Youssef Kalfa
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 May 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Hama, Syria[1] | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder / Winger | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Al-Wahda | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2015 | Taliya | ||
| 2015–2017 | Al-Jaish | ||
| 2017–2018 | Al-Nasr | 8 | (1) |
| 2018 | Emirates | 10 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Al-Hazem | 17 | (0) |
| 2019 | Al-Qadisiyah | 9 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Al-Arabi | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | Al-Fahaheel | ||
| 2020–2021 | Hutteen | ||
| 2021– | Al-Wahda | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014-2016 | Syria U-23 | ||
| 2016– | Syria | 23 | (1) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 April 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 23 March 2019 | |||
Youssef Kalfa (Arabic: يوسف قلفا; born 14 May 1993) is a Syrian professional footballer who currently plays for Al-Wahda, and the Syrian national football team.[2]
Career[]
2018–19[]
He started the season with Al-Hazem and he was key player in the team. But he decided to move to Al-Qadsiah FC in the middle of the season for personal reasons.[3]
International career[]
Kalfa made his first senior international appearance in a friendly in and against Tajikistan on 27 August 2016, having substituted Hamid Mido in the 56th minute.[4]
He was part of 6 matches in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.
He participated in 2019 AFC Asian Cup and he was part of the first two matches against Palestine and Jordan.
International goals[]
- Scores and results list Syria's goal tally first. [5]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 16 November 2018 | Sultan Qaboos Sports Complex, Muscat, Oman |  Oman |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
Honours[]
- Al-Jaish
Syrian Premier League (1):[5] 2015–16
References[]
- ^ "Youssef Kalfa" (in German). weltfussball.de. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ^ "Syria - Yousef Qalfa - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway".
- ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: يوسف قلفا يكشف سبب النتائج المخيبة للمنتخب السوري في كأس آسيا. YouTube.
- ^ "Tajikistan vs. Syria (0:0)". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
- ^ a b "Youssef Kalfa". National Football Teams. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
External links[]
- Youssef Kalfa at National-Football-Teams.com
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- Al-Fahaheel FC players
- UAE Pro League players
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- Expatriate footballers in Kuwait
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