Yassine Jebbour (born 24 January 1991) is a former professional

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who played as a

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. Born in France, he represented

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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

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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

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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.

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at Stade Rennais F.C. * 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 {{Morocco-footy-defender-stub