Yusuf Maart

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Yusuf Maart
Personal information
Full name Moegamat Yusuf Maart [1]
Date of birth (1995-07-17) 17 July 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Cape Town, South Africa
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) [1]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Kaizer Chiefs
Number 8
Youth career
2016–2017 Orlando Pirates
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2020 Orlando Pirates 1 (0)
2018–2019 → Cape Umoya United (loan) 16 (3)
2020–2022 Sekhukhune United 35 (6)
2022– Kaizer Chiefs 24 (7)
International career‡
2021– South Africa 6 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 October 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 September 2021

Moegamat Yusuf Maart (born 17 July 1995) is a South African soccer player who plays as an attacking midfielder for South African Premier Division club Kaizer Chiefs and the South Africa national team. [2]

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Club career

Orlando Pirates

Maart was born in Cape Town, and grew up in Atlantis. [1] [3] He was scouted by Orlando Pirates in 2016 after being named player of the tournament at that year's SAB U-21 national championships. [3] He initially joined the club's reserve team, but made his first team debut on 12 March 2017 as a substitute in their 3–1 win over EC Bees in the Nedbank Cup. [4] He made his league debut later that season as a substitute in a 2–1 defeat to Lamontville Golden Arrows on 27 May 2017. [5] Maart spent the 2018–19 season on loan with Cape Umoya United, where he scored once in 16 league matches. [6] [5] He was released by Pirates in summer 2020. [7]

Sekhukhune United

Maart joined Sekhukhune United of the National First Division after he was released by Pirates. [8] He played a pivotal role in the club's promotion to the South African Premier Division that season, scoring three times in 28 league appearances. [5]

International career

Maart was called up to the South African national team squad for the 2021 COSAFA Cup. [9] He scored his first international goal on 16 July 2021 in a COSAFA Cup semi-final victory over Mozambique, [10] and played in the final as Maart won the tournament following a 6–5 penalty shoot-out victory over Senegal. [11] He made 6 appearances and scored one goal during the 2021 COSAFA Cup. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Yusuf Maart". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  2. ↑ "We have a new Glamour Boy!". Twitter. Kaizer Chiefs. 21 June 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2023.
  3. 1 2 Ndebele, Sihle (26 July 2021). "Why Maart never gave up after Pirates snub". The Sowetan. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  4. ↑ "Yusuf Maart thankful for Orlando Pirates debut". Kick Off. 13 March 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  5. 1 2 3 Yusuf Maart at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
  6. ↑ "Orlando Pirates' Yusuf Maart Impresses While On Loan". Soccer Laduma. 23 February 2019. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "Orlando Pirates release Yusuf Maart and Siphumelele Mbulu". Kick Off. 10 August 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  8. ↑ Mothowagae, Daniel (16 May 2021). "Mahlasela and Maart revive careers in lower division". Citypress. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  9. ↑ Ntsoelengoe, Tshepo (1 September 2021). "Getting a Bafana call-up a dream come true for Sekhukhune's Maart". The Citizen. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  10. ↑ Baleka, Mihlali (16 July 2021). "Bafana Bafana hammer Mozambique to reach Cosafa Cup final". Independent Online. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
  11. ↑ "Bafana Bafana win Cosafa Cup after edging Senegal on penalties". Sport24. 18 July 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
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