Youne Belhanda is a French-born Moroccan professional footballer who currently plays for Galatasaray, and the Morocco national team.
While in Montpellier's youth academy, Belhanda was converted into a defensive midfielder. Belhanda made his professional debut in the team's opening league match of the 2009–10 season against Paris Saint-Germain. He opened the 2010–11 campaign by making his European debut on 29 July 2010 in the first leg of Montpellier's UEFA Europa League third qualifying round with Hungarian club Gyoi ETO.
On 20 February 2011, Belhanda assisted on Olivier Giroud's first goal in Montpellier's 2–2 draw with Paris Saint-Germain. A month later, he scored the match-winning goal against the eventual league champions Lille. On 20 May 2012, for the first time in the club's history, Montpellier HSC won the Ligue 1 title.
On 1 July 2013, Ukrainian club Dynamo Kyiv announced the signing of Belhanda on a 5-year contract. In the 2014/15 season, Belhanda helped Dynamo reached the 1/4 final of the UEFA Europa League
On 28 June 2017, Belhanda signed for Turkish club Galatasaray, where he will wear the number '10' shirt previously worn by former Galatasaray player Wesley Sneijder.
In May 2018 he was named in Morocco’s 23-man squad for the 2018 World Cup in Russia. |
