Bendjaloud Salmata Youssouf

Bendjaloud Salmata Youssouf is a Comoros international defender, primarily a right-back, born in Marseille in 1994. He developed at AM Villeneuve-la-Garenne and INF Clairefontaine before joining Nantes’s youth ranks in 2010, where he helped the under-19 side reach the Coupe Gambardella semi-finals. Youssouf began his senior career with Orléans in 2013 and helped the club win the National title in 2013–14. After four seasons there, he moved to Auxerre in 2017 and later rebuilt his playing time with Le Mans, scoring four goals in 32 matches in 2020–21. He then spent two seasons with Châteauroux before joining Dunkerque, making 37 Ligue 2 appearances in 2023–24. Youssouf joined Sochaux in June 2025 and has also represented Comoros at major tournaments, including the nation’s 2021 Africa Cup of Nations knockout-stage campaign.