Mustaf Yuusuf
Appearance
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Mustaf Mohamed Yuusuf | ||
Date of birth | 1 January 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Burao, Somalia | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | IFK Berga | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
Midnimo | |||
2015–2018 | Jeenyo United | ||
2019 | Heegan | ||
2020 | Nybro IF | 9 | (1) |
2021–2023 | Oskarshamns AIK | 0 | (0) |
2023– | IFK Berga | 23 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2015– | Somalia | 16 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023 |
Mustaf Mohamed Yuusuf (Somali: Mustaf Maxamed Yuusuf; born 1 January 1998) is a Somali footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for IFK Berga and the Somalia national team, and is often regarded as one of the greatest Somali goalkeepers of all time.
Club career
[edit]Yuusuf began his career in Somalia, playing for Midnimo,[1] Jeenyo United and Heegan. In 2020, Yuusuf moved to Sweden, signing for fifth tier club Nybro IF. In 2021, Yuusuf signed for Oskarshamns AIK.[2]
International career
[edit]On 9 October 2015, Yuusuf made his debut for Somalia, in a 2–0 World Cup qualification loss against Niger.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Nyförvärv nr 10" (in Swedish). Nybro IF. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
- ^ "Mustaf Yuusuf". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
- ^ "Somalia vs. Niger". National Football Teams. Retrieved 28 June 2021.