Yousef Majed

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Yousef Majed
Personal information
Full name Yousef Majed Al-Shlahi Al-Shammari
Date of birth (2005-01-14) 14 January 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth Kuwait
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Al-Arabi
Number 30
Youth career
2017-2020 Qadsia
2020-2023 Al-Arabi
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– Al-Arabi 14 (2)
International career
2024 Kuwait U-20 7 (4)
2025- Kuwait U-23 0 (0)
2024– Kuwait 11 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 December 2024

Yousef Majed Al-Shlahi Al-Shammari; born 14 January 2005 [1] is a Kuwaiti professional association football player who plays as an attacking midfielder for Al-Arabi and Kuwait national football team. [2] [3]

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Club career

Yousef Debuted against kazma as a substitute scoring the 4th goal in a 4-0 victory in the 2023-24 Kuwaiti Premier League.

Following a sprouting season, the youngster continued his successful substitution run scoring the winning goal in Kuwaiti El Clásico in a 2-1 victory in the 2024-25 Kuwaiti Premier League which made him a prominent rotational player but was cut short due to an injury keeping him out 4 months in the 26th Arabian Gulf Cup, alongside a 3 match ban by the AFC following a red card in the AFC Challenge League [4] [5]

National career

After sparking throughout the season Yousef was instantly called up to the national team for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers and being named Kuwaits rising future by FIFA [6] and 26th Arabian Gulf Cup making his debut against Jordan and later on picked up an injury that would sideline him for 4 months against Qatar in the Arabian Gulf Cup.

Career statistics

Club

As of 21 May 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOther [a] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Al-Arabi 2023–24 KPL 51100061
2024-25 101104 [b] 130172
2025-26 00001 [c] 00010
Career total152205130253
  1. All appearance(s) in Kuwait Crown Prince Cup, Kuwait Super Cup
  2. All appearance(s) in AFC Challenge League
  3. All appearance(s) in AFC Challenge League

International

As of match played 10 June 2025
National teamYearAppsGoals
Kuwait 2024100
202520
Total120

References

  1. "Yousef Majed". www.sofascore.com.
  2. "Yousef Majed Al-Shammari (Player)".
  3. "Yousef Majed - stats, career and market value".
  4. "«الآسيوي» يوقِف ماجد 3 مباريات". «الآسيوي» يوقِف ماجد 3 مباريات. December 4, 2024.
  5. "العربي يهزم أركاداغ ويقترب من ربع نهائي التحدي الآسيوي" [Al-Arabi defeats Arkadag and approaches the quarter-finals of the Asian Challenge Cup]. alwatan.kuwait.tt (in Arabic).
  6. "«الفيفا»: يوسف ماجد الأمل الكبير للكرة الكويتية". جريدة القبس.