Youness Lachhab

Youness Lachhab Didi (born 16 September 1998) is a Moroccan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish club CD Eldense.

Youness Lachhab
Personal information
Full nameYouness Lachhab Didi
Date of birth (1998-09-16) 16 September 1998 (age 25)
Place of birthEl Palmar, Spain
Height1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Eldense
Number16
Youth career
2011–2017Murcia
2018Almería
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2018Murcia B17(1)
2018–2020Almería B40(0)
2020–2021Murcia20(0)
2021–2023Granada B55(2)
2023–Eldense9(0)
International career
2018Morocco U201(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 June 2024

Club career

Born in El Palmar, Region of Murcia to Moroccan parents, Lachhab was a Real Murcia youth graduate. He made his senior debut with the reserves on 9 April 2017, playing the last 13 minutes in a 0–0 Tercera División away draw against El Palmar CF.

Lachhab scored his first senior goal on 10 September 2017, netting the B's second in a 3–2 home loss to Lorca FC B. In January of the following year, he moved to UD Almería and returned to the youth setup.[1]

On 18 June 2020, after two seasons with Almería's B-team, Lachhab returned to Murcia and was assigned to the main squad in Segunda División B.[2] On 26 August 2021, he moved to another reserve team, Club Recreativo Granada in Segunda División RFEF.[3]

On 14 July 2023, Lachhab signed a two-year contract with CD Eldense, newly-promoted to Segunda División.[4] He made his professional debut on 13 August, coming on as a second-half substitute for David Timor in a 1–0 away win over FC Cartagena.[5]

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