Youssef Maleh
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 28 August 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Castel San Pietro Terme, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Fiorentina | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Cesena | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Cesena | 0 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Ravenna (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2018–2021 | Venezia | 38 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | → Ravenna (loan) | 23 | (1) |
| 2021– | Fiorentina | 16 | (2) |
| 2021 | → Venezia (loan) | 23 | (4) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2020 | Italy U21 | 5 | (1) |
| 2021- | Morocco | 0 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:11, 6 February 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:45, 18 November 2020 (UTC) | |||
Youssef Maleh (born 22 August 1998) is an professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A Fiorentina. Born in Italy, he has been called up to the Morocco national team.
Club career[]
Maleh began his career at Cesena and made his professional debut while on loan at Ravenna on 27 January 2018, in a Serie C 1–1 draw to Teramo.[1] On 31 July 2018, he signed for Venezia and subsequently rejoined Ravenna on another loan for the 2018–19 season.
On 21 January 2021, Fiorentina announced the signing of Maleh on a permanent deal, while also confirming that he would finish the 2020–21 season at Venezia.[2]
International career[]
Maleh was born in Italy and is of Moroccan descent.[3] He made his debut with the Italy U21 on 3 September 2020, in a friendly match won 2–1 against Slovenia.[4]
In August 2021, Maleh was first called-up to the Morocco national team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification games against Sudan and Guinea in September.[5]
Career statistics[]
- As of match played 23 January 2022[6]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ravenna | 2017–18 | Serie C | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Serie C | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | ||
| Total | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| Venezia | 2019–20 | Serie B | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | Serie B | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 5 | ||
| Total | 61 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 6 | ||
| Fiorentina | 2021–22 | Serie A | 16 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | 19 | 3 | |
| Career total | 109 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 116 | 10 | ||
References[]
- ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 27 January 2018.
- ^ "Maleh is a Fiorentina player". ACF Fiorentina. 21 January 2021.
- ^ Carrara, Federico (11 September 2020). "Chi è Youssef Maleh, l'italo-marocchino che piace alla Sampdoria".
- ^ "Youssef Maleh". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "Prima convocazione per Youssef Maleh con la Nazionale marocchina. C'è anche Amrabat". Fiorentinanews.com | Calciomercato Fiorentina Notizie Viola (in Italian). 26 August 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
- ^ "Youssef Maleh".
External links[]
- FIGC U21 profile
- Youssef Maleh at Soccerway
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- 1998 births
- Living people
- People from Castel San Pietro Terme
- Sportspeople from Emilia-Romagna
- Italian people of Moroccan descent
- Italian sportspeople of African descent
- Sportspeople of Moroccan descent
- Italian footballers
- Association football midfielders
- Italy under-21 international footballers
- A.C. Cesena players
- Ravenna F.C. players
- Venezia F.C. players
- ACF Fiorentina players
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Serie C players
- Italian football midfielder, 1990s birth stubs