Career
He is nicknamed "Benyebut", incorporating but, the French word for a goal. Having begun his career at amateurs United Jewish Appeal Alfortville, he joined Toulouse in 2010. In 2015, he reached 50 Ligue 1 goals for them, having a year earlier surpassed André-Pierre Gignac as their greatest league scorer of the 21st century.
At international level, he has represented France at under-21 level, and at futsal.
Born in Sarcelles, Île-de-France, of Tunisian descent, Ben Yedder began his career at local United Jewish Appeal Alfortville in the fourth-tier Championnat de France Amateur, before moving to Toulouse Football Club of Ligue 1 in 2010. On 16 October 2010, he made his professional debut in a 0–2 home loss to Paris Saint-Germain, replacing Yannis Tafer for the final 29 minutes.
He made 13 substitute appearances across his first two seasons, and scored his first goal for Toulouse on 21 April 2012: ten minutes after coming on in place of Paulo Machado, he equalised in an eventual 2–1 loss at Evian. In the following three Ligue 1 campaigns, Ben Yedder recorded 15, 16 and 14 goals respectively.
Ben Yedder scored a penalty in a 3–3 draw against Caen on 20 September 2014.
In doing so, he reached 35 Ligue 1 goals for Toulouse, surpassing André-Pierre Gignac as their highest scorer in the league in the 21st century. Ben Yedder played two futsal matches for France, scoring once, and also represented the nation three times at under-21 level