Youssef Aït Bennasser
Youssef Aït Bennasser is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kayserispor. Born in France, he represents Morocco at international level.
Club career
Nancy
Aït Bennasser is a youth exponent from AS Nancy. He made his Ligue 2 debut on 3 August 2015 against Tours FC. He scored the first senior goal of his career on 28 November 2015 as Nancy beat Le Havre 3–1 in a home of Stade Marcel Picot victory.Monaco and loans
On 25 June 2016, Aït Bennasser was announced at AS Monaco, signing a five year contract with the club. After joining Monaco, he was immediately loaned back to Nancy.On 16 August 2017, Aït Bennasser was announced at Stade Malherbe Caen on a one year loan, with no option to buy.
On 31 January 2019, the last day of the 2018–19 winter transfer window, Aït Bennasser departed Monaco on loan for the third time, joining the club's league rivals AS Saint-Étienne on loan until the end of the season.
On 23 September 2019, Aït Bennasser was announced at Bordeaux on a one year loan, with a mandatory purchase after 15 starts.
Adanaspor
The Moroccan midfielder signed a two-year contract with Turkish club Adanaspor, which is in the TFF First League.International career
Despite being born and raised in France, in March 2016, Aït Bennasser joined the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, being called up by Hervé Renard. He played two matches for the Morocco national under-17 football team in 2013.On 4 January 2017, Aït Bennasser was called up to the Morocco squad for the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations.
He made his debut for the senior Morocco national team in a friendly 0–0 tie with Albania. In May 2018 he was named in Morocco's 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia.
On 27 May 2019, Aït Bennasser was called up to the provisional Morocco squad for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations. He would make the final cut on 11 June 2019.