Alhassan Yusuf

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Alhassan Yusuf
Personal information
Full name Alhassan Yusuf Abdullahi Pigui
Date of birth (2000-07-20) 20 July 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Kano, Nigeria
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Royal Antwerp
Number 8
Youth career
0000–2018 FC Hearts Nigeria
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2021 IFK Göteborg 66 (2)
2021– Royal Antwerp 74 (3)
2023 Young Reds Antwerp 2 (0)
International career‡
2024– Nigeria 2 (0)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Africa Cup of Nations
Runner-up 2023 Ivory Coast
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:48, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:45, 16 January 2024 (UTC)

Alhassan Yusuf Abdullahi MON (born 20 July 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian First Division A club Royal Antwerp and the Nigeria national team. [1]

Contents

Career

IFK Göteborg

From 2018 to 2021, Yusuf played for Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg. [2]

Antwerp

On 16 July 2021, Belgian club Antwerp announced that they had reached an oral agreement with IFK Göteborg over the transfer of Yusuf. [3]

International career

Yusuf made the final squad for the Nigeria national team for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations. [4] He made his AFCON debut against Equatorial Guinea on January 14th 2024 in Côte d'Ivoire which ended in a 1-1 draw. During the game, he was substituted off in the 69th minute after sustaining an injury. [5]

Honours

IFK Göteborg

Royal Antwerp

Nigeria

Individual

Orders

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References

  1. ↑ Alhassan Yusuf at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "A-lagskontrakt för Yusuf". IFK Göteborg. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  3. ↑ "Done Deal: On Four-Year Contract". Complete Sports. 16 July 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-07-16. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  4. ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: Gate crasher Alhassan Yusuf set for AFCON debut – Score Nigeria".
  5. ↑ "Alhassan Yusuf's fine Nigeria debut overshadowed by injury". OneFootball. 2024-02-17. Retrieved 2024-02-17.
  6. ↑ "Antwerp wint nu ook de Supercup! KV Mechelen plooit pas na strafschoppen" (in Dutch). Sporza. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  7. ↑ Stevens, Rob (11 February 2024). "Nigeria 1–2 Ivory Coast". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  8. ↑ "Marcus Danielson kvällens stora vinnare på Allsvenskans Stora Pris". Föreningen Svensk Elitfotboll. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
  9. ↑ "Afcon: Ivory Coast and Nigeria players get cash, villas and honours". BBC News . 2024-02-13. Retrieved 2024-02-24.


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