Tarik Elyounoussi

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Tarik Elyounoussi
Full name	Tarik Elyounoussi
Date of birth	February 23, 1988 (1988-02-23) (age 20)
Place of birth	Al Hoceima, Morocco
Playing position	Striker/Winger
Club information
Current club	Fredrikstad
Number	13
Youth clubs
2002–2003 2003–2005	Nylende Trosvik
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2006–	Fredrikstad	61 (18)
National team²
2006–2008 2008–	Norway U-21 Norway	14 (3) 1 (1)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 28 May 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 28 May 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

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Tarik Elyounoussi (born 23 February 1988 in Al Hoceima, Morocco) is a Norwegian footballer playing for the Norwegian Premier League side Fredrikstad.

Of Moroccan descent, Elyounoussi started playing football in the club Trosvik in Fredrikstad, from which many of the young players in the Fredrikstad Youth team have their roots. He is said to be the greatest talent Fredrikstad has produced in decades.^{[citation needed]} He was awarded the Young Player of the Year trophy in 2006 and 2007, after two great seasons in the league, and a Norwegian football cup trophy. In May 2008, he was linked with a transfer to top English Premier League side, Tottenham Hotspur. He scored in is first appearance on the national team against Uruguay on 28 May 2008 after only 4 minutes on the pitch, the fastest debut-goal on the national team.

[edit] Honours

Norwegian Football Cup: 2006
Young player of the year: 2006 (Norway )

[edit] International goals

**Tarik Elyounoussi: International Goals**
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	28 May 2008	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo	Uruguay	2-2	Draw	Friendly

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