Wissam Ben Yedder is a French-born professional football player who plays as a striker for the French national team and French Ligue 1, Monaco. Nicknamed, Benyebut, which is the French word for a goal, Ben Yedder has also played for the French professional football club UJA Alfortville and Toulouse.
He has represented France in their youth and Futsal teams and made his senior debut for France in 2018.
The French striker has an estimated net worth of over $5 million. He has a weekly wage of £128,000 and an annual salary of £6,656,000. While playing with Sevilla FC, his weekly wage was reported €28,000. He has a market worth in the region of €35 million.
Wissam Ben Yedder playing with the Sevilla SOURCE: Wikipedia In 2018, his annual salary was around € 1.3 million with a weekly wage of € 26,000, which he is reported to earn from his current club, Sevilla FC. Furthermore, he also adds a decent sum to his net worth through an endorsement deal with Adidas.
Yedder was the highest-paid player of Toulouse Football Club during the 2015 season. He used to earn an annual salary of £35,897.
Wissam Ben Yedder, currently 32, stands at 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighs around 68 kg.
Yedder is pretty private about his relationship status. In June 2022, The player shared a photo with a girl on a vacation. He has not shared a word about her and could be dating.
Wissam Ben Yedder is of French nationality a Tunisian descent. He was born to Tunisian parents on 12 August 1990 in Sarcelles, France. He was a childhood friend of Algerian immigrants and Leicester City star Riyad Mahrez.
Yedder had a tough childhood and grew up playing futsal. He used to play with the older boys rather than playing with the child of his age. He started his playing career with the French local youth club of Garges Les Gonesse and Saint-Denis.
The French striker made his senior playing debut with the French football club UJA Alfortville in 2008. He later moved to French Ligue 1 club Toulouse in 2010 and made his debut at a professional level for the French team against Paris Saint Germain on 16 October 2010.
He scored his first goal for Toulouse against Evian on 21 April 2012 and his first hat trick against Sochaux on 30 November 2013.
After an impressive performance for the French club, he moved to Spain and signed a five-year contract with the Spanish La Liga club, Sevilla, FC, in the summer of 2016 for €9 million.
He made his debut by replacing Luciano Vietto against Barcelona FC on 14 August 2016 and scored his first goal for Sevilla in the La Liga matches against RCD Espanyol on 20 August 2016.
Ben Yedder scored his first UEFA Champions League hat-trick against Slovenian football club, NK Marib on 26 September 2017.
He and players such as Danish defender Simon Kajer helped the team reach the quarter-finals of the Champions League completion since 1958.
After playing for France in their futsal and U21 teams, he made his full international senior debut for France against Colombia by replacing Olivier Giroud on 23 March 2018 in a friendly.
He is in the current present squad of France led by goalkeeper Hugo Lloris in the friendlies against Colombia as well as Russia in 2018.
