Ilian Mhand

Ilian Mhand
Personal information
Full name Ilian Mhand Yamna
Date of birth (2005-05-24) 24 May 2005 (age 21)
Place of birth Brussels, Belgium
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Paris Saint-Germain
Youth career
Dender
2022–2024 Deinze
2025– Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024 Deinze 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 July 2025

Ilian Mhand Yamna (born 24 May 2005) is a Belgian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Paris Saint-Germain.

Club career

Born in Brussels, Mhand is a youth product of FCV Dender EH and KMSK Deinze, where he started his senior career in the Challenger Pro League.

Already featuring in a senior squad that fought for the Belgian Pro League promotion during the 2022–23 season, Mhand made his professional debut with Deinze, starting a 3–0 Challenger Pro League loss to the Francs Borains on 23 November 2024.

He played 2 other games as a starter under Mikhail Turi in Belgium, but was left without a club in December 2024 when the club went into administration. This led him to a trial with Paris Saint-Germain by the following spring, starting and impressing in two friendlies with the U23 team, against Paris 13 and Lille.

In June 2025, he signed his first professional contract with the recent European champions, a two-years deal that made him only the second Belgian to join the Parisian club, after Thomas Meunier.

International career

Born in Belgium, Mhand also has Moroccan origins, qualifying for the two nations.

Style of play

Mhand has been described as a hard-working left-footed player with great technique, vision and percussion, able to easily beat the opponent in tiny spaces.

Described to be offensively versatile, he is able to play both as an attacking midfielder or a winger.

References

  1. 1 2 Hamoir, Simon (29 June 2025). "Qui est Ilian Mhand, le Belge de 19 ans qui devrait signer au PSG ?". DHnet (in French). Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Qui est Ilian Mhand, l'ailier belge testé par le Paris Saint-Germain ?". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Pédebos, Julien (4 April 2025). "PSG : qui est Ilian Mhand, le jeune talent belge qui devrait signer". Onze Mondial (in French). Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  4. ↑ Dumont, Nathalie (30 June 2025). "Face aux espoirs de Deinze, les Francs Borains renouent avec la victoire pour la première de Belhocine (0-3)". DHnet (in French). Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 "C'est officiel : le jeune Bruxellois Ilian Mhand est un joueur du Paris Saint-Germain". DHnet (in French). 30 June 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  6. 1 2 Cassé, Josué (30 June 2025). "Le jeune ailier belge Ilian Mhand a signé au PSG". Foot Mercato (in French). Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  7. ↑ "📝[Amical-U23] PSG – Paris 13 Atletico (N1) 1-1 (0-1)". Les Titis du PSG (in French). 15 March 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "📝[Amical-U23] Lille OSC B (N3) - PSG 1-2 (1-0)". Les Titis du PSG (in French). 26 March 2025. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "Le jeune ailier belge Ilian Mhand a officiellement signé pro au PSG". L'Équipe (in French). Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  10. ↑ Hamoir, Simon (30 June 2025). "Qui est Ilian Mhand, le Belge qui vient de signer pro au PSG ?". L'Avenir (in French). Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  11. 1 2 Akouete, Isidore (26 June 2025). "3 choses à savoir sur Ilian Mhand, première recrue estivale du PSG". AfricaFoot (in French). Retrieved 1 July 2025.