aware of interest from clubs in France, but would make his decision after the World Cup. On 13 October 2010, Yahia agreed a new contract with VfL Bochum that would keep him at the club until 30 June 2014. Al Nassr On 17 July 2011, despite still having three years remaining on his contract with Bochum, Yahia agreed to join Saudi club Al Nassr. On 1 August 2011, the move was made official with Yahia signing a two-year contract with the club. On 21 January 2012, Yahia and Al-Nassr reached a mutual agreement to terminate his contract. 1. FC Kaiserslautern On 25 January 2012, Yahia returned to Germany and signed and a two-year and a half contract with Bundesliga side 1. FC Kaiserslautern. Esperánce On 14 January 2013, Yahia signed a one-year and a half contract with Tunisian club Espérance Sportive de Tunis. A month later, he made his official debut for the club as a starter in a league match against Olympique Béja and was handed the captain's armband. Platanias On 28 January 2014, Yahia joined the Greek side Platanias F.C. on a four-month deal. Angers Six months later, Yahia made his return in France, signing a two-year contract with Ligue 2 team Angers SCO on 11 June 2014. International career Youth with France Yahia began his youth international career with France in 1998 as he was called up to participate in the UEFA European Under-16 Championship (qualifying round). He made his debut on 7 October 1998 against Switzerland, with the result being 3–3. This was his only appearance for the France-Under 16 as they were eliminated from the competition as they failed to qualify to the final tournament (group stage). Yahia was called up to play for the France-Under 18 squad in 2000, a time when the team was trying to qualify for the 2001 European Championship to be held in Finland in July 2001. Yahia played his first game alongside Nadir Belhadj against Germany which they won 4–2. In his second game the team had to win if they had any chance of qualifying for the European Championship, they failed to beat the Netherlands and by doing so they were unable to qualify, the final score against the Netherlands was 2–1. The France-Under 18 side finished bottom of Group 9, which consisted of France, Germany and the Netherlands. Senior with Algeria Yahia was the first footballer to