Younes Taha
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| Full name | Younes Taha El Idrissi | |||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 27 November 2002 | |||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | |||||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | |||||||||||||
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Current team |
Groningen (on loan from Twente) | |||||||||||||
| Number | 10 | |||||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||||
| De Volewijckers | ||||||||||||||
| DWS | ||||||||||||||
| Purmersteijn | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Volendam | |||||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Jong Volendam | 30 | (5) | |||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Volendam | 0 | (0) | |||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | PEC Zwolle | 33 | (14) | |||||||||||
| 2023– | Twente | 29 | (3) | |||||||||||
| 2025– | → Groningen (loan) | 16 | (2) | |||||||||||
| International career‡ | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Morocco U23 | 11 | (3) | |||||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13 December 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:30, 26 March 2024 (UTC) | ||||||||||||||
Younes Taha El Idrissi (born 27 November 2002) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Eredivisie club Groningen on loan from Twente.[2] Born in the Netherlands, he represents Morocco at youth level.
Club career
PEC Zwolle
Taha joined PEC Zwolle in the summer of 2022 from FC Volendam having never started a senior game for Volendam. He signed for PEC Zwolle on a two-year contract with an option for a third year.[3]
Taha made his league debut in the Eerste Divisie starting on 7 August 2022 in a 2-1 win against De Graafschap at the MAC³PARK Stadion.[4]
On 12 September 2022, Taha scored his first professional goal away against Jong AZ. In October 2022 Taha’s contract with PEC Zwolle was improved and extended for an extra year.[5] On 28 April 2023, Taha scored a league hat-trick against FC Dordrecht.[6]
FC Twente
In June 2023, it was announced that Taha had signed a four-year contract with FC Twente.[7]
On 7 July 2025, Taha moved on loan to Groningen.[8]
International career
Born in the Netherlands, Taha is of Moroccan descent. He was called up to the Morocco under-23s in March 2023.[9]
In June 2023, he was included in the final squad of the Moroccan under-23 national team for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations, hosted by Morocco itself.[10][11] Having scored one goal in the group stage,[12] he helped the Atlas Lions win their first title[13][14] and qualify for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[13][15]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 25 May 2025
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Jong Volendam | 2021–22 | Tweede Divisie | 30 | 5 | — | — | 2[a] | 1 | 32 | 6 | ||
| PEC Zwolle | 2022–23 | Eerste Divisie | 33 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 14 | ||
| Twente | 2023–24 | Eredivisie | 20 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | — | 23 | 3 | |
| 2024–25 | Eredivisie | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[c] | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | ||
| Total | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 36 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 94 | 23 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 101 | 24 | ||
- ^ Appearances in promotion play-offs
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
Honours
Morocco U23
Individual
References
- ^ Younes Taha at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Y. TAHA". Soccerway.
- ^ "Younes Taha verlaat Volendam voor degradant PEC Zwolle" [Younes Taha leaves Volendam for relegated PEC Zwolle]. nhnieuws.nl. 18 June 2022.
- ^ "PEC Zwolle vs. De Graafschap - 7 August 2022 - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Younes Taha contract broken open and extended". Peczwolle.nl.
- ^ "Taha met een hattrick voor PEC Zwolle". Espn.nl. 28 April 2023. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
- ^ Waanders, Arjan (9 June 2023). "Younes Taha signs a four-year contract with FC Twente". 1twente.nl. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ "FC Groningen huurt Younes Taha van FC Twente" [FC Groningen loans Younes Taha from FC Twente.] (in Dutch). FC Groningen. 7 July 2025. Retrieved 14 December 2025.
- ^ "منتخب أقل من 23 سنة يدخل تجمع اعدادي للمنافسة بالدوري الدولي بالرباط — يسبريس 7". 21 March 2023. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023.
- ^ "Sei bianconeri con le nazionali". FC Lugano (in Italian). 9 June 2023. Archived from the original on 27 May 2024. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ "تشكيلة المنتخب الوطني لاقل من 23 سنة امام غينيا". Royal Moroccan Football Federation (in Arabic). 24 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ Rahhou, Jihane (30 June 2023). "U-23 AFCON: Morocco Scores 1-0 Win Against Congo". Morocco World News. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
- ^ a b c "Morocco win maiden TotalEnergies U-23 Africa Cup of Nations title with victory over Egypt | Total U-23 Africa Cup of Nations 2023". CAFOnline.com. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Le Maroc remporte la CAN U23 au bout de la prolongation". SO FOOT.com (in French). 9 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "Le Mali, le Maroc et l'Égypte qualifiés pour les JO 2024". SO FOOT.com (in French). 8 July 2023. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
- ^ "Team van het Jaar: PEC Zwolle hofleverancier; Armenteros rechtsbuiten". Keuken Kampioen Divisie (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 2 July 2023. Retrieved 2 July 2023.