Abd-El-Aziz Yousef
Professional footballer (born 1999)
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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 the Somalia national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abd-El-Aziz Safimayo Yousef | ||
| Date of birth | 5 October 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Saudi Arabia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | 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) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 December 2019 | |||
Early life
Yousef was born in Saudi Arabia, to Somali parents, and moved to Vancouver at an early age.[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]