Youssef Soliman

Youssef Soliman
Country Egypt
Born (1997-01-10) 10 January 1997 (age 27)
Cairo, Egypt
ResidenceBristol, United Kingdom
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight68 kg (150 lb)
Turned pro2014
RetiredActive
Coached byHadrian Stiff; Omar Abdel Aziz
Racquet usedPrince
Men's singles
Highest rankingNo. 10 (December 2024)
Current rankingNo. 10 (December 2024)
Title(s)6
Tour final(s)8
Medal record
Men's squash
Representing  Egypt
World Team Championships
Gold medal – first place 2023 Tauranga Team

Youssef Soliman, (born 10 January 1997) is a professional squash player who represents Egypt. He is a world team champion and reached a career high world ranking of 10 in December 2024.

Career

Soliman reached a world ranking of World No. 11 in October 2022.[1][2] He won three titles back to back within a year of turning professional.[3]

In May 2023, he was ranked 12 for the 2023 PSA Men's World Squash Championship, but lost to former world champion Karim Abdel Gawad in the first round.[4] In December 2023, he was part of the Egyptian team that secured the gold medal at the 2023 Men's World Team Squash Championships in New Zealand.[5]

As the number 12 seed at the 2024 PSA Men's World Squash Championship he reached the third round before going out to Mazen Hesham.

References

  1. ^ PSA fPlayer Profile
  2. ^ Youssef Soliman at Squash Info Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Youssef Soliman". Squash Info. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
  4. ^ "2023 World Championship draws". PSA. Retrieved 9 May 2023.
  5. ^ "World Squash Team Championship: Egypt defeat England to retain men's title". BBC Sport. 17 December 2023. Retrieved 19 December 2024.


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