Youssef Belammari
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Belammari with Morocco in 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 20 September 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Casablanca, Morocco | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Al Ahly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Number | 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| –2017 | FUS Rabat | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2017–2023 | FUS Rabat | 121 | (8) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2023–2026 | Raja CA | 65 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2026– | Al Ahly | 0 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Morocco U20 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Morocco U23 | 2 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022– | Morocco A' | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024– | Morocco | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 24 January 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 August 2025 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youssef Belammari (Arabic: يُوسُف بَلْعُمَرِيّ; born 20 September 1998) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Egyptian Premier League club Al Ahly and the Morocco national team.
He began his football career by joining the youth teams of Fath Union Sports when he was aged 10. In 2017, he was called-up to the first team but he did not fully establish himself until the 2019–20 season. In 2023, he signed with Raja Club Athletic with whom he won the historic invincible-double in the 2023–24 season, an unprecedented achievement in the history of Moroccan football.
Club career
Fath US
Born in Casablanca on 20 September 1998, Youssef Belammari arrived at Fath Union Sports's youth system at a young age. In early 2017, he joined the first team's squad under Walid Regragui.
On 5 April 2017, he made his professional debut against Raja CA in 2016–17 Botola (2–0 loss).[1]
On 28 May, he made his first starting debut against Moghreb Tetouan (1–1 draw). On 27 August 2017, he scored his first professional goal against Mouloudia d'Oujda in the first round of the 2017 Throne Cup (1–1 draw).
Raja CA
On 2 July 2023, he signed a three-year deal with Raja CA and became the club's third summer signing of the season.[2]
On 27 August 2023, he made his debut with the Greens against Youssoufia Berrechid on the opening match of the season (1–3 win). Slowed down a bit by an ankle injury the he got during a training session, it was against the same opponent on 8 February 2024, that he scored his first goal (2–0 win).[3][4]
On 14 June 2024, after a 0–3 win against MC Oujda in the last round, Raja were crowned champions ending the season without a single defeat – the first team ever to do so in the history of the league and breaking the record of points.[5] On July 1, Raja beat AS FAR once again in the Throne Cup final to secure the third domestic double of its history, and Belammari made a decisive tackle in the final minutes of the match.[6]
Belammari strongly kicked-off the 2024–25 season with one goal and three assists in the first eight games. The team also qualifies to the Champions League's group stage.[7][8]
International career
In October 2017, he received his first call-up to the Morocco U20 squad by Mark Wotte. He played one friendly game against Italy U21 and two other against France U20.[9][10][11] In October 2018, he played two friendly games against Algeria with the Moroccan U23 team.
In August 2022, Belammari was called up by Hussein Ammouta to the National A' team for a training camp between 1st and 6 August.[12] The Atlas Lions played a friendly tournament in Austria against Qatar and Jamaica.[13][14][15]
On 7 October 2024, he received his first call-up with the first team from Walid Regragui, as a reinforcement to replace Noussair Mazraoui, who was out due to injury.[16][17][18] The goal of this gathering is a double confrontation against Central African Republic, counting for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifications.[19][20]
On 23 July 2025, he was announced among the list of players called-up by Tarik Sektioui to take part in the 2024 African Nations Championship.[21] On 28 August 2025, he was included in the squad-list selected to face Niger and Zambia in the new Prince Moulay Abdellah stadium, and qualify to the 2026 World Cup.[22][23] Along with El Mehdi Al Harrar, he was selected while still in Nairobi to play in the final of the African Nations Championship.[24]
On 3 August 2025, the Atlas Lions began the group stage with a victory against Angola (2–0).[25] However, they were surprisingly beaten by the host country, Kenya, by a score of 1–0.[26] In a difficult situation, they bounced back against Zambia (goals from Hrimat, Lamlioui and Bougrine) and the DR Congo (goals from Hrimat and a brace from Lamliou).[27][28] This success allowed the team to qualify for the quarter-finals where they eliminated the surprise of the tournament, Tanzania, by the narrowest of margins (1–0), in Dar es Salaam.[29] In the semi-finals, the Moroccans faced the defending champions, Senegal. After a hard-fought match that ended 1–1 with a superb goal from Sabir Bougrine, Morocco won on penalties (5–3), thus reaching the final.[30] On August 30, at the Nyayo National Stadium, the Atlas Lions won the title by beating Madagascar 3–2, thanks to a brace from Oussama Lamlioui.[31]
On 11 December 2025, Belammari was called up to the Morocco squad for the 2025 Africa Cup of Nations.[32]
Honours
Raja CA
Morocco U20
Morocco A'
Morocco
References
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- ^ "Botola Pro D1 "Inwi": Youssef Belammari signe au Raja Casablanca". Hespress Français - Actualités du Maroc (in French). 2 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.
- ^ "الرجاء يفقد خدمات بلعمري أمام اتحاد تواركة بسبب إصابته في التداريب". www.elbotola.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ "Botola Pro D1 Inwi: le Raja bat le CAYB et prend les commandes". le360.ma. 2 August 2024. Archived from the original on 8 February 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
- ^ "Raja 2023-2024, plus grand champion de tous les temps". Le360 Sport (in French). Retrieved 24 June 2024.
- ^ "Coupe du Trône: le Raja s'offre l'AS FAR et un beau doublé". Le360 Sport (in French). Retrieved 7 July 2024.
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- ^ S.Salimi. "Football : Regragui convoque Youssef Belammari en renfort après la blessure de Mazraoui". L'Opinion Maroc - Actualité et Infos au Maroc et dans le monde. (in French). Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "Qualifs CAN 2025: blessé, Noussair Mazraoui remplacé par Youssef Belammari". 24info.ma (in French). 7 October 2024. Archived from the original on 7 November 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ "يوسف بلعمري يعوض نصير مزراوي المصاب". جريدة المنتخب (in Arabic). 7 October 2024. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
- ^ N, Rédaction (3 October 2024). "Maroc-Centrafrique: plusieurs surprises dans la liste de Walid Regragui". LeSiteinfo.com (in French). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Lions de l'Atlas: Walid Regragui dévoile sa liste pour la Centrafrique, sans Ziyech". Le 360 Sport Français (in French). Retrieved 3 October 2024.
- ^ "Tarik Sektioui dévoile sa liste des Lions de l'Atlas pour le CHAN". Le 360 Sport Français (in French). Retrieved 27 July 2025.
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- ^ Chaabi, Chady (3 August 2025). "CHAN 2024. Le Maroc s'offre une première victoire face à l'Angola (2-0)". Médias24 numéro un de l'information économique marocaine (in French). Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ PAMOJA 2024, In a packed Moi International Sports Centre, Kenya pulled off a memorable 1-0 victory over Morocco, two-time tournament champions, to remain unbeaten at the TotalEnergies African Nations Championship (CHAN). "Kenya Defeat Morocco With 10 Men and Edge Closer to CHAN Quarterfinals". beIN SPORTS. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
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- ^ Chaabi, Chady (17 August 2025). "CHAN 2024. Le Maroc retrouve la Tanzanie en quart après sa victoire face à la RDC (3-1)". Médias24 numéro un de l'information économique marocaine (in French). Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ "Morocco edge Tanzania in Dar to reach CHAN semi-finals". Morocco edge Tanzania in Dar to reach CHAN semi-finals. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
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- ^ "Morocco 3-2 Madagascar (Aug 30, 2025) Final Score". ESPN. Retrieved 31 August 2025.
- ^ "Morocco name star-studded AFCON squad as Hakimi makes cut but Diop misses out". Confederation of African Football. 11 December 2025. Retrieved 12 December 2025.
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External links
- Youssef Belammari at WorldFootball.net