Yusuf Ahmed

Yusuf Ahmed

Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-04-24) 24 April 1997 (age 28) [1]
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 as of 10 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 November 2023

Yusuf Ahmed (born 24 April 1997) is a Somali professional 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]

International career

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]}

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 10 September 2023 ^[1]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Australia Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		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

International

As of match played 22 November 2023 ^[6]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Somalia	2023	3	1
Total		3	1

List of international goals scored by Yusuf Ahmed

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	16 November 2023	Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers, Algeria	2	Algeria	1–2	1–3	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

1. "Y. Ahmed: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
2. Stamocostas, Con (27 January 2017). "City's Young Stars To Rise Against Sydney". FTBL. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
3. "Event: Melbourne City Player of the Year". Melbourne City. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
4. Higgins, Ben (5 December 2023). "Yusuf Ahmed reveals how he came to making his international debut for Somalia". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
5. D'Urbano, Nick (16 November 2023). "NPL star scores historic goal in World Cup qualifier". keepup.com. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
6. Yusuf Ahmed at National-Football-Teams.com

External links

• Yusuf Ahmed at National-Football-Teams.com
• Yusuf Ahmed at Soccerway
• Yusuf Ahmed at IMDb