Mounaïm El Idrissy (born 10 February 1999) is a French professional
footballer
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who plays as a
forward
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People
*Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
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for club
Troyes
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.
Career
El Idrissy made his professional debut with
Ajaccio
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in a 3–2
Ligue 2
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win over
Le Havre
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on 19 October 2018. El Idrissy scored his first professional goal in a 1-0 win over
Grenoble
Grenoble ( ; ; or ; or ) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, largest city of the Isère Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region ...
on 2 August 2019. On 14 May 2022, Ajaccio achieved promotion to
Ligue 1
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as runners up after a 1-0 win over champions and fellow Ligue 2 promoted outfit
Toulouse
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. On 5 August 2023, El Idrissy made his Ligue 1 debut in a 2-1 defeat to
Lyon
Lyon (Franco-Provençal: ''Liyon'') is a city in France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of the French Alps, southeast of Paris, north of Marseille, southwest of Geneva, Switzerland, north ...
at the
Groupama Stadium. El Idrissy scored his first goal in Ligue 1 in a 2-1 defeat to
Rennes
Rennes (; ; Gallo language, Gallo: ''Resnn''; ) is a city in the east of Brittany in Northwestern France at the confluence of the rivers Ille and Vilaine. Rennes is the prefecture of the Brittany (administrative region), Brittany Regions of F ...
at
Roazhon Park
Roazhon Park is a football stadium in Rennes, Brittany, France. ''Roazhon'' or is the Breton name of Rennes.
The stadium was inaugurated on 15 September 1912. It is located at 111 route de Lorient, in west-central Rennes. Rebuilt in 2001 and ...
. El Idrissy finished his first Ligue 1 season with 6 goals in 32 appearances.
On 7 September 2023, El Idrissy signed with
Kortrijk
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in
Jupiler Pro League
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. He signed a three-year contract with the option to extend.
On 3 February 2025, El Idrissy moved back to France and joined
Troyes
Troyes () is a Communes of France, commune and the capital of the Departments of France, department of Aube in the Grand Est region of north-central France. It is located on the Seine river about south-east of Paris. Troyes is situated within ...
in
Ligue 2
Ligue 2 (, League 2), also known as Ligue 2 BKT due to sponsorship reasons, is a French professional football league. The league serves as the second division of French football and is one of two divisions making up the Ligue de Football Prof ...
on a one-and-a-half-year contract.
Personal life
Born in France, El Idrissy is of Moroccan descent.
References
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1999 births
Living people
Footballers from Martigues
French sportspeople of Moroccan descent
French men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Ligue 1 players
Ligue 2 players
Championnat National 3 players
Belgian Pro League players
AC Ajaccio players
K.V. Kortrijk players
ES Troyes AC players
French expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
French expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
21st-century French sportsmen
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