Yacouba Diori Hamani Magagi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yacouba Diori Hamani Magagi | ||
| Date of birth | 8 September 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Niamey, Niger[1] | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Marbella | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kandadji Sport | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2016 | Kandadji Sport | ||
| 2016 | Internacional Amistad | 5 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Ponferradina B | 25 | (5) |
| 2017–2021 | Ponferradina | 33 | (0) |
| 2020 | → Getafe B (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Castellón | 43 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Algeciras | 36 | (1) |
| 2024– | Marbella | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016– | Niger | 10 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 October 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2020 | |||
Yacouba "Yac" Diori Hamani Magagi (born 8 September 1997) is a Nigerien professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Marbella and the Niger national team. Mainly a central defender, he can also play as a right back.
Club career
[edit]Born in Niamey, Magagi started his career abroad in 2016, with Spanish side Club Internacional de la Amistad in the regional leagues. On 12 September of that year he moved to SD Ponferradina, initially assigned to the reserves.[2]
Magagi made his first-team debut on 14 May 2017, starting in a 0–0 home draw against CD Tudelano in the Segunda División B.[3] He was promoted to the first team for the 2017–18 season, but only appeared rarely in the club's promotion campaign.
Magagi made his professional debut on 19 October 2019, starting in a 1–1 home draw against CD Numancia. The following 20 January, he moved to Getafe CF's reserves on loan for the remainder of the season.[4]
Upon returning, Magagi featured rarely before joining Primera División RFEF side CD Castellón on 22 July 2021.[5] On 25 September, he scored his first goal for the side, netting a last-minute equalizer in a 1–1 draw against UE Cornellà.
On 25 July 2024, he signed a one-season deal with Marbella.[6]
International career
[edit]Magagi made his full international debut with the Niger national team on 4 June 2016, starting in a 2017 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers 0–1 loss against Namibia.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Yac" (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "La SD Ponferradina incorpora al internacional sub'20 por Níger Yacouba Magagi" [SD Ponferradina sign the under-20 internacional for Niger Yacouba Magagi] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "SD Ponferradina 0 – CD Tudelano 0" (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 14 May 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
- ^ "La SD Ponferradina cede a Yac Diori al Getafe B" [SD Ponferradina loan Yac Diori to Getafe B] (in Spanish). SD Ponferradina. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ "COMUNICADO OFICIAL | Yac" [OFFICIAL ANNOUNCEMENT | Yac] (in Spanish). CD Castellón. 22 July 2021. Retrieved 13 August 2021.
- ^ "Nuevo fichaje: Yac Diori" [New signing: Yac Diori] (in Spanish). Marbella. 25 July 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ "Namibia 1–0 Niger". Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
External links
[edit]- Yac Magagi at BDFutbol
- Yac Magagi at National-Football-Teams.com
- Yac Magagi at Soccerway
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Niamey
- Nigerien men's footballers
- Niger men's international footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Segunda División players
- Primera Federación players
- Segunda División B players
- Divisiones Regionales de Fútbol players
- SD Ponferradina B players
- SD Ponferradina players
- Getafe CF B players
- CD Castellón footballers
- Algeciras CF footballers
- Marbella FC players
- Nigerien expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Nigerien expatriate sportspeople in Spain