Younes Khattabi
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Younes Khattabi (born 28 March 1984)[1] is a Moroccan former rugby league footballer who last played as a Template:Rlp or Template:Rlp for US Entraigues XIII in the Elite 2. He previously played for SO Avignon and the Catalans Dragons in the Super League.
Background
Khattabi was born in Rabat, Morocco.[1]
Career
Club
In the 2007 Challenge Cup Final against St. Helens, Khattabi scored the first try for the Catalans Dragons thus becoming the first Muslim to score a try at Wembley Stadium[2] and the first Frenchman to score a try in a Challenge Cup final.[3]
In 2018, Khattabi joined US Entraigues XIII. He made 15 appearances for the club[4] before re-joining SO Avignon during the 2019–20 season.[5] He returned to US Entraigues the following season.[4]
In July 2022, Khattabi was elected as the president of SO Avignon.[3] In January 2023, having retired from the running game, he announced his intention to play for the club's wheelchair rugby league team.[6]
International
In 2003, Khattabi represented Morocco in the Mediterranean Cup scoring twice in their 58–4 win over Serbia.[7] In 2009, he scored a try in a RLEF Euro Med Challenge match against Catalonia which Morocco won 29–6.[8]
In June 2008, Khattabi represented France in a match against England.[9] He played again for France at the 2013 Rugby League World Cup in the quarter-final match against England.[10]
References
External links
Template:France 2013 Rugby League World Cup squad
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- Living people
- AS Carcassonne players
- Catalans Dragons players
- France national rugby league team players
- French sportspeople of Moroccan descent
- French rugby league players
- Morocco national rugby league team players
- RC Carpentras XIII players
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league wingers
- Sporting Olympique Avignon players
- Sportspeople from Rabat
- US Entraigues XIII players
- Sportspeople from Vaucluse
- 21st-century French sportsmen