Beyatt Lekweiry

Mauritanian footballer

Beyatt Lekweiry
Personal information
Date of birth	(2005-04-11) 11 April 2005 (age 19)
Place of birth	Nouadhibou, Mauritania
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Douanes
Youth career
0000–2020	Nouadhibou
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2020–	Nouadhibou
2021–2022	→ Douanes (loan)
International career^‡
2022–	Mauritania	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:56, 20 January 2022 (UTC)

Beyatt Lekweiry (born 11 April 2005) is a Mauritanian footballer who plays as a midfielder for AS Douanes on loan from FC Nouadhibou, and the Mauritania national team.

Club career

As a youth, Lekweiry played for hometown club FC Nouadhibou of the Mauritian Premier League. In 2021 he joined AS Douanes on loan for the season.^[1] At the time he was considered by Mauritanian media outlets to be one of the greatest footballing prospects in the country.^[2]

International career

Lekweiry was a standout player for Mauritania at the 2020 U-20 Arab Cup at age 15.^[3] The following year he was selected to represent Mauritania in the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations but missed the tournament because of injury.^[4]

In January 2022, Lekweiry was named to his nation's senior squad for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations for his first senior call-up.^[4] At 16 years old, he was the youngest player at the tournament.^[5]^[6] He went on to make his senior debut in the team's final match of the Group Stage, coming on as a substitute against Mali on 20 January 2022.^[7]^[8]

International career statistics

As of match played 20 January 2022.^[8]

Mauritania national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2022	1	0
Total	1	0

References

^ Tounkara, Gilbert (4 January 2022). "CAN 2021 : Zoom sur Beyatt Lekweiry (16 ans), le plus jeune joueur de la CAN !" (in French). guineefunshow.com. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
^ Maurace Assogba, Sedric. "CAN 2021 : Beyatt Lekoueiry, la pépite mauritanienne de 16 ans à suivre" (in French). africafootunited.com. Archived from the original on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
^ "The 5 youngest players at AFCON 2021". pulse.ng. 11 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b "CAN 2021 : la liste définitive de la Mauritanie connue" (in French). mauriweb.com. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
^ "Chiefs target among Afcon new millennium kids". kickoff.com. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
^ Mukiiri, Cheri (9 January 2022). "IT'S TIME FOR AFRICA!". footytimes.com. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
^ "Mali beat Mauritania to finish top of Group F". CAF. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 21 January 2022.