Beyatt Lekweiry Explained

Beyatt Lekweiry
Birth Date:11 April 2005
Birth Place:Nouadhibou, Mauritania
Position:Midfielder
Currentclub:Douanes
Youthyears1:–2020
Youthclubs1:Nouadhibou
Years1:2020–
Clubs1:Nouadhibou
Years2:2021–2022
Clubs2:Douanes (loan)
Nationalyears1:2022–
Nationalteam1:Mauritania
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalteam-Update:21:56, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

Beyatt Lekweiry (born 11 April 2005) is a Mauritanian footballer who plays as a midfielder for AS Douanes on loan from FC Nouadhibou, and the Mauritania national team.

Club career

As a youth, Lekweiry played for hometown club FC Nouadhibou of the Mauritian Premier League. In 2021 he joined AS Douanes on loan for the season.[1] At the time he was considered by Mauritanian media outlets to be one of the greatest footballing prospects in the country.[2]

International career

Lekweiry was a standout player for Mauritania at the 2020 U-20 Arab Cup at age 15.[3] The following year he was selected to represent Mauritania in the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations but missed the tournament because of injury.[4]

In January 2022, Lekweiry was named to his nation's senior squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations for his first senior call-up.[4] At 16 years old, he was the youngest player at the tournament.[5] [6] He went on to make his senior debut in the team's final match of the Group Stage, coming on as a substitute against Mali on 20 January 2022.[7] [8]

International career statistics

[8]

Mauritania national team
YearAppsGoals
202210
Total10

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tounkara . Gilbert . CAN 2021 : Zoom sur Beyatt Lekweiry (16 ans), le plus jeune joueur de la CAN ! . 4 January 2022 . guineefunshow.com . 20 January 2022 . French.
  2. Web site: Maurace Assogba . Sedric . CAN 2021 : Beyatt Lekoueiry, la pépite mauritanienne de 16 ans à suivre . africafootunited.com . 20 January 2022 . French . 20 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220120220833/https://africafootunited.com/can-2021-beyatt-lekoueiry-la-pepite-mauritanienne-de-16-ans-a-suivre/ . dead .
  3. Web site: The 5 youngest players at AFCON 2021 . 11 January 2022 . pulse.ng . 20 January 2022.
  4. Web site: CAN 2021 : la liste définitive de la Mauritanie connue . mauriweb.com . 20 January 2022 . French.
  5. Web site: Chiefs target among Afcon new millennium kids . kickoff.com . 20 January 2022.
  6. Web site: Mukiiri . Cheri . IT'S TIME FOR AFRICA! . 9 January 2022 . footytimes.com . 20 January 2022.
  7. Web site: Mali beat Mauritania to finish top of Group F . CAF . 20 January 2022.
  8. Web site: NFT profile . National Football Teams . 21 January 2022.