Yacine Qasmi
Yacine Qasmi is a Moroccan professional footballer who plays for Spanish club Rayo Vallecano as a striker.Club career
Born in Pontoise, Qasmi joined Paris Saint-Germain's youth setup in 1999, from Cosmo de Taverny. After appearing as a senior with the reserves, he made his professional debut on 15 December 2010, coming on as a second-half substitute for Mathieu Bodmer in a 1–1 UEFA Europa League away draw against FC Karpaty Lviv.
On 6 July 2011, Qasmi signed a one-year deal with another reserve team, Rennes II. In the 2012 summer, he went on a trial at S.L. Benfica, initially appearing for the B-team; however, nothing came of it and he signed a 1+2 contract with Getafe CF, being assigned to the reserves in Segunda División B.
Qasmi subsequently resumed his career in Spain and its third tier, representing Sporting de Gijón B, Sestao River Club, SD Compostela, CD Alcoyano, Mérida AD and UD Melilla.
On 6 February 2019, Qasmi signed for Elche CF in Segunda División, as the club paid his €300,000 release clause. He made his professional league debut three days later in a 2–1 home loss to Real Oviedo, as a 78th-minute substitute for Benjamín Martínez; on 24 February he scored his first goal in such a competition, in a 2–2 draw at CD Lugo.
On 31 January 2020, Qasmi agreed to a two-and-a-half-year contract with Rayo Vallecano still in the second division.International career
Although born in France, Qasmi appeared for Morocco under-20 team in a friendly match against Burkina Faso in July 2010.
