Yassin Fortuné

French footballer

Yassin Fortuné
Personal information
Full name Yassin Enzo Fortuné[1]
Date of birth (1999-01-30) 30 January 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Aubervilliers, France
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder[2] / Forward
Team information
Current team
 Polissya Zhytomyr
Number 14
Youth career
2008 Stains FC
2008–2012 Red Star
2012–2015 RC Lens
2015–2018 Arsenal
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Sion 53 (3)
2018– Sion U21 10 (1)
2021 → Angers (loan) 1 (0)
2021–2022 → Cholet (loan) 18 (3)
2024– → Polissya Zhytomyr (loan) 3 (0)
International career
2014 France U16 11 (5)
2015 France U17 13 (2)
2016 France U18 15 (7)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023

Yassin Enzo Fortuné (born 30 January 1999) is a French professional footballer who plays for Ukrainian club Polissya Zhytomyr on loan from the Swiss club Sion.[3][4]

Early years

Fortuné was born in Aubervilliers, France to a Haitian father and Algerian mother.[5] As a child growing up in the Paris area, Fortuné idolized Arsenal star and fellow countryman Thierry Henry, and has said he patterns his game after him,[6] but compares himself to Danny Welbeck.[3]

Fortuné started his career with Stains F.C. in the Ligue de Paris Île-de-France de football[7] in January 2008. He left the club the same year and joined the third-tier Red Star in France in August.[2] In July 2012, Fortuné signed with RC Lens[2]

At age 16, Fortuné signed his first professional contract in July 2015 with Arsenal on a three-year £3 million deal,[8][9] with two years as a scholar and one year on professional terms[2][10] after facing competition from Manchester United.[11]

Though with the club for three years, Fortuné only made 22 appearances for the Arsenal U18, U19 and U23 sides, scoring just two goals and three assists after being marred by injuries.[12]

Club career

FC Sion

In May 2018, after three years of not making a professional appearance for the senior Arsenal club, Fortuné had rejected a new three-year contract offer to stay with the club and agreed to four-year deal with FC Sion of the Swiss first division with Arsenal agreeing to transfer, becoming his first professional club.[13][12][14]

It wasn’t until on 16 September 2018 when Fortuné made his professional debut for Sion against Lausanne-Sport.[15] Six days later, on 22 September 2018, he made his league debut for the club, in a 4–1 loss against FC Thun.[16] Fortuné scored his first goal during his first professional start on 30 September 2018 for Sion against Luzern.[17] After making his debut for the club, he appeared in a number of matches.[18] His second goal for the club then came on 11 November 2018, in a 2–1 win over FC Zürich.[19]

Loan to Angers

In 31 January 2021, he was loaned to French Ligue 1 club Angers.[20] He only made one substitute appearance for Angers during the loan.

Loan to Cholet

On 10 August 2021, he moved on a new French loan to Cholet, this time in the third-tier Championnat National.[21]

Loan to Polissya

On 17 January 2024, Fortuné was loaned by Polissya Zhytomyr in Ukraine.[22]

International career

Fortuné is eligible to play for France, Algeria and Haiti.[5]

Youth career

Fortuné scored 5 goals for France U16[2] in 11 appearances, scoring against Ukraine U16 and Czech Republic U16.[23]

Between September 2015 and May 2016, Fortuné then represented France U17,[24] scoring 2 goals in 13 appearances, which were against Czech Republic U17 and Denmark U17.[25] He also played three matches during the UEFA European Under-17 Championship tournament.[26]

Fortuné then scored 7 goals in 15 appearances for France U18.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 2 November 2019[27]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sion 2018–19 Super League 23 2 3 0 — 26 2
2019–20 8 0 1 0 — 9 0
Career total 31 2 4 0 0 0 35 2

References

  1. ^ Whaling, James, ed. (3 September 2015). "Arsenal Premier League squad list: Danny Welbeck included despite injury heartache". Mirror. Retrieved 17 September 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e Corless, Liam, ed. (19 May 2015). "Who is Yassin Fortune? Arsenal 'beat Manchester United to signing of Ligue 1 starlet'". Mirror. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  3. ^ a b Mattias, Karen, ed. (2 February 2016). "Arsenal teenager Yassin Fortune signs professional contract". ESPN. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  4. ^ Press, ed. (3 February 2016). "Le Français Yassin Fortune devient professionnel à Arsenal". Le Équipe. Retrieved 30 March 2016. (in French)
  5. ^ a b Press, ed. (2 February 2016). "Arsenal : Yassin Fortune passe pro chez les Gunners". La Gazette du Fennec. Retrieved 30 March 2016. (in French)
  6. ^ Press, ed. (25 December 2015). "Thierry Henry My Idol, But I'm Learning From Danny Welbeck". Inside Futbol. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  7. ^ FFF - Stains F.C.
  8. ^ Sheen, Tom, ed. (19 May 2015). "Arsenal 'beat' Manchester United to £3million Lens teenager Yassin Fortune". Independent. Archived from the original on 7 May 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  9. ^ Verschueren, Gianni, ed. (19 May 2015). "Arsenal Transfer News: Latest Wojciech Szczesny, Yassin Fortune Rumours". Bleacher Report. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  10. ^ a b Press, ed. (2 February 2016). "Arsenal hand professional deal to 17-year-old French forward Yassin Fortune". talkSport. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  11. ^ Cambridge, James, ed. (18 May 2015). "Arsenal BEAT Man United to sign star French attacking midfielder". Express. Retrieved 2 July 2016.
  12. ^ a b Hurley, Lee, ed. (15 June 2018). "Official: Yassin Fortune rejects Arsenal deal, signs for FC Sion". Daily Cannon. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
    "U-18s: Fulham 3-2 Arsenal - Report". Arsenal F.C. 6 February 2017. Archived from the original on 29 November 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
    "U18s: Arsenal 3-0 Manchester United – Willock nets brace to increase title hopes". Daily Cannon. 5 May 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  13. ^ Paul, Vegas, ed. (2 June 2018). "Fortune and Reine-Adelaide to quit Arsenal after Wenger departure". Tribal Football. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  14. ^ Van De Laar, Timo, ed. (16 June 2018). "Arsenal reach agreement over French centre-forward's deal". Offside Football. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  15. ^ "Sion mit Mühe in Lausanne, Aarau weiter sieglos" (in German). 20 Minutes. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  16. ^ "GC siegt dank Djuricins Doppelpack" (in German). 20 Minutes. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  17. ^ "Sion steigert sich zum ersten Sieg unter Yakin" (in German). Suedostchweiz. 30 September 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  18. ^ "Sion für schwachen Auftritt bestraft" (in German). Suedostchweiz. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  19. ^ "FC Zürich gibt Spiel in Schlussminuten aus der Hand" (in German). Suedostchweiz. 11 November 2018. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  20. ^ "Yassin Fortune prêté au Angers SCO" (in French). Angers. 31 January 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  21. ^ "YASSIN FORTUNÉ (FC SION) EST PRÊTÉ AU SO CHOLET" (in French). Cholet. 10 August 2021. Retrieved 20 October 2021.
  22. ^ "ОФІЦІЙНО: ЯССІН ФОРТЮН — НОВИЙ ГРАВЕЦЬ ФК "ПОЛІССЯ"" [OFFICIAL: YASSIN FORTUNE IS A NEW PLAYER OF FC POLISSIA] (in Ukrainian). FC Polissya Zhytomyr. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
  23. ^ "LARGE SUCCÈS FACE À LA RÉPUBLIQUE TCHÈQUE (6-0)" (in French). FÉDÉRATION FRANÇAISE DE FOOTBALL. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
    "NOUVELLE VICTOIRE, FACE À L'UKRAINE (3-0)" (in French). FÉDÉRATION FRANÇAISE DE FOOTBALL. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  24. ^ FFF - Yassin Fortune (in French)
  25. ^ "NUL POUR FINIR FACE À LA RÉPUBLIQUE TCHÈQUE (1-1)" (in French). FÉDÉRATION FRANÇAISE DE FOOTBALL. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
    "SOLIDE VICTOIRE FACE AU DANEMARK" (in French). FÉDÉRATION FRANÇAISE DE FOOTBALL. 12 February 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  26. ^ "NUL FACE AU DANEMARK POUR DÉBUTER (0-0)" (in French). FÉDÉRATION FRANÇAISE DE FOOTBALL. 6 May 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
    "LES BLEUETS ÉLIMINÉS (0-1)" (in French). FÉDÉRATION FRANÇAISE DE FOOTBALL. 12 May 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2018.
  27. ^ Yassin Fortuné at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 November 2019.

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