.jpg) Elyounoussi withBasel in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mohamed Amine Elyounoussi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | (1994-08-04)4 August 1994 (age 30)[2] | ||
| Place of birth | Al Hoceima, Morocco | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[3] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward,winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Copenhagen | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Sarpsborg FK | |||
| Sarpsborg 08 | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2014 | Sarpsborg 08 | 64 | (15) |
| 2014–2016 | Molde | 70 | (30) |
| 2016–2018 | Basel | 65 | (21) |
| 2018–2023 | Southampton | 79 | (5) |
| 2019–2021 | →Celtic (loan) | 44 | (14) |
| 2023– | Copenhagen | 51 | (17) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Norway U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011 | Norway U17 | 4 | (0) |
| 2012 | Norway U18 | 5 | (0) |
| 2012 | Norway U19 | 3 | (2) |
| 2013–2016 | Norway U21 | 19 | (5) |
| 2013 | Norway U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2014– | Norway | 55 | (10) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 March 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024 | |||
Mohamed Amine Elyounoussi (Arabic:مُحَمَّد أَمِين الْيُونُسِيّ; born 4 August 1994), nicknamedMoi (Norwegian pronunciation:[ˈmùːɪ]), is a professionalfootballer who plays as aforward orwinger forDanish Superliga clubCopenhagen. Born in Morocco, he plays for theNorway national team.
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Elyounoussi was born inAl Hoceima, Morocco and moved toSarpsborg in Norway at a young age, where he started his professional career.
He made his debut inTippeligaen when he came on as asub inSarpsborg 08's match againstOdd Grenland on 8 May 2011.
On 15 March 2014, Elyounoussi moved to fellowTippeligaen sideMolde FK.[4] During his first season with Molde FK he played in every league match and was the club's top scorer with 13 goals.[5] With the club, Elyounoussi won both Tippeligaen and theNorwegian Cup in his first season, which meant that Molde won the double for the first time in the club's history. He scored four goals in the2014 Norwegian Cup, of which one was scored in thefinal againstOdd. Elyounoussi scored a total of 17 goals in all competitions in the 2014 season and became Molde's top goalscorer.
In 2015, Elyounoussi scored three goals in the2015–16 UEFA Europa League, all in the group stage. He scored twice againstCeltic[6][7] and once againstFenerbahçe[8] and helped the team advance to the Round of 16 where they lost 1–3 on aggregate againstSevilla.
On 6 July 2016, Elyounoussi moved toSwiss Super League sideFC Basel on a four-year contract.[9] He joined Basel's first team for their2016–17 season under head coachUrs Fischer. After playing in four test games he made hisdomestic league debut on 24 July in the 3–0 home win at theSt. Jakob-Park againstSion.[10] He scored his first goal for his new club just one week later on 31 July during the away game againstVaduz. It was the third Basler goal of the game and they won 5–1.[11] Elyounoussi scored a hat trick for Basel on 4 February 2017 during the home game againstLugano. These were the first three goals and were scored during the first 36 minutes of the game that Basel won 4–0.[12] Under trainerUrs Fischer, Elyounoussi won theSwiss Super League championship at the end of the2016–17 season. For the club this was the eighth title in a row and their 20th championship title in total.[13] They also won theSwiss Cup for the twelfth time, which meant they had won the double for the sixth time in the club's history.[14]
He stayed with the club for two season and durung this time Elyounoussi played a total of 102 games for Basel scoring a total of 27 goals. 65 of these games were in theSwiss Super League, eight in theSwiss Cup, 11 in theChampions League and 18 were friendly games. He scored 21 goals in the domestic league, two in the Champions League and the other four were scored during the test games.[15]
On 29 June 2018, Elyounoussi was signed bySouthampton for a reported fee of £16 million,[16] signing a five-year contract.[17] On 12 August 2018, Elyounoussi made his Premier League debut in a 0–0 draw withBurnley, replacingCédric in the 56th minute.[18] Despite making 19 appearances in all competitions throughout the season, Elyounoussi would not score any goals for the club.[19] Elyounoussi stated he found it “hard” to gain momentum.[20]
What was missing last season? It was all small details. It didn’t start great because I was injured and it took some time, it was my first game and I got an injury when I’d never had one in my career.
On 30 August 2019, Elyounoussi joinedCeltic on loan until the end of the season.[21] On 14 September 2019, Elyounoussi made his first appearance for Celtic in a 0–1 victory againstHamilton.[22] Elyounoussi would score his first goal for the club on 3 October 2019 in a 2–0 victory againstCFR Cluj in theEuropa League.[23] On 19 October 2019, Elyounoussi scored his first goals in theScottish Premiership when he scored a brace in a 6–0 victory againstRoss County.[24]
On 30 June 2020, the loan was extended for a further season.[25] Elyounoussi scored a brace on 18 August 2020 in a 6–0 victory againstKR Reykjavik in theChampions League.[26] On 8 November 2020, Elyounoussi scored a hat-trick in a 4–1 victory atMotherwell.[27] On 21 March 2021, Elyounoussi scored in a 1–1 draw againstRangers which meant they could not match Celtic’s 106-point haul in the2016–17 season.[28]
On 25 August 2021, he scored a hat-trick in an emphatic 8–0 win overLeague Two sideNewport County in the second round of theEFL Cup.[29] It was the biggest away win in Southampton's 135-year history and matched their biggest post-war win.[29] On 28 August 2021, Elyounoussi scored his firstPremier League goal for Southampton in their 2–2 draw withNewcastle.[30] On 26 December 2021, Elyounoussi scored in a 2–3 victory againstWest Ham.[31] Elyounoussi scored his first goal in theFA Cup on 8 January 2022 in a 2–3 victory againstSwansea City.[32] On 9 February 2022, Elyounoussi scored in a 2–3 victory againstTottenham Hotspur.[33] His final goal of the2021–22 season came on 13 March 2022 in a 1–2 defeat toWatford.[34] This was his most prolific season for Southampton to date.[35]
On 13 August 2022, Elyounoussi made his first appearance of the season in a 2–2 draw withLeeds United.[36] He scored his only goal of the campaign in the penultimate game of the season in a 3–1 defeat toBrighton.[37] On 14 June 2023, Elyounoussi confirmed he would leave Southampton following the expiry of his contract at the end of the month.[38]
On 27 July 2023, Elyounoussi signed a four-year contract withFC Copenhagen on a free transfer.[39]
In June 2011, Elyounoussi was called up for theNorway U-17 team.[40]
In November 2013, he was called up to the seniorNorwegian national team for their January 2014 international matches inAbu Dhabi.[41] He made his debut there againstPoland on 18 January 2014, replacingErik Huseklepp in the 33rd minute of a 3–0 defeat.[42] He scored his first goal forNorway on 13 June 2017 againstSweden. He scored his firsthat-trick for Norway on 5 October 2017 againstSan Marino.
His cousin,Tarik Elyounoussi, is also a Norwegian international footballer who last played for the Japanese side,Shonan Bellmare.
Elyounoussi's father used to own apizza parlour in Norway, where Mohamed worked while living in his home town.[43]
| Club | Season | Division | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Sarpsborg 08 | 2011 | Tippeligaen | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | 1. divisjon | 26 | 9 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 29 | 10 | |||
| 2013 | Tippeligaen | 29 | 6 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 6 | |||
| Total | 64 | 15 | 5 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 69 | 16 | |||
| Molde | 2014 | Tippeligaen | 30 | 13 | 4 | 4 | — | 3[c] | 0 | 37 | 17 | |
| 2015 | Tippeligaen | 28 | 12 | 1 | 0 | — | 11[d] | 7 | 40 | 19 | ||
| 2016 | Tippeligaen | 12 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 2[c] | 0 | 15 | 6 | ||
| Total | 70 | 30 | 6 | 5 | — | 16 | 7 | 92 | 42 | |||
| Basel | 2016–17 | Swiss Super League | 32 | 10 | 5 | 0 | — | 3[e] | 0 | 40 | 10 | |
| 2017–18 | Swiss Super League | 33 | 11 | 3 | 0 | — | 8[e] | 2 | 44 | 13 | ||
| Total | 65 | 21 | 8 | 0 | — | 11 | 2 | 84 | 23 | |||
| Southampton | 2018–19[19] | Premier League | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 0 | |
| 2019–20[46] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21[47] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22[35] | Premier League | 30 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | 33 | 8 | ||
| 2022–23[48] | Premier League | 33 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 37 | 1 | ||
| Total | 79 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 3 | — | 89 | 9 | |||
| Celtic (loan) | 2019–20[46] | Scottish Premiership | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6[c] | 1 | 21 | 8 |
| 2020–21[47] | Scottish Premiership | 34 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9[f] | 6 | 45 | 17 | |
| Total | 44 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 7 | 66 | 25 | ||
| Copenhagen | 2023–24[49] | Danish Superliga | 30 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | 12[e] | 3 | 45 | 14 | |
| 2024–25[50] | Danish Superliga | 21 | 7 | 4 | 0 | — | 15[g] | 2 | 40 | 9 | ||
| Total | 51 | 17 | 7 | 1 | — | 27 | 5 | 85 | 19 | |||
| Career total | 373 | 102 | 35 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 69 | 21 | 485 | 137 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 9 | 4 | |
| 2018 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2021 | 11 | 3 | |
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 55 | 10 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 June 2017 | Ullevaal Stadion,Oslo, Norway |  Sweden | 1–0 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 5 October 2017 | San Marino Stadium,Serravalle, San Marino |  San Marino | 4–0 | 8–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3 | 5–0 | |||||
| 4 | 7–0 | |||||
| 5 | 16 October 2018 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Bulgaria | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League C |
| 6 | 7 September 2020 | Windsor Park,Belfast, Northern Ireland |  Northern Ireland | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League B |
| 7 | 4 September 2021 | Daugava Stadium,Riga, Latvia |  Latvia | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 8 | 11 October 2021 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Montenegro | 1–0 | 2–0 | |
| 9 | 2–0 | |||||
| 10 | 19 November 2023 | Hampden Park,Glasgow, Scotland |  Scotland | 3–3 | 3–3 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
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