# Younes Lachaab
**Younes Lachaab** (born 2005 in Maubeuge, Nord) is a French footballer who plays as a forward, currently on loan at Sabah FK, the reigning champion of [Azerbaijan](https://www.edgepedia.org/azerbaijan), from his parent club Lille (LOSC).[1](https://www.lequipe.fr/fiche/younes-lachaab/150008) • [2](https://lepetitlillois.com/2026/06/11/officiel-le-losc-se-separe-de-younes-lachaab/) A product of the Lille academy, he made his [Ligue 1](https://www.edgepedia.org/ligue-1) debut in February 2025 and was part of the Sabah squad that qualified for the [UEFA Champions League](https://www.edgepedia.org/uefa-champions-league) in August 2026.[3](https://theanalyst.com/players/3379/younes-lachaab) • [4](https://lepetitlillois.com/2026/08/26/lachaab-zedadka-losc-historique-ldc/)
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Born | 2005, Maubeuge (Nord), France[1](https://www.lequipe.fr/fiche/younes-lachaab/150008) |
| Position | Forward; Transfermarkt lists his main position as left winger, with second striker and right winger as secondary positions, and a right-footed player[5](https://www.transfermarkt.de/younes-lachaab/profil/spieler/1035659) |
| Youth clubs | US Maubeuge, then LOSC Lille[5](https://www.transfermarkt.de/younes-lachaab/profil/spieler/1035659) |
| Senior debut | Ligue 1, 1 February 2025, as a substitute against Saint-Étienne, aged 20 years and 26 days[3](https://theanalyst.com/players/3379/younes-lachaab) |
| 2024/25 at Lille | 2 Ligue 1 appearances and 1 Champions League appearance[6](https://www.rotowire.com/soccer/player/younes-lachaab-44722) |
| Reserve-team record | 68 appearances and 26 goals for Lille II in National 2 between 2021 and 2026[7](https://theanalyst.com/players/3379/younes-lachaab/career) |
| Current club | Sabah FK, on loan for the whole 2026/27 season[2](https://lepetitlillois.com/2026/06/11/officiel-le-losc-se-separe-de-younes-lachaab/) |
| Family | Brother of Mohamed Lachaab of Iris Club de Croix[8](https://www.transfermarkt.us/younes-lachaab/profil/spieler/1035659) |
## Youth career and development
Lachaab began at US Maubeuge in his home town before joining the Lille youth system, where he progressed through the club's U17 and U19 teams.[5](https://www.transfermarkt.de/younes-lachaab/profil/spieler/1035659) • [9](https://fr.eddiwan.dz/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Fr-23.pdf) From 2021 he played for Lille's reserve side in National 2, the fourth tier of French football, where his output grew steadily: 1 goal in 3 appearances in 2021/22, 2 goals in 9 appearances in 2022/23, 8 goals in 22 appearances in 2023/24, and 12 goals in 20 appearances in 2024/25.[7](https://theanalyst.com/players/3379/younes-lachaab/career) He signed his first professional contract in the summer of 2025.[6](https://www.rotowire.com/soccer/player/younes-lachaab-44722)
## First-team football at Lille
Lachaab debuted in a Ligue 1 fixture for Lille on 1 February 2025, coming on as a substitute against [Saint-Étienne](https://www.edgepedia.org/saint-etienne) at 20 years and 26 days of age.[3](https://theanalyst.com/players/3379/younes-lachaab) His 2024/25 first-team record with Lille totaled 2 Ligue 1 appearances and 1 appearance in the UEFA Champions League, all as a substitute.[6](https://www.rotowire.com/soccer/player/younes-lachaab-44722) • [7](https://theanalyst.com/players/3379/younes-lachaab/career)
His 2025/26 campaign was disrupted by a first-half injury; he returned to contribute to the reserve team's promotion to National 2, making 14 appearances and scoring 3 goals at that level that season, and was an unused substitute once in the [UEFA Europa League](https://www.edgepedia.org/uefa-europa-league) for the first team.[6](https://www.rotowire.com/soccer/player/younes-lachaab-44722) • [7](https://theanalyst.com/players/3379/younes-lachaab/career)
## Loan to Sabah FK
On 11 June 2026, Lille announced a season-long loan of Lachaab to Sabah FK, the reigning Azerbaijani champion, for the 2026/27 season, after an aborted departure due to injury a year earlier.[2](https://lepetitlillois.com/2026/06/11/officiel-le-losc-se-separe-de-younes-lachaab/) The move is intended to give him regular senior experience ahead of pushing for a first-team role at Lille on his return, and he joined former Lille teammates Akim Zedadka and Aaron Malouda at the club.[6](https://www.rotowire.com/soccer/player/younes-lachaab-44722)
The loan quickly produced a notable result. In August 2026, Sabah overturned a first-leg deficit to beat Hapoel Beer Sheva 5-2 and qualify for the Champions League league phase, the first such qualification in the club's history, which was founded in 2017; Lachaab and Zedadka were part of the squad.[4](https://lepetitlillois.com/2026/08/26/lachaab-zedadka-losc-historique-ldc/) In the 2026/27 season through late September he had made 2 appearances, all as a substitute, without scoring.[3](https://theanalyst.com/players/3379/younes-lachaab)
## Player profile
Lachaab is a right-footed attacker whose main listed position is left winger, with second striker and right winger as alternatives.[5](https://www.transfermarkt.de/younes-lachaab/profil/spieler/1035659) [Reference](https://www.edgepedia.org/reference) sites differ on his physical measurements: L'Équipe lists him at 1.85 m and 74 kg,[1](https://www.lequipe.fr/fiche/younes-lachaab/150008) while Transfermarkt and Sofascore both list a height of 1.76 m.[5](https://www.transfermarkt.de/younes-lachaab/profil/spieler/1035659) • [10](https://www.sofascore.com/football/player/younes-lachaab/1939210)
## References
1. [Younes Lachaab, fiche joueur, L'Équipe](https://www.lequipe.fr/fiche/younes-lachaab/150008)
2. [Officiel : Le LOSC se sépare de Younes Lachaab, Le Petit Lillois (11 June 2026)](https://lepetitlillois.com/2026/06/11/officiel-le-losc-se-separe-de-younes-lachaab/)
3. [Younes Lachaab, Opta Analyst](https://theanalyst.com/players/3379/younes-lachaab)
4. [Younes Lachaab et Akim Zedadka (ex-LOSC) historiquement qualifiés en Ligue des Champions, Le Petit Lillois (26 August 2026)](https://lepetitlillois.com/2026/08/26/lachaab-zedadka-losc-historique-ldc/)
5. [Younes Lachaab, Spielerprofil, Transfermarkt](https://www.transfermarkt.de/younes-lachaab/profil/spieler/1035659)
6. [Younes Lachaab Soccer Stats & News, RotoWire](https://www.rotowire.com/soccer/player/younes-lachaab-44722)
7. [Younes Lachaab Career History, Opta Analyst](https://theanalyst.com/players/3379/younes-lachaab/career)
8. [Younes Lachaab, Player profile, Transfermarkt (US)](https://www.transfermarkt.us/younes-lachaab/profil/spieler/1035659)
9. [Fr-23, Eddiwan (March 2025 PDF)](https://fr.eddiwan.dz/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Fr-23.pdf)
10. [Younes Lachaab stats and ratings, Sofascore](https://www.sofascore.com/football/player/younes-lachaab/1939210)
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