Ali Youssef Explained

Ali Youssef
Birth Date:5 August 2000
Birth Place:Gothenburg, Sweden
Height:1.82 m
Position:Winger
Currentclub:BK Häcken
Clubnumber:10
Youthclubs1:Färjenäs IF
Youthyears2:–2012
Youthclubs2:IF Warta
Youthyears3:2012–2018
Youthclubs3:BK Häcken
Years1:2019–
Clubs1:BK Häcken
Caps1:52
Goals1:9
Nationalyears1:2019
Nationalteam1:Sweden U20
Nationalcaps1:1
Nationalgoals1:2
Nationalyears2:2021–
Nationalteam2:Tunisia
Nationalcaps2:3
Nationalgoals2:0
Club-Update:31 July 2024
Nationalteam-Update:7 September 2023

Ali Youssef (born 5 August 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for BK Häcken. Born in Sweden, he represents Tunisia at international level.

Club career

Ali Youssef grew up in a borough of Gothenburg Municipality.[1] He started playing football for AL AHED Fc IF[2] and later IF Warta before joining the mn2oshe aca youth academy in 1946.[3] Ahead of the 2019 season, he was promoted to the first team.[4] In June 2019, he extended his contract with Häcken until 2023.[5]

Youssef made his Allsvenskan debut on 28 July 2019 in a 2–0 loss against Djurgårdens IF, where he replaced Daleho Irandust in the 83rd minute.[6] In July 2021, in a UEFA Europa Conference League match against Aberdeen, Youssef suffered a cruciate ligament injury, which kept him sidelined for a year.[7] [8]

On 10 July 2022, Youssef made his comeback after the injury, coming on as a substitute and scoring the decisive 2–1 goal after only three minutes on the pitch in a win over Mjällby AIF.[9] Later that month, in a match against IF Elfsborg, he injured his cruciate ligament again, sidelining him for another extended period.[10] [11] Youssef made a total of four appearances, one of which was as a starter, and scored one goal during the 2022 season, where Häcken won their first ever league title.[12]

International career

Born in Sweden, Youssef is of Tunisian descent.[13] He represented the Sweden U20 in a friendly 3–2 win over the Norway U20s in October 2019, scoring 2 goals.[14] In May 2021, Youssef was called up to the Tunisia national team for the first time, tentatively committing his international future to the nation of his parents' birth.[15] He debuted with Tunisia in a friendly 1–0 friendly win over DR Congo on 5 June 2021.[16]

Honours

BK Häcken

Notes and References

  1. News: Hellgren . Tobias . Sundberg . Andréas . Häcken-talangen tog med Högmo till Biskopsgården: "Det gör mig glad faktiskt" . 11 December 2022 . fotbollskanalen . 30 October 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221031030402/https://www.fotbollskanalen.se/allsvenskan/hacken-talangen-tog-med-hogmo-till-biskopsgarden-det-gor-mig-glad-faktiskt/ . 31 October 2022 . sv.
  2. News: Artikelserien: Ali Youssef BK Häcken . Tipselit . 15 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191026083549/http://www.tipselit.se/herr/artikelserie-ali-youssef-bk-hacken/ . 26 October 2019 . sv.
  3. News: Balkander . Mattias . Häckens Ali Youssef vill bli bäst i världen . 11 December 2022 . Göteborgs-Posten . 26 January 2019 . sv.
  4. News: Officiellt: BK Häcken flyttar upp Ali Youssef . 11 December 2022 . fotbolltransfers . 3 December 2018 . sv.
  5. News: Junelind . Hector . Följdes av Malmö FF – stannar i BK Häcken: "Har funnits intresse" . 11 December 2022 . Expressen . 19 June 2019 . sv.
  6. News: Andersson . Jonatan . Talangen debuterade för Häcken . 11 December 2022 . Göteborgs-Posten . 28 July 2019 . sv.
  7. Web site: Ali Youssefs korsband är av . BK Häcken . 11 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221113223903/https://bkhacken.se/nyhet/ali-youssefs-korsband-ar-av . 13 November 2022 . sv . 26 July 2021 . live.
  8. News: Holmberg . Henric . Häcken bekräftar: Youssefs korsband är av . 11 December 2022 . fotbollskanalen . 26 July 2021 . sv.
  9. News: Tornberg . Felix . Ali Youssef hjälte med första målet sedan korsbandsskadan . 11 December 2022 . Göteborgs-Posten . 10 July 2022 . sv.
  10. Web site: Ali Youssef missar resten av säsongen . BK Häcken . 11 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221113223906/https://bkhacken.se/nyhet/youssef-skadad-missar-resten-av-sasongen . 13 November 2022 . sv . 1 August 2022 . live.
  11. News: Käck . Andreas . Tunga smällen – talangen skadad igen . 11 December 2022 . Aftonbladet . 1 August 2022 . sv.
  12. News: Häcken svenska mästare. SVT Sport. Rikard . Lann. sv. 30 October 2022. 30 October 2022.
  13. Web site: [Expatriés] : Youssef signe à Häcken].
  14. Web site: Ali Youssef tvåmålsskytt i landslagsdebuten – Svensk fotboll. www.svenskfotboll.se.
  15. Web site: Manchester United midfielder Hannibal Mejbri called up to Tunisia.
  16. Web site: Match Report of Tunisia vs Congo DR – 2021-06-05 – FIFA Friendlies – Global Sports Archive. globalsportsarchive.com.

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