Yonis Kireh

Yonis Kireh
Personal information
Full name Yonis Abdi Kireh
Date of birth (2002-05-10) 10 May 2002
Place of birth Marseille, France
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Virginia Tech Hokies
Number 22
Youth career
–2020 AS Mazargues Marseille
2020–2021 Stade Marseillais UC
2021–2022 Zamora CF
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024– Virginia Tech Hokies 8 (2)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022–2023 Puente Genil 13 (0)
2023–2024 FC Rousset SVO 1 (0)
International career‡
2025– Djibouti 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12:44, 2 April 2025 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12:44, 2 April 2025 (UTC)

Yonis Abdi Kireh (born 10 May 2002) is a Djiboutian footballer who plays for the Virginia Tech Hokies and the Djibouti national team.

Club career

As a youth in France, Kireh came up through the youth ranks at Olympique de Marseille before traveling to Spain to join the reserve team of Zamora CF in 2021. He regularly trained with the club's first team of the Segunda Federación. Remaining in Spain, it was announced in July 2022 that the player had joined Puente Genil FC.[1] In August 2024, after playing two seasons with the Andalusian club, it was announced that Kireh had committed to playing college soccer in the United States for the Virginia Tech Hokies.[2]

International career

Born in Marseille, France, Kireh was called-up to the Djibouti national team for the first time for two 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches in March 2025.[3] He made his international debut against Burkina Faso on 21 March 2025.[4]

International career statistics

As of match played 24 March 2025.[4]
Djibouti national team
Year Apps Goals
2025 2 0
Total 2 0

References

  1. ^ "El Salerm incorpora al joven francés Kireh Yonis para reforzar su defensa" (in Spanish). Sole Puente Genil. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  2. ^ "Hokies wrap up 2024 squad with eight transfers". Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  3. ^ "Kireh earns first senior team call up for Djibouti". Virginia Tech Athletics. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
  4. ^ a b "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved April 2, 2025.
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