Yassine Kechta

Le Havre | Midfielder

Player Info

Full Name: Yassine Kechta

Nationality: France

Position: Midfielder

Born: 25 Feb 2002

Height: 166 cm

Weight: 150 lbs

Club Info

Team: Le Havre

Sport: Soccer

Squad Number: 8

About Yassine Kechta

Yassine Kechta (born 25 February 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ligue 1 club Le Havre. Born in France, he represents Morocco at youth international level.

Club career
Yassine Kechta started his career in the Parisian region being part of the youth teams from Racing Club and Paris FC before arriving at Le Havre.

There, he came through the ranks of Le Havre academy, notably reaching the last 16 of the Coupe Gambardella in 2019, as he was only 15 years old.

He made his professional debut for Le Havre on the 15 May 2021, replacing Arouna Sangante in the Ligue 2 home 3–2 win against the league champions of Troyes.

International career
Yassine Kechta is a youth international for Morocco. He took part in the 2018 UNAF U-17 Tournament with Morocco youth team, who reached the final at home. He later was a member of the Moroccan squad who went to the 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations in Tanzania.

In 2021, when youth international football resumed after the pandemic interruption, he was part of the Moroccan squad that reached the quarter-finals of the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.