Mohamed Elyounoussi

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Mohamed Amine Elyounoussi (Arabic: مُحَمَّد أَمِين الْيُونُسِيّ; born 4 August 1994), nicknamed Moi (Norwegian pronunciation: ), is a professional footballer who plays as a forward or winger for Danish Superliga club Copenhagen. Born in Morocco, he plays for the Norway national team. Elyounoussi was born in Al Hoceima, Morocco and moved to Sarpsborg in Norway at a young age, where he started his professional career. In June 2011, Elyounoussi was called up for the Norway U-17 team. In November 2013, he was called up to the senior Norwegian national team for their January 2014 international matches in Abu Dhabi. He made his debut there against Poland on 18 January 2014, replacing Erik Huseklepp in the 33rd minute of a 3–0 defeat. He scored his first goal for Norway on 13 June 2017 against Sweden. He scored his first hat-trick for Norway on 5 October 2017 against San Marino. His cousin, Tarik Elyounoussi, is also a Norwegian international footballer who last played for the Japanese side, Shonan Bellmare. Elyounoussi's father used to own a pizza parlour in Norway, where Mohamed worked while living in his home town.