Yousef Abu Jalboush
Jordanian footballer (born 1998)
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Yousef Abdel-Rahman Abu Jalboush (Arabic: يُوسُف عَبْد الرَّحْمٰن يُوسُف أَبُو جَلْبُوش; born 15 June 1998), commonly known as Sisa (Arabic: صيصا), is a Jordanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 side ES Sétif and the Jordan national team.
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Sisa with Al-Hussein in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yousef Abdel-Rahman Abu Jalboush | ||
| Date of birth | June 15, 1998[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Zarqa, Jordan | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | ES Sétif | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Al-Faisaly | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2024 | Al-Faisaly | ||
| 2022 | →Kazma (loan) | ||
| 2024–2026 | Al-Hussein | 46 | (25) |
| 2026– | ES Sétif | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Jordan U17 | (1) | |
| 2021– | Jordan | 6 | |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 9 August 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 September 2024 | |||
Club career
Abu Jalboush began his senior career in the Jordanian Pro League with Al-Faisaly in 2017.[3] On 5 December 2019, he went to Qatar for surgery to fix a tear in the Fibular collateral ligament and partial tear in the cruciate ligament.[4] On 5 January 2022, he extended his contract with Al-Faisaly for 2 more seasons.[5] He had a short stint with the Kuwait Premier League club Kazma on 20 January 2022.[6] He returned to Al-Faisaly in May 2022,[7] and with them won two Jordanian Pro Leagues, two Jordan FA Cups, two Jordan Shield Cups, and two Jordan Super Cups.[8]
Al-Hussein
On 15 July 2024, Abu Jalboush signed a contract to Al-Hussein.[9][10] He made an immediate impact at the club, scoring two goals against Al-Jazeera.[11] On 8 May 2025, Abu Jalboush scored the only goal of the 2024–25 Jordan FA Cup semi-final matchup against his former club Al-Faisaly.[12] The following season, Abu Jalboush led his club to a Jordan Super Cup win over Al-Wehdat,[13] and subsequently won the competition.[14] On 10 February 2026, Abu Jalboush scored a goal during the first leg of the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two matchup against PGPL club Esteghlal,[15] to which his goal was later nominated among the top goals of the round of 16 by the AFC.[16]
ES Sétif
On 9 August 2026, he joined Algerian club ES Sétif, to be the second Jordanian player to join an Algerian club.[17][18]
International career
Abu Jalboush was first called up to the senior Jordan national team in a friendly 2–0 win over Tajikistan on 1 February 2021.[19] He was called up to the national team for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[20]
International goals
U-17
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 September 2013 | Amman |  Saudi Arabia | 2–1 | 2014 AFC U-16 Championship qualification |
Personal life
Abu Jalboush got the nickname Sisa as a child after his father, who was known as "Abu Sisa" by his friends.[8]
Honours
- Al-Faisaly
- Jordanian Pro League: 2018–19, 2022
- Jordan FA Cup: 2018–19, 2021
- Jordan Shield Cup: 2022, 2023
- Jordan Super Cup: 2017, 2020
- Al-Hussein