Younès Belhanda (Arabic: يونس بلهندة‎; born 25 February 1990) is a Moroccan international footballer who plays for French club Montpellier in Ligue 1. He primarily plays as an attacking midfielder and a winger and is described as a player who possesses "vision, technique and intelligent decision-making". After beginning his career in a defensive role, he has developed into an attacker, which has led to his current coach René Girard comparing him to former France international Robert Pirès.

Belhanda is a former France youth international having represented the country at under-20 level. In 2010, he announced his attentions to represent Morocco at senior international level. Belhanda made his senior international debut in November 2010 against Northern Ireland and scored his first international goal in a 2012 Africa Cup of Nations match against Niger.

Belhanda was born in Avignon, a commune in southeastern France, but was raised in nearby Aramon. He is of Moroccan descent through his parents and has five other siblings. Belhanda began his football career playing for hometown club Racing Club Aramon. He spent one year at the club before joining MJC Avignon, a local cultural center based in his birthplace. The center offered a variety of activities, which included football. While at the club, Belhanda was utilized as a libero and mentored by trainer Jean-Christophe Gleyze. The player has admitted that Gleyze played a huge part in determining his future stating "He is more than a coach. Since my father worked and I lived in the Gard, it was him who took me to training and my home for three years. Without him and MJC Avignon, I would never have been spotted by other clubs".