Yuba-Rayane Yesli

Yuba-Rayane Yesli ( ar, يسلي ريان; born 12 October 1999) is a professional football player who plays as a goalkeeper for Atlético Ottawa in the Canadian Premier League.

Early life

Born in Algeria, Yesli moved to Montreal, Canada, at the age of two. Yesli played youth soccer with CS Dollard, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce SA, and Panellinios St Michel FC. Afterwards, he was part of the Montreal Impact Academy.

Club career

In January 2018, Yesli joined U.S. Vibonese Calcio in the Italian Serie D, where they won promotion to the Serie C. He re-signed for the 2018–19 season.

In 2019 and 2020, he played with CS Fabrose in the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec, winning the 2019 Coupe PLSQ. He decided to attend the Université de Montréal and play for the Carabins soccer team in 2020, however the playing season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

He was selected third overall by Valour FC of the Canadian Premier League in the 2021 CPL-U Sports Draft, but did not ultimately sign with them for the 2021 season. However, he did serve as the league's emergency goalkeeper during the league's initial season which took place in a bubble, available to all team's on a short-term loan, in case of an injury to a team's goalkeepers as replacements were not available due to the bubble format, although he was not ultimately needed as a replacement. Afterwards, he trained with Major League Soccer club CF Montréal.

He then joined AS Blainville in the PLSQ for the 2021 season. He made his Canadian Championship debut on 17 August 2021 against Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers FC in a 2–1 loss.

In January 2022, he signed with Valour FC for the 2022 season. He made his debut for the club on 11 May in a Canadian Championship match against MLS club Vancouver Whitecaps FC. He made his league debut on 1 June in a 1–0 loss to Atlético Ottawa. He earned his first victory and clean sheet on 3 August, in his second league start, in a 2–0 victory over Cavalry FC. In January 2023, he went on a training sting with French Ligue 1 club AC Ajaccio, first joining the reserves, before joining the first team for training. He was named the CPL Goalkeeper of the Month for June 2023. At the end of the 2023 season, he was nominated for the CPL Golden Glove award, for the league's top goalkeeper.

In February 2024, he moved to Atlético Ottawa in an intra-league transfer, with Noah Verhoeven moving to Valour on a one-year loan in exchange. Yesli signed a one-year contract with an option for 2025 with Ottawa. He made his first start for the club on April 27 against the HFX Wanderers.

Personal

Born in Algeria, Yesli moved to Canada at a young age and holds dual Algerian and Canadian nationality.

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Living people
1999 births
Men's association football goalkeepers
Algerian men's footballers
Canadian men's soccer players
Footballers from Tizi Ouzou
Algerian expatriate men's footballers
Canadian expatriate men's soccer players
Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
Algerian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Canadian expatriate sportspeople in Italy
Valour FC draft picks
CF Montréal players
US Vibonese Calcio players
FC Laval players
A.S. Blainville players
Valour FC players
Ligue1 Québec players
Canadian Premier League players
Atlético Ottawa players