Yassin Moutaouakil ( ar, ياسين المتوكل; born 18 July 1986) is a French

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who plays for Hayes & Yeading United. He plays as a

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and has represented France at Under-19 and Under-21 levels.

Career

Club career

Early career

Moutaouakil was born in

Nice Nice ( , ; Niçard: , classical norm, or , nonstandard, ; it, Nizza ; lij, Nissa; grc, Νίκαια; la, Nicaea) is the prefecture of the Alpes-Maritimes department in France. The Nice agglomeration extends far beyond the administrative c ...

. He began his career at

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club

Châteauroux Châteauroux (; ; oc, Chasteurós) is the capital city of the French department of Indre, central France and the second-largest town in the province of Berry, after Bourges. Its residents are called ''Castelroussins'' () in French. Climate Ch ...

, making his debut for the senior team in the 2004–05 season. In his time with Châteauroux, Moutaouakil made 36 appearances, including one appearance in the

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Charlton

On 20 June 2007, he signed a four-year contract with Charlton Athletic for a fee of about €600,000, following reported interest from Everton,

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, Rangers,

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and

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. Shortly after joining Charlton, he soon suffered an ankle injury. Moutaouakil failed to settle in the side. Charlton Athletic released their season's squad numbers on 5 August, with no number being allocated to either Moutaouakil or teammate

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. Over the 2009 summer break, Moutaouakil joined

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on a trial basis. He played in a number of pre season friendlies but did not join permanently. Moutaouakil was also linked with a return to France by joining

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on loan but that also didn't happen. On the last day of the UK summer transfer window, Moutaouakil joined

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on a six-month loan deal. After joining Motherwell, Moutaouakil revealed that Rangers defender

Madjid Bougherra Madjid Bougherra ( ar, مجيد بوقرة, lit=, links=, translit=; born 7 October 1982) is an Algerian football manager and former player who played as a centre-back. He is the manager of the Algeria A' national team. Bougherra began his p ...

had convinced him to join a Scottish club. However, on 2 January 2010, he returned to Charlton Athletic after three-and-a-half months at

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. On 4 June 2010, the club announced that Moutaouakil's contract had been mutually terminated.

Trials and Hayes & Yeading

In the summer of 2010, Moutaouakil went on trial at

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. On 12 January 2011, it was announced that Yassin was on trial with

Oldham Athletic Oldham Athletic Association Football Club is a professional football club in Oldham, Greater Manchester, England, which competes in the National League, the fifth tier of the English football league system. The history of Oldham Athletic ...

. In August 2011, Moutaouakil signed with Hayes & Yeading United in a bid to revive his career. On 17 December 2011, Moutaouakil made his club début in a 1–1 draw with Barrow. In November 2012, Moutaouakil revealed he had nearly joined

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in the summer transfer window In April 2012, Moutaouakil suffered an ankle injury, ruling him out for two weeks. On 20 November, he scored his first career goal, against

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Portsmouth

In January 2013, he was close to joining

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but signed for

instead, on 24 January. Two days later, he made his Pompey debut, in a 1–3 home loss against

Hartlepool United Hartlepool United Football Club is a professional association football club based in Hartlepool, County Durham, England. The team competes in League Two, the fourth tier of the English football league system. They were founded in 1908 as Hartle ...

. On 9 May 2013, he signed a new one-year contract with Pompey following the club's relegation to League Two.

Return to Hayes and Yeading

In summer 2016, Moutaoukil re-joined Hayes and Yeading in the Southern League Premier Division.

International career

Moutaoukil was born in France and is of Moroccan descent. Moutaouakil has played for France at Under-19 and Under-21 levels. With the Under-19s, he won the

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in July 2005. He has five Under-21 caps with France, and has also captained the side as well as playing in the

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Career statistics

References

External links

Yassin Moutaouakil 2008–09 season profile
at cafc.co.uk * {{DEFAULTSORT:Moutaouakil, Yassin 1986 births Living people Footballers from Nice French men's footballers France men's under-21 international footballers French sportspeople of Moroccan descent French expatriate men's footballers Men's association football defenders LB Châteauroux players Charlton Athletic F.C. players Motherwell F.C. players Hayes & Yeading United F.C. players Portsmouth F.C. players English Football League players Scottish Premier League players Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Expatriate men's footballers in England France men's youth international footballers