PLAYER DETAILS
Wissam Ben Yedder profile
- Club
- Sakaryaspor
- Position
- Forward
- Nationality
- France
- Date of birth
- 1990-08-12
- Birthplace
- Sarcelles, France
- Height
- 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
- Weight
- 68 kg (150 lb)
- Shirt number
- 12
- Signing / transfer fee
- €40m
PLAYER BIOGRAPHY
About Wissam Ben Yedder
Wissam Ben Yedder (born 12 August 1990) is a French professional footballer who plays as a striker for Turkish TFF 1. Lig club Sakaryaspor and the French national team.
Having begun his career at amateurs UJA Alfortville, he joined Toulouse in 2010. He totalled 71 goals in 174 games for them, surpassing André-Pierre Gignac as their greatest league scorer of the 21st century. He moved to Sevilla for €9 million in 2016, and scored 70 goals in 138 games in three seasons. A €40 million transfer to Monaco followed in 2019, and he was Ligue 1 top scorer in his first season back.
At international level, Ben Yedder represented France at under-21 level, and at futsal. He made his full international debut for France in March 2018.