Yassine El Ghanassy (born 12 July 1990) is a Belgian professional footballer who plays as a left winger.
[1] In his first appearances for Gent, El Ghanassy became known as a fine passer of the ball, and one who provided many assists for his teammates, but rarely scored himself.
During this period, El Ghanassy was followed by several European top teams, with Manchester City, Milan, Everton, Anderlecht, Sunderland and Lyon[3] being linked with the Belgian.
He signed a season-long deal with an option to make the move permanent in West Bromwich Albion's favour.
[6] On 30 January 2013, Dutch side Heerenveen announced that they had signed El Ghanassy on loan for the rest of the season.
El Ghanassy made his debut for Belgium in a friendly match against Finland, and as a result, would still be eligible to play for Morocco.
On 8 March 2018, El Ghanassy received a six-month prison sentence after appearing in court for a speeding offence for the 15th time.