Yusuf Ahmed
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 April 1997[1] | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Avondale | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2018 | Melbourne City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Dandenong Thunder | 23 | (11) |
| 2016–2018 | Melbourne City NPL | 56 | (20) |
| 2019– | Avondale | 93 | (26) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Somalia | 3 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 22 November 2023 | |||
Yusuf Ahmed (born 24 April 1997) is a Somali professional footballer who plays as a forward for National Premier Leagues Victoria club Avondale and the Somalia national team. A former youth player of Melbourne City,[2] he was named on the city's Rising Star award in 2018.[3]
Ahmed received his first international call-up for the Somali national team ahead of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers scheduled in November 2023.[4] The Somali Football Federation first took notice of Ahmed earlier that period after a relative notified a federation member.[4]
Ahmed made his competitive international debut on 16 November 2023 in a 3–1 defeat to Algeria at Nelson Mandela Stadium.[4][5] He scored Somalia's only goal in the 65th-minute of the match, which was the country's fourth goal in their World Cup qualifying history.[4][5]
