El Mahdi Youssoufi

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El Mahdi Youssoufi
Personal information
Full name El Mahdi Youssoufi
Date of birth (1998-09-18) 18 September 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Tangier, Morocco
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 New York City FC II
Number 36
Youth career
Mohammed VI Football Academy
FUS Rabat
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2019–2022 St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers 39 (21)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2021 Toledo Villa 3 (0)
2021 NY Pancyprian-Freedoms
2022 New York City FC II 16 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 September 2022

El Mahdi Youssoufi (born 18 September 1998) is a Moroccan footballer.

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Playing career

Youth

In his childhood, El Mahdi Youssoufi passed through and graduated from the Mohammed VI Football Academy. At both under-15 and under-19 level he finished the season as the team's top scorer while also winning the league. [1] After leaving them, he signed for Moroccan top-tier side FUS Rabat. [1]

College & amateur

In 2019 Youssoufi applied for the Second Chance program, in which young Moroccans are able to study in an American university on a joint footballing and academic course; [1] he would pick a degree in management at St. Francis College in Brooklyn. [2] He would study there for three years before graduating; in that time he would play 39 games, scoring 21 goals. [2]

While at college, Youssoufi also appeared in the USL League Two with Toledo Villa, making three appearances in 2021. [3] He also spent the fall with the New York Pancyprian-Freedoms in the Eastern Premier Soccer League. [4]

Following his release from NYCFC II, Youssoufi returned to the Pancyprian-Freedoms in the EPSL. [5] In 2024, he appeared with FC Motown in the National Premier Soccer League and helped the team reach the national final. [6] Following the summer, Youssoufi joined New York Greek American in the EPSL and helped the team win the 2024 NISA Nation National Championship. [7]

Senior

After graduation, El Mahdi Youssoufi was selected for the 2022 MLS SuperDraft. He was selected by MLS Cup holders New York City FC as the 84th pick in the third round. By being selected he became the first Second Chance player to join an American club [1] and the first player from St. Francis College to be selected in the SuperDraft. [8] He would ultimately sign for their MLS Next Pro side, New York City FC II, being announced on 24 March as one of their players for their inaugural season. [9]

His competitive debut came as a substitute in a 7–0 defeat of Inter Miami II on 16 April 2022 [10] and his first start would come two weeks later, in a loss to Philadelphia Union II. [11] His first goal came on 8 May, the final goal in a 4–1 win over Toronto FC II. [12]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 September 2022. [13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup [a] ContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
New York City FC II 2022 MLS Next Pro 162——162
Career total1620000162
  1. ↑ Includes the US Open Cup

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References

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  2. 1 2 "10 El Mahdi Youssoufi". St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers . 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  3. ↑ "Toledo Villa FC | uslleaguetwo.com". www.uslleaguetwo.com. Retrieved 18 February 2023.
  4. ↑ "Youssoufi Picked by NYCFC in Third Round Pick of the 2022 MLS SUPER DRAFT". Eleftheria Pancyprian Soccer Club. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  5. ↑ "New York Pancyprian Freedoms With A Dominant Victory Over Hoboken FC 1912". Eleftheria Pancyprian Soccer Club. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  6. ↑ Battista, Michael (2 August 2024). "2024 National Championship Preview: FC Motown Hopes to Make History with Second National Championship". National Premier Soccer League. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  7. ↑ "Instagram". www.instagram.com. New Logical. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 3 January 2025.
  8. ↑ "The champs got a great one! El Mahdi Youssoufi is the first player in @SFBKTerriers history to be selected in the @MLS #SuperDraft". St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers . 12 January 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  9. ↑ "New York City Football Club Announces Players Signed to NYCFC II Contracts for the Newly Formed MLS NEXT Pro". New York City FC. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  10. ↑ "NYCFC II 7:0 Inter Miami II". MLS Next Pro . 16 April 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  11. ↑ "Philadelphia Union II 2:1 NYCFC II". MLS Next Pro . 30 April 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  12. ↑ "NYCFC II 4:1 TFC II". MLS Next Pro . 8 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  13. ↑ "E. Youssoufi". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
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