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 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 3 (0)
2024– Kuwait 13 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 May 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 31 November 2025

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 in September 2023 and in his second game scored 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 6110—0071
2024-25 101104 [b] 130172
2025-26 00001 [c] 00010
Career total162205130263
  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
202530
Total130

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.