He began his career with Monaco, where he scored 20 goals in 105 professional games, winning Ligue 2 in his first season and finishing runner-up in Ligue 1 in the second. In 2015, he joined La Liga side Atlético Madrid for a reported €20 million, scoring the equaliser as Atlético lost the 2016 UEFA Champions League final. After a two-year spell with Dalian Professional in the Chinese Super League, Carrasco returned to Atlético in 2020, winning a La Liga title, before departing again for Al-Shabab in 2023.
Carrasco was born in Vilvoorde to a Portuguese father and Spanish mother.[4] His father left the family when Yannick was still a child, leaving his mother, Carmen, to raise him and his brother Mylan.[5] He has two younger half-siblings, Hugo and Celia. While initially known as "Ferreira Carrasco" at the time of his professional debut, he later chose to drop the paternal part of his Spanish-style double surname.[6] Both his maternal grandparents are from the region of Andalusia; his maternal grandmother being from Seville, while his maternal grandfather being from Córdoba.[7]
Carrasco joined Monaco from Belgian club Genk in 2010. He made his professional debut on 30 July 2012 in the opening game of the Ligue 2season against Tours, opening a 4–0 victory on the stage
at the Stade Louis II via a free kick.[9] On 13 April 2013, he scored both goals of a 2–0 league victory over Auxerre. In his debut campaign with the club, he appeared in 27 games and scored 6 goals as Monaco won promotion back to Ligue 1.[10]
His first top-flight goal came on 5 October 2013 against Saint-Étienne, converting a James Rodríguez cross and helping Monaco to a 2–1 victory. He scored twice in the opening 10 minutes fifteen days later as Monaco drew 2–2 away to Sochaux;[11] the team finished their first season back at the top as runners up to Paris Saint-Germain.
On 10 July 2015, Atlético Madrid announced the signing of Carrasco on a five-year deal for a reported fee of €20 million.[13][14] On 18 October, he scored his first goal for Atletico in a 2–0 away victory over Real Sociedad.[15]
On 31 January 2020, Carrasco returned to Atlético Madrid on loan until the end of the season.[23] On 8 September 2020, he rejoined the club on a permanent basis, signing a four-year contract.[24] On 21 November 2020, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory over Barcelona.[25]
Al-Shabab
On 4 September 2023, Carrasco signed a three-year contract with Saudi Pro League club Al-Shabab for a reported fee of €15 million.[26]
Carrasco made his senior international debut in March 2015, as a 69th-minute substitute for Marouane Fellaini in a 5–0 win over Cyprus in UEFA Euro 2016qualification.[27] He was named in manager Marc Wilmots' squad for the final tournament.[28] On 26 June, in the last 16 in Toulouse, he scored his first international goal to conclude a 4–0 win over Hungary, after replacing Dries Mertens in the second half.[29]
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