Abd-El-Aziz Yousef

Abd-El-Aziz Yousef
Personal information
Full name Abd-El-Aziz Safimayo Yousef
Date of birth (1999-10-05) 5 October 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Saudi Arabia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
 Victoria Highlanders FC
Number 13
Youth career
Blaise Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 HFX Wanderers 0 (0)
2022 Rivers FC
2023- Victoria Highlanders FC 5 (1)
International career‡
2019– Somalia 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 July 2023
‡ 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 professional footballer who plays as a winger for Victoria Highlanders FC in League1 British Columbia. Born in Saudi Arabia, he represents Somalia internationally.

Early life

Yousef was born in Saudi Arabia, and was raised in Vancouver to parents of Somali origin.[1] Prior to signing with Wanderers, Yousef was a trialist for the youth programme of Dutch Eerste Divisie side Cambuur.[2]

Club career

On 9 April 2019, Yousef signed with Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers.[3] After not playing a single match throughout the 2019 season, On December 14, the club announced that Yousef would not be returning for 2020.[4]

In May 2022, he signed with Rivers FC in League1 British Columbia.[5]

In May 2023, he joined Victoria Highlanders FC in League1 British Columbia.

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.[2] 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.[6][7] 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.[8]

References

  1. ^ "HFX Wanderers' Yousef makes international debut for Somalia". Canadian Premier League. 6 September 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b Jacques, John (26 August 2019). "Abd-El-Aziz Yousef Receives International Call-Up". Northern Tribune. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  3. ^ Hampshire, Gareth (April 9, 2019). "Wanderers add pace and power to attack with pair of Canadian wingers". Our Sports Central.
  4. ^ Hampshire, Gareth (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.
  5. ^ Jacques, John (May 17, 2022). "Abd-El-Aziz Yousef Wanders To Rivers FC". Northern Tribune.
  6. ^ "Historic victory for Somalia, Sudan and Rwanda claim away wins". FIFA. September 5, 2019.
  7. ^ Briggins, Jonathan (September 27, 2019). "HFX teenager helps Somalia make history in World Cup qualifiers". Canadian Premier League.
  8. ^ "Abd-El-Aziz Yousef". National Football Teams. Retrieved 12 January 2020.