Mahmoud Yousef
Palestinian footballer
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Mahmoud Yousef (Arabic: محمود يوسف; born 30 July 1997) is a footballer who plays as a forward for Ihud Bnei Kafr Qara in Liga Bet. Born in Israel, he played for the Palestine national team.
Full name
Mahmoud Ali Nafe Yousef
Date of birth
30 July 1997
Place of birth
Acre, Israel
Height
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mahmoud Ali Nafe Yousef | ||
| Date of birth | 30 July 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Acre, Israel | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ihud Bnei Kafr Qara | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2015 | Ahi Acre[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | Ahi Acre | 49 | (12) |
| 2017 | F.C. Tzeirei Tamra | 8 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Shabab Al-Khalil | ||
| 2018–2019 | Markaz Balata | (27) | |
| 2019–2020 | Hapoel Kfar Saba | 7 | (1) |
| 2020 | → Hapoel Bnei Lod (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Hapoel Bu'eine | 7 | (1) |
| 2021 | Ahva Kafr Mada | 5 | (2) |
| 2021–2022 | Hapoel Karmiel | 13 | (5) |
| 2022 | Ahi Acre | 12 | (7) |
| 2022–2023 | Ihud Bnei Kafr Qara | 20 | (9) |
| 2023 | Maccabi Neve Sha'anan | 8 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | Ahli Tmara | 8 | (4) |
| 2024 | Maccabi Ahi Iksal | 12 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Palestine U20 | ||
| 2017–2019 | Palestine U23 | 3 | (1) |
| 2017 | Palestine | 2 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 June 2024 | |||
International career
Yousef scored the winning-goal for Palestine against India in 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification on 2 October 2015.[2]
Yousef received his first international call-up for a 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifier against Bhutan on 10 October 2017.[3]
International goals
- Scores and results list Palestine's goal tally first.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 14 November 2017 | Arab American University Stadium, Jenin, Palestine |  Maldives | 1–0 | 8–1 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 2. | 4–0 |
