Abd-El-Aziz Yousef
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abd-El-Aziz Safimayo Yousef | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Victoria Highlanders FC | ||
| Number | 13 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Blaise Academy | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019 | HFX Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | Rivers FC | ||
| 2023- | Victoria Highlanders FC | 5 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Somalia | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 December 2019 | |||
Abd-El-Aziz Safimayo Yousef (Somali: Cabdicasiis Yuusuf; born 5 October 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Victoria Highlanders FC in League1 British Columbia. Born in Saudi Arabia, he represents Somalia internationally.
Early life
[edit]Yousef was born in Saudi Arabia, and was raised in Vancouver to parents of Somali origin.[1] Prior to signing with Wanderers, Yousef was a trialist for the youth programme of Dutch Eerste Divisie side Cambuur.[2]
Club career
[edit]On 9 April 2019, Yousef signed with Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers.[3] After not playing a single match throughout the 2019 season, On December 14, the club announced that Yousef would not be returning for 2020.[4]
In May 2022, he signed with Rivers FC in League1 British Columbia.[5]
In May 2023, he joined Victoria Highlanders FC in League1 British Columbia And we’re crowned league1 British Columbia regular season Champions in his first season at the club.
International career
[edit]Yousef was called up to the Somalia national team for a pair of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Zimbabwe on August 25, 2019.[2] He made his debut for the Ocean Stars in the first match in Djibouti on September 5 which ended in a 1–0 victory. This result also was the first ever win in World Cup qualifying for Somalia in the nation's history.[6][7] In December 2019 Yousef was called up for the 2019 CECAFA Cup, where he started four matches as Somalia was eliminated in the group stage.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "HFX Wanderers' Yousef makes international debut for Somalia". Canadian Premier League. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ a b Jacques, John (26 August 2019). "Abd-El-Aziz Yousef Receives International Call-Up". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ Hampshire, Gareth (April 9, 2019). "Wanderers add pace and power to attack with pair of Canadian wingers". Our Sports Central.
- ^ Hampshire, Gareth (14 December 2019). "HFX Wanderers FC thank non-returning players". HFX Wanderers FC. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
- ^ Jacques, John (May 17, 2022). "Abd-El-Aziz Yousef Wanders To Rivers FC". Northern Tribune.
- ^ "Historic victory for Somalia, Sudan and Rwanda claim away wins". FIFA. September 5, 2019.
- ^ Briggins, Jonathan (September 27, 2019). "HFX teenager helps Somalia make history in World Cup qualifiers". Canadian Premier League.
- ^ "Abd-El-Aziz Yousef". National Football Teams. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
External links
[edit]- HFX Wanderers player profile
- Abd-El-Aziz Yousef at National-Football-Teams.com
- Abd-El-Aziz Yousef at Soccerway
- 1999 births
- Living people
- Men's association football wingers
- Canadian men's soccer players
- Naturalized citizens of Somalia
- Somalian men's footballers
- Soccer players from Vancouver
- Somalian emigrants to Canada
- Naturalized citizens of Canada
- Canadian expatriate men's soccer players
- Somalian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands
- Canadian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- HFX Wanderers FC players
- Canadian Premier League players
- Somalia men's international footballers
- League1 British Columbia players
- Rivers FC players
- 21st-century Canadian sportsmen