Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | [1] | 26 April 1997||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Avondale | ||
Number | 11 | ||
Youth career | |||
2015–2018 | Melbourne City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015 | Dandenong Thunder | 23 | (11) |
2016–2018 | Melbourne City NPL | 56 | (20) |
2019– | Avondale | 93 | (26) |
International career‡ | |||
2023– | Somalia | 3 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 November 2023 |
Yusuf Ahmed (born 26 April 1997) is a Somali footballer who plays as a forward for National Premier Leagues Victoria club Avondale and the Somalia national team. A former youth player of Melbourne City, [2] he was named on the City's Rising Star award in 2018. [3]
Ahmed received his first international call-up for the Somali national team ahead of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers scheduled in November 2023. [4] The Somali Football Federation first took notice of Ahmed earlier that period after a relative notified a federation member. [4]
Ahmed made his competitive international debut on 16 November 2023 in a 3–1 defeat to Algeria at Nelson Mandela Stadium. [4] [5] He scored Somalia's only goal in the 65th-minute of the match, which was the country's fourth goal in their World Cup qualifying history. [4] [5]
Club | Season | League | Australia Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Heidelberg Stars SC | 2014 | State League 2 North-West | — | 4 | — | — | — | – | 4 | |||
Dandenong Thunder | 2015 | NPL Victoria | 23 | 11 | — | — | — | 23 | 11 | |||
Total | 23 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 15 | ||
Melbourne City | 2016 | NPL Victoria 2 West/East | 28 | 9 | — | — | — | 28 | 9 | |||
2017 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
2018 | 25 | 11 | — | — | — | 25 | 11 | |||||
Total | 56 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 20 | ||
Avondale | 2019 | NPL Victoria | 27 | 6 | — | — | — | 27 | 6 | |||
2020 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | |||||
2021 | 17 | 5 | — | — | — | 17 | 5 | |||||
2022 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||||
2023 | 25 | 11 | — | — | — | 25 | 11 | |||||
Total | 93 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 26 | ||
Career total | 172 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 61 |
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Somalia | 2023 | 3 | 1 |
Total | 3 | 1 |
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 16 November 2023 | Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers, Algeria | 2 | ![]() | 1–2 | 1–3 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
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