Abd-El-Aziz Yousef

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Abd-El-Aziz Yousef
Personal information
Full name Abd-El-Aziz Safimayo Yousef
Date of birth (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth Saudi Arabia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger
Youth career
Blaise Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 HFX Wanderers 0 (0)
National team‡
2019– Somalia 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 5 September 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 December 2019

Abd-El-Aziz Safimayo Yousef (Somali: Cabdicasiis Yuusuf; born 5 October 1999) is a Somali professional footballer who plays as a winger.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Prior to signing with Wanderers, Yousef was a trialist for the youth programme of Dutch Eerste Divisie side Cambuur.[1]

HFX Wanderers[]

On 9 April 2019, Yousef signed with Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers.[2] After not playing a single match throughout the 2019 season, On December 14, the club announced that Yousef would not be returning for 2020.[3]

International career[]

Yousef was called up to the Somalia national team for a pair of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Zimbabwe on August 25, 2019.[1] He made his debut for the Ocean Stars in the first match in Djibouti on September 5 which ended in a 1–0 victory. This result also was the first ever win in World Cup qualifying for Somalia in the nation's history.[4] In December 2019 Yousef was called up for the 2019 CECAFA Cup, where he started four matches as Somalia was eliminated in the group stage.[5]

Personal life[]

Yousef was born in Saudi Arabia, and was raised in Vancouver to parents of Somali origin.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ a b John Jacques (26 August 2019). "Abd-El-Aziz Yousef Receives International Call-Up". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  2. ^ Hampshire, Gareth (April 9, 2019). "Wanderers add pace and power to attack with pair of Canadian wingers".
  3. ^ Gareth Hampshire (14 December 2019). "HFX Wanderers FC thank non-returning players". HFX Wanderers FC. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 14 December 2019.
  4. ^ "Historic victory for Somalia, Sudan and Rwanda claim away wins". September 5, 2019.
  5. ^ "Abd-El-Aziz Yousef". National Football Teams. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  6. ^ "HFX Wanderers' Yousef makes international debut for Somalia". Canadian Premier League. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.

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