Youssef Kalfa
Syrian footballer (born 1993)
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Youssef Kalfa (Arabic: يوسف قلفا; born 14 May 1993) is a Syrian professional footballer who plays for Al-Taliya and the Syria national team.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 May 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Hama, Syria[1] | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Positions | |||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al-Taliya | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2015 | Taliya | ||
| 2015–2017 | Al-Jaish | ||
| 2017–2018 | Al-Nasr | 8 | (1) |
| 2018 | Emirates | 10 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Al-Hazem | 17 | (0) |
| 2019 | Al-Qadisiyah | 9 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Al-Arabi | 2 | (0) |
| 2020 | Al-Fahaheel | ||
| 2020–2021 | Hutteen | ||
| 2021–2022 | Al-Wahda | ||
| 2022– | Al-Taliya | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014-2016 | Syria U-23 | ||
| 2016– | Syria | 23 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 April 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 23 March 2019 | |||
Club career
Kalfa started the 2018–19 season with Al-Hazem and he was key player in the team. But he decided to move to Al-Qadsiah FC in the middle of the season for personal reasons.[3]
International career
Kalfa made his first senior international appearance for the Syria national team in a friendly in and against Tajikistan on 27 August 2016, having substituted Hamid Mido in the 56th minute.[4]
He was part of 6 matches in 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification.
He participated in 2019 AFC Asian Cup and he was part of the first two matches against Palestine and Jordan.
Career statistics
Honours
Al-Jaish
- Syrian Premier League:[5] 2015–16
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