Ismail Bouneb

Ismail Bouneb (born 7 June 2006) is a French footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 2 club Valenciennes.

Ismail Bouneb

Personal information
Full name	Ismail Bouneb^[1]
Date of birth	(2006-06-07) 7 June 2006 (age 17)
Place of birth	Lille, France^[2]
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)^[1]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Valenciennes
Number	63
Youth career
2011–2013	Olympique Marcquois
2013–2017	Lille
2017–2019	Olympique Marcquois
2019–2023	Valenciennes
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2023–	Valenciennes II	5	(1)
2023–	Valenciennes	0	(0)
International career^‡
2022–	France U17	23	(7)
2023–	France U18	5	(0)
Medal record Men's football Representing  France FIFA U-17 World Cup Runner-up 2023 Indonesia UEFA European Under-17 Championship Runner-up 2023 Hungary
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:32, 16 September 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 November 2023

Early career

Born in Lille, Bouneb began his career at the age of 5 at Olympique Marcquois. In 2013, he was admiited to the academy of the reputated LOSC Lille but was released after four years. He made his comeback to Olympique Marcquois, where he spent two seasons before he was signed by Valenciennes in 2019.^[3]

International career

An Algerian and French national,^[4][5] Bouneb chose to represent France in the international level. He was called up to the France U17 squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship.^[6] He started in four matches during the tournament, including the final game, where France was beaten by against Germany in the penalty shootouts after a 0–0 draw in regular time.^[7]

He took part in the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup with the France under-17s. In the quarter-final match against Uzbkeistan, he scored the only goal of the match to secure France's victory.^[8] In the following game, he scored the winning goal for the 2–1 victory against Mali to help France qualify for a FIFA U-17 World Cup final for the first time since 2001.^[9]

Honours

U17 France

• UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2023^[10]
• FIFA U-17 World Cup runner-up: 2023^[11]

References

1. "FIFA U-17 World Cup Indonesia 2023™" (PDF). fdp.fifa.org. Retrieved 8 November 2023.
2. "Ismail Bouneb". France Football Federation.
3. "Qui sont Ismaïl Bouneb, Joachim Kayi Sanda et Paul Argney, les trois mousquetaires de l'équipe de France U17". L'Équipe (in French). 28 November 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
4. "Ismail BOUNEB -". www.unfp.org. Retrieved 2023-12-10.
5. "Coupe du Monde U17 : Ismail Bouneb, la Force Motrice de l'Équipe de France". Algérie Focus (in French). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
6. "Les vingt-et-un joueurs pour l'Euro". FFF (in French). Retrieved 1 December 2023.
7. "La France s'incline aux tirs au but en finale de l'Euro U17 face à l'Allemagne" (in French). L'Équipe. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
8. "Coupe du monde U17. La France qualifiée en demi-finale". Ouest-France (in French). 25 November 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
9. "Coupe du monde U17: La France renverse le Mali (2-1) et qualifie pour la finale". Eurosport (in French). 28 November 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2023.
10. "Germany take title with shoot-out win over France". UEFA.com. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.
11. "Germany win FIFA U-17 World Cup after shootout drama". FIFA.com. 2 December 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.

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