Yazid Kaïssi (; born 16 May 1981) is a former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

. He last played for Feignies Aulnoye. Born in France, he represented both Algeria and Morocco at youth level.

Club career

A youth prospect of

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, Kaïssi played for the reserve team and was a finalist in the 2000–01

Championnat National 2 The Championnat National 2, commonly known as National 2 and formerly known as Championnat de France Amateur (CFA), is a Association football, football league competition. The league serves as the fourth tier of French football league system be ...

. He also played on loan for

ES Wasquehal Wasquehal Football is a French football club based in the town of Wasquehal, Hauts-de-France. The club was founded in 1924 and plays in the National 2, the fourth tier of the French football league system. History and mergers The club was foun ...

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 ...

during the 2001–02 season. Kaïssi never made an official appearance for the Lens first team, and he therefore left the club in October 2004 to play one season at Greek club

Panionios Panionios G.S.S. Football Club (Greek: ΠΑΕ Πανιώνιος Γ.Σ.Σ.), the ''Pan-Ionian Gymnastics Club of Smyrna'' (Πανιώνιος Γυμναστικός Σύλλογος Σμύρνης, ''Panionios Gymnastikos Syllogos Smyrnis''), ...

, making only a few appearances. After his stint in Greece, he played one season at

BK Häcken Bollklubben Häcken, more commonly known as BK Häcken or simply Häcken (), is a Swedish professional association football, football club based in Gothenburg (Hisingen). It currently plays in Allsvenskan, the top tier of Swedish football. Forme ...

in Sweden. He then moved to Qatari club Umm-Salal. After stints with Al-Karamah and

Dubai Club Dubai Cultural Sports Club () was a football club based in Dubai in the United Arab Emirates. In 2017 merged with Al Shabab to join Al-Ahli to rebrand the club into Shabab Al-Ahli Dubai FC. History The club was relegated in 2007 to the UAE ...

, Kaïssi signed with Moroccan club

Wydad de Fès Wydad Athletic de Fès is a Morocco, Moroccan football (soccer), football club currently playing in the Botola 2, Second division. The club was founded in 1948 and is located in the town of Fez, Morocco, Fez. Wydad Athletic Club Fez (W.A.F) wer ...

in the summer of 2011. In the 2012–13 season, he played for Stade Marocain. Kaïssi played for Feignies Aulnoye between 2013 and 2016.

International career

In 2002, Kaïssi was a member of the Algerian Under-23 National Team at the 2002 Palestine Solidarity Tournament in

Yemen Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Located in South Arabia, southern Arabia, it borders Saudi Arabia to Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, the north, Oman to Oman–Yemen border, the northeast, the south-eastern part ...

. However, after that he opted to play for

Morocco national football team The Morocco national football team (Arabic: المنتخب المغربي لكرة القدم) represents Morocco in men's international Association football, football, and is controlled by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation, the governing ...

and played for the senior national team at the

2002 Arab Nations Cup The 2002 Arab Cup was the eighth edition of the Arab Cup football competition, hosted in the nation of Kuwait. Saudi Arabia, who were the defending champions from the last Arab Cup, again won the title for a 2nd time at the conclusion of the compe ...

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, appearing in three matches and scoring one goal. Kaïssi was part of the

2004 Olympic The 2004 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad (), and officially branded as Athens 2004 (), were an international multi-sport event held from 13 to 29 August 2004 in Athens, Greece. The Games saw 10,625 athletes ...

, which exited in the first round, finishing third in group D, behind group winners

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and runners-up

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