| Yassine Khalifi | |
| Birth Date: | 9 August 2005 |
| Birth Place: | Rabat, Morocco |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Lille B |
| Youthclubs1: | Marrakech Academy |
| Youthclubs2: | Mohammed VI Football Academy |
| Youthyears3: | 2022–2023 |
| Youthclubs3: | → Union Touarga (loan) |
| Years1: | 2023 |
| Clubs1: | → Union Touarga (loan) |
| Caps1: | 2 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2023– |
| Clubs2: | Lille B |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2020–2021 |
| Nationalteam1: | Morocco U17 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022 |
| Nationalteam2: | Morocco U18 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 2 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam3: | Morocco U20 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2023– |
| Nationalteam4: | Morocco U23 |
| Nationalcaps4: | 4 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 9 October 2023 |
Yassine Khalifi (ar|ياسين الخليفي; born 9 August 2005) is a Moroccan footballer who currently plays as a midfielder for Lille.
Khalifi started his career at the Mohammed VI Football Academy, where he featured in various competitions for the side, including the Alkass International Cup.[1] His performances for the youth academy reportedly caught the eye of Spanish side Atlético Madrid.[2] He moved to top-flight Botola side Union Touarga on loan in September 2022.[3] In the same month, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2005 worldwide.[4] [5]
On 7 September 2023, following two appearances in the Botola for Union Touarga, Khalifi was signed by French Ligue 1 side Lille.[6]
Khalifi was first called up to the Morocco under-17 side in 2020 for a game against Tunisia.[7] This was followed up with another call-up in January 2021, for a training camp.[8] The following year, he was called up by the under-18 side for the Mediterranean Games. He scored a penalty in a 1–1 draw with Spain to send his team through to the semi-finals.[9] [10] He followed this up with another penalty goal in a 2–1 loss to Italy in the semi-final match.[11]
He was called up to the Moroccan under-20 side for the 2022 Arab Cup U-20, and scored in a 4–2 group stage win against Sudan.[12] Later in the same year, he featured in friendly matches against Chile and England. He also featured in the 2022 UNAF U-20 Tournament as Morocco finished third.
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Union Touarga | 2022–23 | Botola | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Lille B | 2023–24 | Championnat National 2 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||