.jpg) Carrasco playing forBelgium at the2018 FIFA World Cup | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Yannick Ferreira Carrasco[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | (1993-09-04)4 September 1993 (age 32)[2] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Vilvoorde, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[3] | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Al-Shabab | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 1999–2001 | Stade Everois | ||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2005 | Diegem Sport | ||||||||||||||||
| 2005–2010 | Genk | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2012 | Monaco B | 30 | (8) | ||||||||||||||
| 2012–2015 | Monaco | 81 | (15) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Atlético Madrid | 81 | (17) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2020 | Dalian Yifang | 50 | (24) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020 | →Atlético Madrid (loan) | 15 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2020–2023 | Atlético Madrid | 102 | (19) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023– | Al-Shabab | 57 | (18) | ||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2008 | Belgium U15 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010 | Belgium U17 | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2010–2011 | Belgium U18 | 9 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2011–2012 | Belgium U19 | 12 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2013–2014 | Belgium U21 | 11 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2024 | Belgium | 78 | (11) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 February 2026 (UTC) | |||||||||||||||||
Yannick Ferreira Carrasco (born 4 September 1993) is a Belgian professionalfootballer who plays forSaudi Pro League clubAl-Shabab. A versatile player, he can be deployed as aleft midfielder,left wing-back,left winger orleft-back.
Carrasco began his career withMonaco, where he scored 20 goals in 105 professional games, winningLigue 2 in his first season and finishing runner-up inLigue 1 in the second. In 2015, he joined La Liga sideAtlético Madrid for a reported €20 million, scoring the equaliser as Atlético lost the2016 UEFA Champions League final. After a two-year spell withDalian Professional in theChinese Super League, Carrasco returned to Atlético in 2020, winning aLa Liga title, before departing again for Al-Shabab in 2023.
Carrasco made his international debut for Belgium in April 2015. He played at theUEFA European Championship in2016,2020 and2024, and was part of their squad that came third at the2018 FIFA World Cup.
Carrasco was born inVilvoorde, Belgium, to aPortuguese father and aSpanish mother.[4] His father left the family when Yannick was still a child, leaving his mother, Carmen, to raise him and his brother Mylan.[5] He has two younger half-siblings, Hugo and Celia. While initially known as "Ferreira Carrasco" at the time of his professional debut, he later chose to drop the paternal part of hisSpanish-style double surname.[6] Both his maternal grandparents are from the region ofAndalusia; his maternal grandmother being fromSeville, while his maternal grandfather being fromCórdoba.[7]
In 2017, Carrasco married formerMiss BelgiumNoémie Happart.[8]
Carrasco joinedMonaco from Belgian clubGenk in 2010. He made his professional debut on 30 July 2012 in the opening game of theLigue 2season againstTours, opening a 4–0 victory on the stage at theStade Louis II via a free kick.[9] On 13 April 2013, he scored both goals of a 2–0 league victory overAuxerre. In his debut campaign with the club, he appeared in 27 games and scored six goals as Monaco won promotion back toLigue 1.[10]
His first top-flight goal came on 5 October 2013 againstSaint-Étienne, converting aJames Rodríguez cross and helping Monaco to a 2–1 victory. He scored twice in the opening 10 minutes fifteen days later as Monaco drew 2–2 away toSochaux;[11] the team finished their first season back at the top as runners up toParis Saint-Germain.
On 25 February 2015, he scored the last goal of Monaco's 3–1 away win atArsenal in the last 16 first leg of the2014–15 UEFA Champions League, after replacingDimitar Berbatov in the 75th minute.[12]
On 10 July 2015,Atlético Madrid announced the signing of Carrasco on a five-year deal for a reported fee of €20 million.[13][14] On 18 October, he scored his first goal for Atletico in a 2–0 away victory overReal Sociedad.[15]
On 28 May 2016, as a half-time replacement forAugusto Fernández in the2016 UEFA Champions League Final at theSan Siro, Carrasco scored Atlético's 79th-minute equaliser againstReal Madrid; his team lost in apenalty shoot-out. He was the first Belgian to score in a European Cup final.[16]
On 15 October 2016, he scored his first professional hat-trick in a 7–1 rout ofGranada CF.[17][18]
On 26 February 2018, along with teammateNicolás Gaitán, Carrasco moved toChinese Super League newcomers Dalian Yifang (later rebranded asDalian Professional),[19] a club owned byAtléti's partial ownerDalian Wanda Group.[citation needed] He made his debut on 3 March in an 8–0 loss toShanghai SIPG,[20][21] and scored his first goal in his fourth match for the club on 31 March, in a 1–1 away draw withHenan Jianye, ending his club's season-opening three-game losing streak.[22]
On 31 January 2020, Carrasco returned to Atlético Madrid on loan until the end of theseason.[23] On 8 September 2020, he rejoined the club on a permanent basis, signing a four-year contract.[24] On 21 November 2020, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 victory overBarcelona.[25]
On 4 September 2023, Carrasco signed a three-year contract withSaudi Pro League clubAl-Shabab for a reported fee of €15 million.[26]
Carrasco made his senior international debut in March 2015, as a 69th-minute substitute forMarouane Fellaini in a 5–0 win overCyprus inUEFA Euro 2016qualification.[27] He was named in managerMarc Wilmots' squad for the final tournament.[28] On 26 June, in the last 16 inToulouse, he scored his first international goal to conclude a 4–0 win overHungary, after replacingDries Mertens in the second half.[29]
Carrasco was included in the Belgian squad for the2018 FIFA World Cup by managerRoberto Martínez.[30] He made his debut in the opening group stage victory overPanama and was deployed as an attackingleft wing back in a 3–4–3 formation.[31]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Monaco II | 2010–11 | CFA | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 21 | 7 | — | — | — | — | 21 | 7 | ||||||
| 2012–13 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||||
| 2013–14 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 30 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 8 | ||||||
| Monaco | 2012–13 | Ligue 2 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | — | — | 31 | 8 | ||
| 2013–14 | Ligue 1 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 4 | |||
| 2014–15 | 36 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10[c] | 1 | — | 52 | 8 | |||
| Total | 81 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 10 | 1 | — | 105 | 20 | |||
| Atlético Madrid | 2015–16 | La Liga | 29 | 4 | 5 | 0 | — | 9[c] | 1 | — | 43 | 5 | ||
| 2016–17 | 35 | 10 | 6 | 2 | — | 12[c] | 2 | — | 53 | 14 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 17 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 6[d] | 0 | — | 28 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 81 | 17 | 16 | 3 | — | 27 | 3 | — | 124 | 23 | ||||
| Dalian Yifang | 2018 | Chinese Super League | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 7 | |||
| 2019 | 25 | 17 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 17 | |||||
| Total | 50 | 24 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 52 | 24 | |||||
| Atlético Madrid (loan) | 2019–20 | La Liga | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[c] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | |
| Atlético Madrid | 2020–21 | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[c] | 1 | — | 35 | 7 | |||
| 2021–22 | 34 | 6 | 2 | 0 | — | 7[c] | 0 | 1[e] | 0 | 44 | 6 | |||
| 2022–23 | 35 | 7 | 3 | 2 | — | 6[c] | 1 | — | 44 | 10 | ||||
| 2023–24 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 117 | 20 | 5 | 2 | — | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 142 | 24 | |||
| Al Shabab | 2023–24 | Saudi Pro League | 24 | 7 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 27 | 11 | |||
| 2024–25 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 2 | |||||
| 2025–26 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 2 | — | — | 4[f] | 1 | 24 | 12 | ||||
| Total | 57 | 18 | 8 | 6 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 69 | 25 | ||||
| Career total | 416 | 102 | 41 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 56 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 522 | 124 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | 2015 | 4 | 0 |
| 2016 | 11 | 4 | |
| 2017 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 12 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2020 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 10 | 2 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 10 | 3 | |
| 2024 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 78 | 11 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 26 June 2016 | Stadium Municipal,Toulouse, France | 8 |  Hungary | 4–0 | 4–0 | UEFA Euro 2016 |
| 2. | 6 September 2016 | GSP Stadium,Nicosia, Cyprus | 11 |  Cyprus | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 3. | 9 November 2016 | Amsterdam Arena,Amsterdam, Netherlands | 14 |  Netherlands | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 4. | 14 November 2016 | King Baudouin Stadium,Brussels, Belgium | 15 |  Estonia | 4–1 | 8–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 5. | 7 October 2017 | Stadion Grbavica,Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina | 22 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 4–3 | 4–3 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 6. | 19 November 2019 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | 41 | Cyprus | 4–1 | 6–1 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |
| 7. | 7 October 2021 | Juventus Stadium,Turin, Italy | 52 |  France | 1–0 | 2–3 | 2021 UEFA Nations League Finals |
| 8. | 13 November 2021 | King Baudouin Stadium, Brussels, Belgium | 54 | Estonia | 2–0 | 3–1 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9. | 28 March 2023 | RheinEnergieStadion,Cologne, Germany | 64 |  Germany | 1–0 | 3–2 | Friendly |
| 10. | 9 September 2023 | Dalga Arena,Baku, Azerbaijan | 67 |  Azerbaijan | 1–0 | 1–0 | UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying |
| 11. | 15 November 2023 | Den Dreef,Leuven, Belgium | 71 |  Serbia | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
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