| Rayane Yesli | |
| Fullname: | Yuba-Rayane Yesli |
| Birth Date: | 12 October 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Tizi Ouzou, Algeria |
| Height: | 2.01 m |
| Position: | Goalkeeper |
| Currentclub: | Atlético Ottawa |
| Clubnumber: | 99 |
| Youthclubs1: | CS Dollard |
| Youthclubs2: | Notre-Dame-de-Grâce SA |
| Youthclubs3: | Panellinios St Michel FC |
| Youthclubs4: | Montreal Impact |
| Youthyears5: | 2018 |
| Youthclubs5: | Vibonese |
| Collegeyears1: | 2020 |
| College1: | Montreal Carabins |
| Years1: | 2018 |
| Clubs1: | Vibonese |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs2: | CS Fabrose |
| Caps2: | 14 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2021 |
| Clubs3: | AS Blainville |
| Caps3: | 4 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs4: | Valour FC |
| Caps4: | 35 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | Atlético Ottawa |
| Caps5: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | April 27, 2024 |
Yuba-Rayane Yesli (Arabic: يسلي ريان; born 12 October 1999) is a professional football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Atlético Ottawa in the Canadian Premier League.
Born in Algeria, Yesli moved to Montreal, Canada, at the age of two.[1] Yesli played youth soccer with CS Dollard, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce SA, and Panellinios St Michel FC.[2] Afterwards, he was part of the Montreal Impact Academy.[3]
In January 2018, Yesli joined U.S. Vibonese Calcio in the Italian Serie D,[4] [5] where they won promotion to the Serie C.[6] He re-signed for the 2018–19 season.[7]
In 2019 and 2020, he played with CS Fabrose in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec, winning the 2019 Coupe PLSQ.[8] [9] He decided to attend the Université de Montréal and play for the Carabins soccer team in 2020,[10] however the playing season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
He was selected third overall by Valour FC of the Canadian Premier League in the 2021 CPL-U Sports Draft,[11] but did not ultimately sign with them for the 2021 season. However, he did serve as the league's emergency goalkeeper during the league's initial season which took place in a bubble, available to all team's on a short-term loan, in case of an injury to a team's goalkeepers as replacements were not available due to the bubble format, although he was not ultimately needed as a replacement.[12] Afterwards, he trained with Major League Soccer club CF Montréal.[13]
He then joined AS Blainville in the PLSQ for the 2021 season. He made his Canadian Championship debut on 17 August 2021 against Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers FC in a 2–1 loss.[14]
In January 2022, he signed with Valour FC for the 2022 season.[15] He made his debut for the club on 11 May in a Canadian Championship match against MLS club Vancouver Whitecaps FC.[16] He made his league debut on 1 June in a 1–0 loss to Atlético Ottawa.[17] He earned his first victory and clean sheet on 3 August, in his second league start, in a 2–0 victory over Cavalry FC.[18] In January 2023, he went on a training sting with French Ligue 1 club AC Ajaccio, first joining the reserves, before joining the first team for training.[19] [20] He was named the CPL Goalkeeper of the Month for June 2023.[21] At the end of the 2023 season, he was nominated for the CPL Golden Glove award, for the league's top goalkeeper.[22] [23]
In February 2024, he moved to Atlético Ottawa in an intra-league transfer, with Noah Verhoeven moving to Valour on a one-year loan in exchange.[24] [25] Yesli signed a one-year contract with an option for 2025 with Ottawa.[26] He made his first start for the club on April 27 against the HFX Wanderers.[27]
Born in Algeria, Yesli moved to Canada at a young age and holds dual Algerian and Canadian nationality.[28]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | National cup | League cup | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Vibonese | 2017–18[29] | Serie D | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2018–19 | Serie C | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| CS Fabrose | 2019[30] | Première Ligue de soccer du Québec | 8 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2020 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |||
| AS Blainville | 2021 | Première Ligue de soccer du Québec | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | |||
| Valour FC | 2022 | Canadian Premier League | 9 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| 2023 | 26 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |||
| Atlético Ottawa | 2024 | Canadian Premier League | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 54 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 62 | 0 | |||