Yonis Farah
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yonis Abdirizak Farah[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 September 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Left back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Prizreni | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Southend United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Leatherhead | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Trysil FK | 19 | (1) |
| 2020 | Ytterhogdals | 12 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Eskilstuna City | 11 | (0) |
| 2023 | Banbury United | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | Arlesey Town | 1 | (0) |
| 2024 | Kingstonian | 4 | (0) |
| 2024 | Beaconsfield Town | 6 | (0) |
| 2025 | Mitrovica | ||
| 2025– | Prizreni | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Somalia | 11 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:22, 5 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15:54, 5 February 2026 (UTC) | |||
Yonis Abdirizak Farah (Somali: Yonis Cabdirisaaq Faarax; born 4 September 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a left back for Prizreni. Born in England, he represents the Somalia national team.
Farah played youth football for English club Southend United, before being released in May 2018.[2] In 2019, Farah signed for Norwegian club Trysil FK.[3] Ahead of the 2020 season, Farah joined Swedish Division 2 side Ytterhogdals, making his debut on 28 June against Piteå.[4]
On 28 July 2021, Farah returned to Sweden to join Division 2 side Eskilstuna City.[5]
In July 2023, Farah returned to England, joining National League North club Banbury United.[6] Following a short spell with Arlesey Town,[7] he joined Kingstonian in March 2024.
In February 2025, after a spell with Beaconsfield Town, Farah joined First Football League of Kosovo side Mitrovica.[8] In August 2025, he joined league rivals Prizreni.[9]
International career
On 5 September 2019, Farah made his debut for Somalia in a 1–0 win against Zimbabwe, marking Somalia's first ever FIFA World Cup qualification victory.[10]
