Hassan Yebda

Hassan Yebda

Personal information
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
2000–2004	Auxerre
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2007	Auxerre	0	(0)
2006	→ Laval (loan)	14	(1)
2007	Le Mans B	7	(5)
2007–2008	Le Mans	24	(3)
2008–	Benfica	25	(2)
2009–2010	→ Portsmouth (loan)	18	(2)
International career‡
2000–2001	France U16	10	(0)
2001–2002	France U17	19	(2)
2002–2003	France U18	14	(1)
2003–2004	France U19	13	(0)
2009–	Algeria	8	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18:18, 16 May 2010 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 05:52, 24 February 2010 (UTC)

Hassan Yebda (Arabic: حسان يبدة) (born 14 May 1984) is an Algerian footballer who plays for S.L. Benfica, as a central midfielder.

Club career

Born in Saint-Maurice, Val-de-Marne, Yebda emerged through AJ Auxerre's youth system, but made no appearances for the first team during his stint; he played regularly for the reserves, in the Championnat de France amateur.

In January 2006, Yebda was loaned to second level's Stade Lavallois. In the same month of the following year, he was definitely released and moved to Le Mans UC72, making his top level debut on 17 February 2007, in a 2–0 loss at FC Sochaux-Montbéliard: brought on in the 70th minute, Yebda scored an own goal 10 minutes later, in his only appearance of 2006–07.

In 2007–08, Yebda appeared regularly for Le Mans, helping the team achieve a comfortable ninth place in the league. On 29 May 2008, he signed a four-year contract with S.L. Benfica, on a free transfer. A constant midfield fixture with Benfica, he was voted the league's "Player of the Month" in September. In February 2009, Yebda netted his first league goal, in a 1–1 draw at F.C. Porto.

Yebda made a move to Premier League side Portsmouth on 1 September 2009, on a season-long loan for the 2009–10 season. He scored his first goal for the club on 3 October, against Wolverhampton Wanderers at Molineux Stadium, which was the winner in Portsmouth's first victory of the season.

International career

Yebda represented France at youth levels, being part of the squad at the victorious 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship. However, as a senior, he switched allegiances to Algeria, first being picked for a match against Zambia in June 2009, where he did not play.

Yebda was summoned for the Algerian squad at the [[2010 African Cup of Nations.

Personal life

Although born in France, Yebda is originally from the village of Taourirt Adène in the Tizi Ouzou Province in the Kabylie region of Algeria. He understands both Kabyle and Arabic, but does not speak either language fluently.

Honours

Club

Benfica

Portuguese League Cup

• Champion: 2008–09

Portsmouth

FA Cup

• Runner-up: 2010

Country

• France U17:
  • FIFA U-17 World Cup: 2001

Club statistics

Club	Season	League		Cup		League Cup		Europe		Total
		(Apps) + Minutes Played	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Auxerre	2004–05	* . * mins	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
	2005–06	* . * mins	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*	*
Laval	2005–06	14 . 1202 mins	1	*	*	*	*	*	*	14	1
Le Mans	2006–07	1 . 22 mins	0	*	*	*	*	*	*	1	0
	2007–08	23 . 1611 mins	3	*	*	*	*	*	*	23	3
Total (France)		38 . 2835 mins	4	*	*	*	*	*	*	38	4
Benfica	2008–09	25 . 1657 mins	1	1	1	*	*	*	*	26	2
Total (Portugal)		25 . 1657 mins	1	1	1	*	*	*	*	26	2
Portsmouth	2009–10	16 . 1144 mins	2	2	0	3	0	*	*	21	2
Total (England)		16 . 1144 mins	2	2	0	3	0	*	*	21	2
Career Total		79 . 5636 mins	7	3	1	3	0	0	0	85	8

* – Not available

External links

• L'Équipe stats Template:Fr icon
• Stats and profile at Zerozero
• Hassan Yebda at Soccerbase
• Hassan Yebda at National-Football-Teams.com
• Hassan Yebda – FIFA competition record (archived)