Ismaïl Aaneba (; born 29 May 1999) is a French professional

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who plays as a

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for Hungarian club

Ferencváros Ferencváros (, ) is the 9th district of Budapest (), Hungary. Name The southern suburb of Pest was named after King Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, Francis I on 4 December 1792 when he was crowned king of Hungary. History The developmen ...

Early life

Aaneba was born in

Mantes-la-Jolie Mantes-la-Jolie (, often informally called Mantes) is a Communes of France, commune in the Yvelines Departments of France, department in the Île-de-France Regions of France, region of north-central France. It is located to the west of Paris, f ...

, France, to Moroccan parents. He holds Moroccan nationality from birth and acquired French nationality on 26 February 2004, through the collective effect of his mother's

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Club career

Strasbourg

A youth product of

Mantes Mantes-la-Jolie (, often informally called Mantes) is a Communes of France, commune in the Yvelines Departments of France, department in the Île-de-France Regions of France, region of north-central France. It is located to the west of Paris, f ...

, Aaneba moved to

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on 30 October 2018. He made his professional debut with the club in a 2–0

Coupe de la Ligue The Coupe de la Ligue (), known outside France as the French League Cup, was a knockout cup competition in French football organized by the Ligue de Football Professionnel. The tournament was established in 1993 and, unlike the Coupe de France ...

win over

Lille Lille (, ; ; ; ; ) is a city in the northern part of France, within French Flanders. Positioned along the Deûle river, near France's border with Belgium, it is the capital of the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, region, the Prefectures in F ...

on 20 October 2018.

Sochaux

On 10 June 2021, Aaneba signed a three-year contract with

Sochaux Sochaux () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography Sochaux lies east of Montbéliard, and southeast of Paris. Population Inhabitants are known as ''Sochaliens''. Economy ...

Ferencváros

On 2 September 2023, Aaneba joined

in Hungary. On 20 April 2024, the

–

Kisvárda Kisvárda (; , ) is a town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg County, in the Northern Great Plain region of eastern Hungary near the border of Slovakia and Ukraine. It is the 3rd largest town in Szabolcs-Szatmár-Bereg after Nyíregyháza and Mátészalka ...

tie ended with a goalless draw at the Groupama Aréna on the 29th match day of the 2023–24 Nemzeti Bajnokság I season which meant that Ferencváros won their 35th championship. On 15 May 2024, Ferencváros were defeated by Paks 2–0 in the 2024 Magyar Kupa Final at the

Puskás Aréna Puskás Aréna () is a Soccer-specific stadium, football stadium in the Zugló, 14th district (Zugló) of Budapest, Hungary. The stadium's construction started in 2017 and was finished before the end of 2019. It is an all-seater with a capacity o ...

International career

Aaneba is a youth international for France. He was called up to the Morocco U20s in October 2017.

Honours

Strasbourg *

: 2018–19

References

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* * * * 1999 births Living people Footballers from Mantes-la-Jolie Moroccan men's footballers Naturalized citizens of France French sportspeople of Moroccan descent French men's footballers France men's youth international footballers Men's association football fullbacks RC Strasbourg Alsace players FC Sochaux-Montbéliard players Ferencvárosi TC footballers Ligue 1 players Ligue 2 players Championnat National 2 players Championnat National 3 players French expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary French expatriate sportspeople in Hungary Nemzeti Bajnokság I players 21st-century French sportsmen 21st-century Moroccan sportsmen {{France-footy-defender-1990s-stub