Biography
Who is Yannick Carrasco?
Early life and real name
Yannick Ferreira Carrasco was born in Vilvoorde, Belgium, on September 4, 1993. His parents are a Portuguese father and a Spanish mother named Carmen. His father left the family during his childhood, and his mother raised him alongside his brother Mylan. He also has two younger half-siblings named Hugo and Celia.
During his professional debut, he was known by a Spanish-style double surname. He later chose to drop the paternal part of his surname, becoming known simply by his current name.
Club career
Yannick Carrasco began his professional career with Monaco after joining from Genk in 2010. He scored 20 goals across 105 games for the club, helping them win Ligue 2 in his first season and finish as Ligue 1 runners-up the following year.
In July 2015, he transferred to La Liga side Atletico Madrid on a five-year contract. He scored an equaliser in the 2016 UEFA Champions League final against Real Madrid, becoming the first Belgian player to score in a European Cup final. After a spell with Dalian Professional in China, he returned to Atletico Madrid in 2020 and won a La Liga title before joining Al-Shabab in 2023.
International career
Yannick Carrasco made his senior international debut for the Belgium national team in April 2015 during a match against Cyprus. He scored his first international goal at the UEFA European Championship in 2016 during a match against Hungary.
He represented Belgium at the UEFA European Championship in 2016, 2020, and 2024. He was also part of the national squad that secured a third-place finish at the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.
Personal life
In 2017, Yannick Carrasco married Noemie Happart, who is a former Miss Belgium. Both of his maternal grandparents originally came from the Andalusia region of Spain, with his grandmother from Seville and his grandfather from Cordoba.
Birthday and age
Yannick Carrasco was born on September 4, 1993, which makes Yannick 33 years old today. That birthday falls under the Virgo sign. Yannick shares the date with 64 other famous people.
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