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Yanis Belatrache Season 2026

PositionM
Height5-8
ClassSenior
HometownParis, France
Previous SchoolUCF

CAREER HONORS
• All-ACC Academic Team (2025)

2025 (Junior)
• Started in all 16 matches this past season, logging 1,285 minutes 
• Recorded two assists, one at No. 2 Marshall (Aug. 29) and another against Virginia (Sept. 5)
• Registered two shots on-goal against Louisville on Oct. 11
• Scored his first goal of the season against Clemson (Oct. 31) 

AT UCF
2024 (Sophomore)
• Appeared in and started 15 of UCF's 16 matches, totaling 1,140 minutes of action
• Scored one goal and notched one assist while recording 12 total shot attempts and five on goal
• Assisted on UCF's third goal of the game in the 51st minute against Mercer on Aug. 22
• Netted his first goal of the season against UC Irvine (Sept. 6), a go-ahead score in the 49th minute that would later represent the first game-winner of his career.
• Tallied a season high three shot attempts at James Madison on Sept. 21

2023 (Freshman)
• Appeared in each of the Knights' 16 matches, starting 14 games; totaled 1,116 minutes
• Recorded five points on the strength of two goals and one assist
• Registered 17 total shot attempts, including seven shots on goal
• Notched his first collegiate point in UCF's season-opening 2-1 win at then-No. 4/9 Clemson (Top Drawer Soccer/United Soccer Coaches)
• Scored his first collegiate goal in the Knights' 5-0 win over Coastal Carolina on Oct. 18
• Recorded his second straight game with a goal in UCF's 3-2 win at South Carolina (Oct. 22)
• Recorded a season-high three shot attempts in the Knights' 2-0 win over Georgia Southern on Oct. 7

PREP
• Played for FC Metz II, a team in the fourth tier of French soccer, earning one start in four appearances with the club in 2022-23
• Enjoys playing tennis when not on the pitch

PERSONAL
• Parents are Kader and Vanessa
• Has two sisters Sarah and Sofia
• Grew up supporting Real Madrid
• Majors in mathematics