Warsama Hassan

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Warsama Hassan
Personal information
Full name Warsama Hassan Houssein[1]
Date of birth (1999-03-17) 17 March 1999 (age 22)
Place of birth Djibouti, Djibouti[1]
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Right-back, midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Sliema Wanderers
Youth career
2007–2015 Standard Liège
2015–2019 Genk
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2020 Seraing 7 (0)
2020 Sereď 0 (0)
2021– Sliema Wanderers 1 (0)
National team‡
2014 Belgium U15 3 (0)
2016 Belgium U16 1 (0)
2019– Djibouti 10 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:56, 7 September 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:56, 7 September 2021 (UTC)

Warsama Hassan Houssein (born 17 May 2000) is a Djiboutian professional footballer who plays for Sliema Wanderers of the Maltese Premier League, and the Djibouti national team.

Club career[]

Born in Djibouti, Hassan joined the Standard Liège youth system in 2007.[2] In 2015, he moved to Genk, playing in the club's academy for four years.[2] On 2 January 2019, Hassan signed for Belgian First Amateur Division club Seraing on a two-year contract.[2]

In October 2020 Hassan joined ŠKF Sereď of the Slovak Super Liga. With the move he became the first player from Djibouti to sign for a top-flight club in Europe.[3] It was announced in August 2021 that Hassan had signed for Maltese Premier League club Sliema Wanderers FC on a one-year contract with a club option for an additional year.[4]

International career[]

Hassan previously represented Belgium at under-15 and under-16 levels.[2] In 2014 he made three friendly appearances for the U15 side, two against Turkey and one against Italy.[5] In April 2016 he made one under-17 appearance in a friendly against the Czech Republic.[6] Hassan made his senior debut for Djibouti in a 2–1 FIFA World Cup qualification win against Eswatini on 4 September 2019, .[7]

Career statistics[]

International goals[]

Scores and results list Djibouti's goal tally first.[7]

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 6 September 2021 Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco  Niger 2–4 2–4 2022 World Cup qualification
Last updated 6 September 2021

International career statistics[]

As of match played 6 September 2021.[7]
Djibouti national team
Year Apps Goals
2019 8 0
2020 0 0
2021 2 1
Total 10 1

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "Warsama Hassan". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Warsama Hassan : Le premier Djiboutien à percer dans le foot professionnel en Europe" (in French). La Nation. 8 January 2019. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  3. ^ "WARSAMA HASSAN : FIRST DJIBOUTIAN TO SIGN IN FIRST DIVISION CLUB IN EUROPE". Africa Top Sports. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  4. ^ "L'Ouffetois Warsama Hassan signe en D1 maltaise". lavenir.net. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  5. ^ "U15 Belgian profile". Royal Belgian Football Association. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  6. ^ "U17 Belgium profile". Royal Belgian Football Association. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b c "NFT profile". National Football Teams. Retrieved 7 September 2021.

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