Auxerre's youth system, but made no appearances for the first team during his stint, playing regularly for the reserves in the Championnat de France amateur.

In January 2006, he was loaned to Ligue 2's Stade Lavallois.[3] In the same month of the following year, Yebda was definitely released and moved to Le Mans UC72, making his Ligue 1 debut on 17 February 2007 in a 2–0 away loss against Sochaux. Brought on in the 70th minute, he scored an own goal ten minutes later, in his only appearance of the season.[4]

Benfica

In 2007–08, Yebda appeared regularly for Le Mans, helping the team achieve a comfortable ninth place in the league. On 29 May 2008, he signed a four-year contract with S.L. Benfica on a free transfer.[5] A constant midfield fixture, he was voted the Primeira Liga's Player of the Month in September and, in February 2009, he netted his first league goal for the Lisbon club in a 1–1 league draw at FC Porto.[6]

Yebda made a move to Premier League side Portsmouth on 1 September 2009, on a season-long loan.[7] He scored his first goal on 3 October, against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux Stadium, which was the winner in their first victory of the campaign;[8] his second came in a 2–1 away win against Burnley on 27 February 2010,[9] with Pompey being eventually relegated. That season Portsmouth also reached the FA Cup final although Yebda himself did not play in the final due to injury.[10]

On 27 August 2010, Yebda was again loaned, joining S.S.C. Napoli in a season-long move.[11] He netted his first goal the following 18 January, in a 2–1 home win against Bologna for the Coppa Italia;[12] on 4 July 2011, the player announced that he would not be returning to the Serie A team.[13]

Granada

On 22 August 2011, Yebda joined Granada CF in Spain, signing a three-year contract.[14] He made his official debut five days later, coming as a second-half substitute in a 1–0 La Liga home loss against Real Betis.[15]

Yebda's spell in Andalusia was greatly undermined by injury problems.[16][17][18]

Later years

On 15 August 2014, Yebda signed a one-year deal with UAE Arabian Gulf League side Fujairah FC.[19] On 2 July 2016, after one year without a club, the 32-year-old returned to Portugal and joined C.F. Os Belenenses for one season.[20]

International career

Yebda represented France at youth levels, being part of the squad at the victorious 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship tournament held in Trinidad and Tobago. As a senior, however, he switched allegiances to Algeria, first being picked for a match against Zambia in September 2009, where he did not play; he finally made his debut on 11 October, in a 3–1 win over Rwanda for the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

Yebda was summoned for the Algerian squad at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations, playing (and starting) all the matches for the eventual semi-finalists. In June, he was selected to the FIFA World Cup in South Africa, again playing all the games: during the tournament he partnered Mehdi Lacen (another defensive midfielder) as the national team failed to score a goal, earning one point.[21]

On 27 March 2011, Yebda scored his first goal for Algeria, in a 1–0 win against Morocco for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier where he netted in the sixth minute from a penalty kick.[22] He was also selected to the 2014 World Cup by coach Vahid Halilhodžić,[23] and featured 19 minutes in the last group stage match against Russia to help his team hold on to the 1–1 draw and reach the last 16.[24]

Personal life

Yebda was born to a family from the village of Taourirt Adène in the Tizi Ouzou Province in the Kabylie region of Algeria.[25] He understands both Kabyle and Arabic, but does not speak either language fluently.[26]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition[27][28][29]
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Auxerre B 2001–02 5 0 — — — 5 0
2002–03 14 2 — — — 14 2
2003–04 19 2 — — — 19 2
2004–05 20 2 — — — 20 2
2005–06 11 1 — — — 11 1
Total 69 7 — — — 69 7
Auxerre 2004–05 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
2005–06 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Laval (loan) 2005–06 14 1 — — — 14 1
Le Mans (loan) 2006–07 1 0 0 0 0 0 — 1 0
Le Mans B (loan) 2006–07 7 5 — — — 7 5
Le Mans 2007–08 23 3 2 0 3 1 — 28 4
Benfica 2008–09 25 1 1 1 3 0 5 0 34 2
2009–10 0 0 — — — 0 0
Total 25 1 1 1 3 0 5 0 34 2
Portsmouth (loan) 2009–10 18 2 2 0 3 0 — 23 2
Napoli (loan) 2010–11 29 0 2 1 — 8 0 39 1
Granada 2011–12 14 0 0 0 — — 14 0
2012–13 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
2013–14 10 1 2 0 — — 12 1
Total 26 1 2 0 — — 28 1
Udinese (loan) 2013–14 10 0 1 0 — — 11 0
Fujairah 2014–15 13 1 1 0 — — 14 1
Belenenses 2016–17 18 0 0 0 3 0 — 21 0
2017–18 25 3 1 0 3 0 — 29 3
Total 43 3 1 0 6 0 — 50 3
Career total 278 24 12 1 15 1 13 0 318 26

International

Scores and results list Algeria's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Yebda goal.
List of international goals scored by Hassan Yebda
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 27 March 2011 19 Mai 1956, Annaba, Algeria  Morocco 1–0 1–0 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
2 9 October 2011 5 Juillet 1962, Algiers, Algeria  Central African Republic 1–0 2–0 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Honours

Benfica

Portsmouth

France U 17

Individual

References

  1. ^ "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil: List of players: Algeria" (PDF). FIFA. 14 July 2014. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "Hassan Yebda" (in French). Eurosport. Retrieved 24 June 2019.
  3. ^ Basinas makes Mallorca move; UEFA, 20 January 2006
  4. ^ "Sochaux et Toulouse se placent" [Sochaux and Toulouse get ranking] (in French). Ligue 1. 17 February 2007. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  5. ^ Lisbon giants move to strengthen; UEFA, 25 June 2008
  6. ^ Porto maintains edge as AZ strike clear; UEFA, 9 February 2009
  7. ^ "Pompey confirm move for Ben Haim". BBC Sport. 1 September 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2009.
  8. ^ "Wolverhampton 0–1 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. 3 October 2009. Retrieved 4 October 2009.
  9. ^ "Burnley 1–2 Portsmouth". BBC Sport. 27 February 2010. Retrieved 8 February 2011.
  10. ^ "FA Cup final: Ivanovic doubtful for Blues". RTE. 14 May 2010. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
  11. ^ "Yebda makes Serie A switch". PortuGOAL. 27 August 2010. Archived from the original on 18 March 2012. Retrieved 1 September 2010.
  12. ^ "Troppo Napoli, poco Bologna: ora l'Inter" [Too much Napoli, too little Bologna: now Inter]. La Repubblica (in Italian). 18 January 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  13. ^ Yebda annonce son départ du Napoli (Yebda announces departure from Napoli); DZFoot, 4 July 2011 (in French)
  14. ^ Transferts: Yebda, 3 ans au FC Granada (Espagne) (Transferts: Yebda, 3 years at FC Granada (Spain)) Archived 25 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine; DZFoot, 22 August 2011 (in French)
  15. ^ El Betis gana de Primeras (Betis win First); Marca, 27 August 2011 (in Spanish)
  16. ^ Yebda se rompe el cruzado y será baja entre 6 y 8 meses (Yebda tears cruciate and will miss six to eight months); Diario AS, 20 February 2012 (in Spanish)
  17. ^ Yebda permanecerá entre cuatro y seis semanas de baja (Yebda to miss four to six weeks); Diario AS, 20 September 2012 (in Spanish)
  18. ^ Yebda se perfila para jugar la Copa (Yebda in line to play Cup); Granada Hoy, 27 November 2012 (in Spanish)
  19. ^ Fujairah beat Premier League clubs to Hassan Yebda signature; Sport 360, 15 August 2014
  20. ^ Transfert: Hassan Yebda à Belenenses (Transfer: Hassan Yebda to Belenenses); L'Équipe, 2 July 2016 (in French)
  21. ^ "Mondial 2010: Bilan des verts" [2010 World Cup: Green sum-up] (in French). USM Alger. 30 June 2010. Retrieved 10 February 2018.
  22. ^ CAN 2012: Algérie 1–0 Maroc, Les Verts se relancent (ACN 2012: Algeria 1–0 Morocco, Greens regain momentum); DZFoot, 27 March 2011 (in French)
  23. ^ "Algeria World Cup 2014 squad". The Daily Telegraph. 2 June 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  24. ^ "Algeria book Germany date, eliminate Russia". FIFA. 26 June 2014. Archived from the original on 28 June 2014. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  25. ^ Yebda accueilli tel un héros à Taourirt (Yebda welcomed as hero at Taourirt) Archived 17 October 2009 at the Wayback Machine; Le Buteur, 14 October 2009 (in French)
  26. ^ Yebda: "J'espère rejoindre les verts bientôt" (Yebda: "I hope to join the greens soon") Archived 12 June 2009 at the Wayback Machine; Le Buteur, 9 June 2009 (in French)
  27. ^ "Yebda". ForaDeJogo. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  28. ^ "H. Yebda". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  29. ^ "Hassan Yebda » Club matches". Worldfootball. Retrieved 5 July 2018.

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