Youssouf Hersi
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 20 August 1982 | ||
Place of birth | Dire Dawa, Ethiopia | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2001 | Ajax | 9 | (0) |
2001–2002 | NAC Breda | 33 | (3) |
2002–2004 | NEC | 61 | (19) |
2004–2005 | Heerenveen | 9 | (0) |
2005–2007 | Vitesse | 69 | (15) |
2007–2009 | Twente | 46 | (8) |
2009–2010 | AEK Athens | 21 | (1) |
2010–2011 | De Graafschap | 22 | (2) |
2012–2014 | Western Sydney Wanderers | 47 | (8) |
2014–2015 | Perth Glory | 8 | (0) |
Total | 325 | (56) | |
National team | |||
2001–2003 | Netherlands U21 | 8 | (2) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Youssouf Hersi (born 20 August 1982) is a retired professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder.[1]
Born in Ethiopia, Hersi represented the Netherlands at youth international level.
Club career[]
Hersi has played in the Netherlands for Ajax, NAC Breda, NEC, Heerenveen, Vitesse, Twente and De Graafschap.[2] He has also played for the Greek side AEK Athens.[3]
On 11 September 2012, Hersi signed with A-League club Western Sydney Wanderers.[4] He scored his first goal for the club in the Sydney Derby on 15 December 2012.[5] In February 2013, Hersi re-signed with the Wanderers for another season.[6] On 10 March 2013, against Wellington Phoenix Hersi broke the Australian football record for most consecutive wins for a player (14) beating Matt Horsley's 13 wins for the Wollongong Wolves from April to December 2001.[7] Hersi was sent off with a second yellow card in the Wanderers' Grand Final qualifier against Brisbane Roar FC and subsequently missed the 2013 A-League Grand Final in which the Wanderers lost 2–0 to Central Coast Mariners FC.[8]
In May 2014 Hersi signed with Perth Glory.[9] He requested a release from the club in May 2015, which was granted despite having another year to run on his contract.[10]
Hersi was set to sign for the Central Coast Mariners in February 2016 but the deal was scuppered at the last minute after he travelled to Australia on the wrong type of visa.[11]
International career[]
Hersi played with the Dutch under-21 team at the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship.[12][13]
He was never capped for the Dutch full national side, although he had expressed an interest in representing the nation of his birth Ethiopia at the international level,[14]
References[]
- ^ Youssouf Hersi at Soccerway
- ^ "Profile" (in Dutch). Voetbal International.
- ^ "Hersi signs 1+2-year deal". AEK Athens F.C. official website. 30 August 2009.
- ^ FourFourTwo | Football News, Features and Statistics
- ^ "Western Sydney Wanderers exact derby revenge with 2-0 win over Sydney FC at Allianz Stadium". AAP. 15 December 2012.
- ^ "Hersi extends A-League stay with Wanderers".
- ^ FourFourTwo | Football News, Features and Statistics
- ^ http://www.foxsports.com.au/football/a-league/youssouf-hersi-reveals-he-was-warned-by-wanderers-staff-to-calm-down-before-receiving-red-card/story-e6frf4gl-1226620141539#.UYCU66KBkhE
- ^ "HERSI HEADS FOR GLORY". Football Federation Australia. 13 May 2014.
- ^ Bossi, Dominic (22 May 2015). "Youssouf Hersi granted release from Perth Glory". WAtoday.
- ^ "11th-hour visa issue thwarts Hersi's Mariners deal".
- ^ Youssouf Hersi – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Journeyman Hersi smiling Down Under". FIFA.com. 25 February 2014. Archived from the original on 25 February 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
- ^ Nicolas White (4 February 2005). "Hersi keen on Ethiopia". BBC Sport.
External links[]
- Youssouf Hersi at Soccerway
- Living people
- 1982 births
- Sportspeople from Dire Dawa
- Association football midfielders
- Association football forwards
- Dutch footballers
- Netherlands youth international footballers
- Ethiopian footballers
- Ethiopian emigrants to the Netherlands
- AFC Ajax players
- SC Heerenveen players
- NAC Breda players
- NEC Nijmegen players
- SBV Vitesse players
- FC Twente players
- De Graafschap players
- Eredivisie players
- AEK Athens F.C. players
- Super League Greece players
- Footballers from Amsterdam
- Western Sydney Wanderers FC players
- Perth Glory FC players
- A-League Men players
- Dutch expatriate footballers
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Greece
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Australia
- Expatriate soccer players in Australia
- Dutch people of Ethiopian descent