Moroccan footballer

Yacine Qasmi (Arabic: ياسين قاسمي; born 3 January 1991) is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays as a striker for Spanish club CD Leganés.

After one subs*ute appearance for Paris Saint-Germain, he spent most of his career in Spain, primarily in Segunda División B. He later played for Elche and Rayo Vallecano in Segunda División, and the latter in La Liga.

Contents

• 1 Club career
• 2 International career
• 3 Career statistics
  • 3.1 Club
• 4 References
• 5 External links

Club career

Born in Pontoise, Qasmi joined Paris Saint-Germain's youth setup in 1999, from Cosmo de Taverny. After appearing as a senior with the reserves, he made his professional debut on 15 December 2010, coming on as a second-half subs*ute for Mathieu Bodmer in a 1–1 UEFA Europa League away draw against FC Karpaty Lviv.

On 6 July 2011, Qasmi signed a one-year deal with another reserve team, Rennes II. In the 2012 summer, he went on a trial at S.L. Benfica, initially appearing for the B-team; however, nothing came of it and he signed a 1+2 contract with Getafe CF, being *igned to the reserves in Segunda División B.

Qasmi subsequently resumed his career in Spain and its third tier, representing Sporting de Gijón B, Sestao River Club, SD Compostela, CD Alcoyano, Mérida AD and UD Melilla.

On 6 February 2019, Qasmi signed for Elche CF in Segunda División, as the club paid his €300,000 release clause. He made his professional league debut three days later in a 2–1 home loss to Real Oviedo, as a 78th-minute subs*ute for Benjamín Martínez; on 24 February he scored his first goal in such a compe*ion, in a 2–2 draw at CD Lugo.

On 31 January 2020, Qasmi agreed to a two-and-a-half-year contract with Rayo Vallecano still in the second division. Aged 30 on 22 August the following year, he made his La Liga bow at the end of a 1–0 loss at Real Sociedad.

On 28 January 2022, after just one league appearance during the campaign, Qasmi terminated his contract with Rayo, and agreed to a 18-month deal with second division side CD Leganés the following day.

International career

Born in France, Qasmi appeared for Morocco under-20 team in a friendly match against Burkina Faso in July 2010.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 August 2021

References

External links

• Yacine Qasmi at BDFutbol
• Yacine Qasmi – French league stats at LFP – also available in French
• Yacine Qasmi at L'Équipe Football (in French)
• Yacine Qasmi at Soccerway