Ismaïl Bouneb (born 7 June 2006) is a French footballer who plays as a midfielder for club Le Havre.
Early career Born in Lille, Bouneb began his career at the age of 5 at Olympique Marcquois. In 2013, he joined LOSC Lille's academy but was released after four years. He returned to his former club, Olympique Marcquois, where he spent two seasons before he was signed by Valenciennes in 2019.
Club career On 1 September 2025, Bouneb was loaned to Quevilly-Rouen in the Championnat National.
International career Born in France, Bouneb is of Algerian descent. He chose to represent France in the international level. He was called up to the France U17 squad for the 2023 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. He started in four matches during the tournament, including the final game, where France was beaten by against Germany in the penalty shootouts after a 0–0 draw in regular time.
He took part in the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup with the France under-17s. In the quarter-final match against Uzbkeistan, he scored the only goal of the match to secure France's victory. In the following game, he scored the winning goal for the 2–1 victory against Mali to help France qualify for a FIFA U-17 World Cup final for the first time since 2001.
Career statistics
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupEuropeOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsValenciennes II2023–24CFA 181———81Valenciennes2023–24Ligue 21000——10Le Havre2024–25Ligue 10000——002026–27Ligue 12000——20Total2000——20Quevilly-Rouen (loan)2025–26Ligue 324621——267Career total3572100000378
Honours U17 France UEFA European Under-17 Championship runner-up: 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup runner-up: 2023
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