Yanis Moloud Rahmani Cordeiro (born 13 May 1995) is a French

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby lea ...

who plays as a

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Club career

Born in

Champigny-sur-Marne Champigny-sur-Marne (, literally ''Champigny on Marne'') is a major city in the region of Île-de-France, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. Name Champigny-sur-Marne was originally called simply Champigny. The name Champigny ultim ...

to an Algerian father and a Portuguese mother, Rahmani moved to

Sestao Sestao is a town and municipality of 27,296 inhabitants located in the province of Biscay, in the autonomous community of Basque Country, northern Spain. It is in the left bank of the Estuary of Bilbao and part of Bilbao's metropolitan area. Se ...

at the age of eight and joined

Athletic Bilbao Athletic Club (; ), commonly known as Athletic Bilbao (), or simply Athletic, is a professional Football club (association football), football club based in the city of Bilbao in the Southern Basque Country, Basque Country, Spain. They are known ...

's youth setup in 2005, aged ten. He made his senior debut with the farm team in the 2012–13 season, in

Tercera División Tercera División () was the fourth tier of the Spanish football league system. Until 1977, it was the third tier of the Spanish football league system. Founded in 1929, it was below the ''Primera División'' (also known as La Liga), the ''Segund ...

. In August 2014, after finishing his formation, Rahmani was loaned to

Segunda División B Segunda División B (English: second division B) was the third tier of the Spanish football league system containing 102 teams divided into five groups, until it was replaced by the new structure in 2021. It was administered by the Royal Spanish ...

side

Sestao River Club Sestao River Club is a Spanish football team based in Sestao, in the autonomous community of Basque Country. Founded in 1996 it plays in , hosting home games at ''Estadio Las Llanas'', with a capacity of 8,905 seats. History ''Sestao River Club ...

, for one year. He subsequently served further loan stints at

CD Tudelano Club Deportivo Tudelano is a Spanish football team based in Tudela, in the autonomous community of Navarre. Founded in 1935 it plays in , holding home matches at '' Estadio Ciudad de Tudela'', with a capacity of 11,000 seats. History Early His ...

SD Leioa Sociedad Deportiva Leioa is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Leioa, in the autonomous community of Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country. Founded in 1925 it plays in , holding home games at ''Estadi ...

and again back to Sestao before leaving Athletic when his contract expired in 2017. On 26 June 2017, Rahmani signed a two-year contract with

CD Mirandés Club Deportivo Mirandés is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Miranda de Ebro, Province of Burgos, in the autonomous community of Castile and León. Founded on 3 May 1927, the club competes in the Segunda División ...

, still in the third division. On 3 July 2019, he agreed to a two-year deal with

UD Almería Unión Deportiva Almería, S.A.D. () is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish professional football club based in Almería, in the autonomous community of Andalusia. Founded on 26 July 1989 and known as ''Almería Club de Fútbol'' until 2001 ...

Segunda División The Campeonato Nacional de Liga de Segunda División, commonly known as Segunda División or La Liga 2, and officially known as LaLiga HyperMotion for sponsorship reasons, is the men's second professional association football division of the Spa ...

. Rahmani made his professional debut on 17 August 2019, coming on as a late substitute for Gaspar in a 3–0 home defeat of

Albacete Balompié Albacete Balompié is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Albacete, in the autonomous community of Castile–La Mancha. Founded on 5 July 1939, it currently plays in Segunda División, the second tier of Spanish foo ...

. On 2 September, however, he and fellow teammate

Mathieu Peybernes Mathieu Philippe Peybernes (born 21 October 1990) is a French professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Sochaux. He was a France youth international having earned caps with the under-18 and under-19 teams. Career Peybernes ...

were loaned to

CD Lugo Club Deportivo Lugo is a List of football clubs in Spain, Spanish football team based in Lugo, in the autonomous community of Galicia (Spain), Galicia. Founded on 8 July 1953, it plays in Primera Federación, holding home games at ''Estadio Anxo ...

for the season. Rahmani scored his first professional goal on 9 February 2020, netting the opener in a 2–2 home draw against

Elche CF Elche Club de Fútbol, S.A.D. () is a Spanish professional football club based in Elche, Province of Alicante, in the Valencian Community, Spain. Founded in 1923, the club will compete in La Liga for the 2025–26 season, holding home matches at ...

. On 1 September, he moved to fellow league team

Málaga CF Málaga Club de Fútbol (, ''Málaga Football Club''), or simply Málaga, is a club based in Málaga, Andalusia, Spain, who compete in Segunda División, the second tier of the Spanish football league system, Spanish league system, following the ...

on loan for the season. On 30 July 2021, Rahmani agreed to a four-year contract with

SD Eibar Sociedad Deportiva Eibar (in ) is a Spanish football league teams, Spanish professional football club based in Eibar, Gipuzkoa, in the autonomous Basque Country (autonomous community), Basque Country. Founded on 30 November 1940, the men’s te ...

, also in the second division. On 14 January 2024, he was loaned to fellow league team

CD Tenerife Club Deportivo Tenerife, S.A.D. is a Spanish football club based in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Tenerife, in the Canary Islands. Founded in 1922, the club plays in the Segunda División, holding home matches at the Estadio Heliodoro Rodríguez L� ...

for the remainder of the season. On 28 August 2024, Rahmani terminated his link with the ''Armeros'', and returned to Málaga the following day.

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* * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rahmani, Yanis 1995 births Living people Footballers from Champigny-sur-Marne French sportspeople of Algerian descent French sportspeople of Portuguese descent French men's footballers Footballers from Biscay Men's association football wingers Segunda División players Segunda División B players Tercera División players CD Basconia footballers Sestao River Club footballers CD Tudelano footballers SD Leioa players CD Mirandés footballers UD Almería players CD Lugo players Málaga CF players SD Eibar footballers CD Tenerife players French expatriate men's footballers French expatriate sportspeople in Spain Expatriate men's footballers in Spain Athletic Bilbao footballers 21st-century French sportsmen