Youssef Enriquez Lekhedim (Yusi)

Articles

• Morocco Targets Real Madrid’s Yusi in National Team Tug-of-War with Spain
  31 August 2023, by Prince

  Morocco and Spain are currently disputing several binational players. In addition to Lamine Yamal and Brahim Diaz, the two countries are also engaged in a fierce competition to snatch Youssef Enriquez Lekhedim, known as "Yusi", a 17-year-old left-back playing for Real Madrid.
  Morocco is trying to convince Brahim Diaz, who has already played in the lower categories of Spain, to join the Moroccan national team. The Royal Moroccan Football Federation (FRMF) would also be making the same (…)

• Real Madrid Prodigy Yusi Chooses Morocco Over Spain for International Career
  2 September 2023, by Sylvanus

  Youssef Enriquez Lekhedim, known as "Yusi", the 17-year-old left-back playing for Real Madrid, has turned his back on Spain and chosen to defend the colors of Morocco.
  "Proud to be called up for the first time to play with the Moroccan national team," Yusi writes in an Instagram post, accompanied by a photo of him in the Atlas Lions jersey. Born in Madrid on October 7, 2005 to a Spanish father and a Moroccan mother, the young Real Madrid prodigy holds dual Spanish and Moroccan (…)

• Spain and Morocco Compete for Dual-Nationality Football Talents
  7 September 2023, by Prince

  While Lamine Yamal has chosen to play for Spain, Youssef Enriquez Lekhedim (Yusi) has opted for Morocco. The two players of Moroccan origin, playing respectively for Barça and Real Madrid, are now rivals on the field and friends off it.
  The Spanish and Moroccan football federations are engaged in a fierce battle to recruit dual-national players. Players like Lamine Yamal, Youssef Enriquez Lekhedim (Yusi) and El Jabari find themselves at the heart of this rivalry.
  Highly courted by (…)

• Morocco Eyes Real Madrid Prospect for National Team Debut
  20 January, by Sylvanus

  Walid Regragui, coach of the Moroccan national team, is interested in the young prodigy of Real Madrid, Youssef Lekhedim alias Yusi, one of the most prominent players in the club’s reserve team, and plans to use him during the participation of the Atlas Lions in the Africa Cup of Nations (CAN) and the 2026 World Cup.
  Will Youssef Lekhedim alias "Yusi" finally make his debut with the Moroccan national team? Summoned during the March training camp, he had not been used in the friendly (…)