Youssef Soliman

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Youssef Soliman
CountryFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Residence Bristol, United Kingdom
Born (1997-01-10) 10 January 1997 (age 25)
Cairo, Egypt
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Turned Pro2014
RetiredActive
Coached byHadrian Stiff; Omar Abdel Aziz
Racquet used Prince
Men's singles
Highest rankingNo. 15 (January 2021)
Current rankingNo. 15 (July 2021)
Title(s)6
Tour final(s)8
Last updated: January 2020.

Youssef Soliman, (born 10 January 1997 in Cairo) is a professional squash player who represented Egypt. He reached a career-high world ranking of World No. 11 in October 2022. [1] [2] He has had three titles back to back after a year of turning pro and some several titles came afterwards through the years. Youssef in one of his interviews a couple of years back when he was breaking into the top 30 etc. mentioned that he is targeting the top spot on tour as he has beaten several top 10 players in previous encounters.

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