Yassine Jebbour (born 24 January 1991) is a former professional
footballer
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who played as a
right back
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Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...
. Born in France, he represented
Morocco
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at international level.
Club career
In July 2015 Jebbour joined
SC Bastia on a three-year contract, as part of a deal that saw
Ryad Boudebouz
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A former France youth i ...
join
Montpellier HSC.
Jebbour announced his retirement in 2016.
International career
Jebbour was named in
Pim Verbeek's 18-man squad for the Morocco U-23 football team to compete at the London 2012 Olympics. He made his senior international début on 8 June 2013 in an official match against
Tanzania
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.
Personal life
In May 2016, Jebbour was taken into custody for "voluntary violence" towards a police officer after being arrested while driving drunk.
References
External links
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Profileat Stade Rennais F.C.
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1991 births
Living people
Moroccan men's footballers
Morocco men's international footballers
French men's footballers
French sportspeople of Moroccan descent
Sportspeople from Poitiers
Stade Rennais F.C. players
AS Nancy Lorraine players
Montpellier HSC players
SSD Varese Calcio players
SC Bastia players
Ligue 1 players
Serie B players
Olympic footballers for Morocco
Footballers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Men's association football fullbacks
Footballers from Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Moroccan expatriate sportspeople in Italy
French expatriate sportspeople in Italy
French expatriate men's footballers
Moroccan expatriate men's footballers
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