| Abd-El-Aziz Yousef | |
| Fullname: | Abd-El-Aziz Safimayo Yousef |
| Birth Date: | 5 October 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Saudi Arabia |
| Height: | 1.80 m |
| Position: | Winger |
| Currentclub: | Victoria Highlanders FC |
| Clubnumber: | 13 |
| Youthclubs1: | Blaise Academy |
| Years1: | 2019 |
| Clubs1: | HFX Wanderers |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2022 |
| Clubs2: | Rivers FC |
| Nationalyears1: | 2019– |
| Nationalteam1: | Somalia |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 16 July 2023 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 15 December 2019 |
| Years3: | 2023- |
| Clubs3: | Victoria Highlanders FC |
| Caps3: | 5 |
| Goals3: | 1 |
Abd-El-Aziz Safimayo Yousef (Somali: Cabdicasiis Yuusuf; born 5 October 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Victoria Highlanders FC in League1 British Columbia. Born in Saudi Arabia, he represents Somalia internationally.
Yousef was born in Saudi Arabia, and was raised in Vancouver to parents of Somali origin.[1] Prior to signing with Wanderers, Yousef was a trialist for the youth programme of Dutch Eerste Divisie side Cambuur.[2]
On 9 April 2019, Yousef signed with Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers.[3] After not playing a single match throughout the 2019 season, On December 14, the club announced that Yousef would not be returning for 2020.[4]
In May 2022, he signed with Rivers FC in League1 British Columbia.[5]
In May 2023, he joined Victoria Highlanders FC in League1 British Columbia And we’re crowned league1 British Columbia regular season Champions in his first season at the club.
Yousef was called up to the Somalia national team for a pair of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Zimbabwe on August 25, 2019. He made his debut for the Ocean Stars in the first match in Djibouti on September 5 which ended in a 1–0 victory. This result also was the first ever win in World Cup qualifying for Somalia in the nation's history.[6] [7] In December 2019 Yousef was called up for the 2019 CECAFA Cup, where he started four matches as Somalia was eliminated in the group stage.[8]