Abd-El-Aziz Yousef

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Abd-El-Aziz Yousef
Personal information
Full name Abd-El-Aziz Safimayo Yousef
Date of birth (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999 (age 25)
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*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019 HFX Wanderers 0 (0)
2022 Rivers FC
2023- Victoria Highlanders FC 5 (1)
International career‡
2019– Somalia 6 (0)
*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.

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Early life

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

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.

International career

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]

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References

  1. ↑ "HFX Wanderers' Yousef makes international debut for Somalia". Canadian Premier League. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  2. 1 2 Jacques, John (26 August 2019). "Abd-El-Aziz Yousef Receives International Call-Up". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  3. ↑ Hampshire, Gareth (April 9, 2019). "Wanderers add pace and power to attack with pair of Canadian wingers". Our Sports Central.
  4. ↑ 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.
  5. ↑ Jacques, John (May 17, 2022). "Abd-El-Aziz Yousef Wanders To Rivers FC". Northern Tribune.
  6. ↑ "Historic victory for Somalia, Sudan and Rwanda claim away wins". FIFA . September 5, 2019.
  7. ↑ Briggins, Jonathan (September 27, 2019). "HFX teenager helps Somalia make history in World Cup qualifiers". Canadian Premier League .
  8. ↑ "Abd-El-Aziz Yousef". National Football Teams. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
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