| Youssef Sofiane | |
| Fullname: | Youssef Sofiane |
| Height: | 1.8m (05.9feet)[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1984 7, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Villefranche-sur-Saone, France |
| Position: | Striker |
| Youthyears1: | 2000–2002 |
| Youthclubs1: | AJ Auxerre |
| Years1: | 2002–2005 |
| Years2: | 2004 |
| Years3: | 2004 |
| Years4: | 2005 |
| Years5: | 2005–2006 |
| Years6: | 2006 |
| Years7: | 2006–2007 |
| Years8: | 2007–2008 |
| Years9: | 2008–2009 |
| Years10: | 2009 |
| Years11: | 2009–2010 |
| Years12: | 2010–2011 |
| Years13: | 2012 |
| Clubs2: | → Lille (loan) |
| Clubs3: | → Notts County (loan) |
| Clubs4: | → Roda JC (loan) |
| Clubs13: | ES Sétif |
| Caps1: | 1 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Caps2: | 3 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Caps3: | 4 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Caps4: | 3 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Caps5: | 1 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Caps6: | 8 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Caps7: | 6 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Caps8: | 5 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Caps9: | 20 |
| Goals9: | 7 |
| Caps10: | 1 |
| Goals10: | 0 |
| Caps11: | 20 |
| Goals11: | 1 |
| Caps12: | 14 |
| Goals12: | 2 |
| Caps13: | 4 |
| Goals13: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 00:00, 22 April 2011 (UTC) |
Youssef Sofiane (ar|يوسف سُفيان; born 8 July 1984, in Villefranche-sur-Saône) is a French footballer who played in England, the Netherlands, France, Belgium, Algeria and Germany.
Of Algerian descent, Sofiane began his footballing career in August 2000 as a trainee at AJ Auxerre.[2] He joined West Ham United in June 2002,[3] when he was signed by manager Glenn Roeder on a free transfer as back-up to the club's strikers.[4] Opportunities were rare however and he made only two appearances for West Ham, as a substitute in a 2–1 away win against Preston, and in a 3–1 win over Rushden in the first round of the League Cup, both in August 2003.[5] [6] He was loaned to Lille in January 2004 until the end of the 2003–04 season, and to Notts County on a one-month loan deal in September 2004, where he made three appearances, scoring one goal against Wrexham in the Football League Trophy.[7] [8] [9] He then joined Dutch club Roda JC on loan through January–May 2005, where he made three substitute appearances. Despite playing in pre-season games, he was not given a squad number by West Ham for the 2005–06 season and his contract was terminated by mutual consent in August 2005.[10] After trials with MK Dons[11] and Coventry City, he joined Coventry on non-contract terms in October 2005.[12] However, he made only one substitute appearance for Coventry before being released in January 2006.
After leaving Coventry, he played for La Louviere in the Belgian Jupiler League,[13] Sportfreunde Siegen of the German Regionalliga,[14] and US Lesquin in France.[15]
On 7 December 2011, Sofiane signed an 18-month contract with ES Sétif.[16] He signed as a free agent having been without a club after his contract with MC Alger ended in summer 2011.
Sofiane later became a football agent.
Sofiane represented France at Under-15 to Under-18 level.
ES Sétif