21 Facts About Yannis Tafer

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Yannis Tafer is a French professional footballer who plays as a winger for Luxembourger club Racing-Union.

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Yannis Tafer is a France youth international having represented the country under-17, under-18, and under-19 level.

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Yannis Tafer was born in the city of Grenoble in the Rhone-Alpes region to an Algerian father, who emigrated to France from Constantine, and a Portuguese mother.

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Yannis Tafer began his football career with a local club in the region, FC Echirolles.

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Yannis Tafer was a key participant in the club's preseason tour playing in four of the five matches contested.

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Yannis Tafer scored three goals in the preseason netting one each against second division club Nimes, Romanian club Rapid Bucuresti, and fellow Ligue 1 club Nancy.

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On 24 January 2009, Yannis Tafer made his professional debut in the club's Coupe de France match against Concarneau coming on as a substitute in the 75th minute.

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Yannis Tafer made two more league appearances being relegated back to the amateur team.

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Yannis Tafer's signing was cited as a replacement for the departed Andre-Pierre Gignac, who joined Marseille.

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On 25 July 2012, following his release from Lyon, Yannis Tafer signed a three years contract with Swiss club Lausanne-Sport.

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On 5 June 2014, Yannis Tafer moved to FC St Gallen signing a three-year contract until 2017.

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On 12 July 2019, it was confirmed, that Yannis Tafer had joined Tunisian club Etoile Sportive du Sahel.

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Xamax confirmed on 4 January 2020, that Yannis Tafer had signed a deal until the end of the season with the club, with an option for one further year.

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Yannis Tafer is a France youth international having played under-17, under-18, and under-19 level.

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Yannis Tafer made his youth international debut with the under-17 team on 2 October 2007 against Switzerland.

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At the tournament, Yannis Tafer led all players with four goals scored.

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Yannis Tafer scored all of his goals in the group stage netting one against the Republic of Ireland, another one against Spain, and two goals against Switzerland.

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Yannis Tafer finished the campaign with the under-17s appearing in 19 matches and scoring a team-high 11 goals.

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For under-19 duty, Yannis Tafer was again called upon by coach Francis Smerecki making his first appearance with the team at the 2009 edition of the Sendai Cup.

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Yannis Tafer is eligible to represent Algeria and Portugal at international level.

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Yannis Tafer cites his idols as former teammate and mentor Karim Benzema and former Brazilian international Ronaldo.