| Ismaïl Bouneb | |
| Full Name: | Ismaïl Bouneb[1] |
| Birth Date: | 7 June 2006 |
| Birth Place: | Lille, France[2] |
| Height: | 1.82 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Le Havre |
| Clubnumber: | 44 |
| Youthyears1: | 2011–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Olympique Marcquois |
| Youthyears2: | 2013–2017 |
| Youthclubs2: | Lille |
| Youthyears3: | 2017–2019 |
| Youthclubs3: | Olympique Marcquois |
| Youthyears4: | 2019–2023 |
| Youthclubs4: | Valenciennes |
| Years1: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs1: | Valenciennes II |
| Caps1: | 8 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2023–2024 |
| Clubs2: | Valenciennes |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2024– |
| Clubs3: | Le Havre |
| Caps3: | 0 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam1: | France U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 23 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 7 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam2: | France U18 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 1 July 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 29 November 2023 |
Ismaïl Bouneb (born 7 June 2006) is a French footballer who plays as a midfielder for Le Havre.
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]
Born in France, Bouneb is of Algerian descent.[4] [5] He 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]
U17 France