Warsama Hassan Explained

Warsama Hassan
Fullname:Warsama Hassan Houssein
Birth Date:17 March 1999
Birth Place:Djibouti, Djibouti
Height:1.70 m
Position:Right-back, midfielder
Currentclub:Arta/Solar7
Clubnumber:20
Youthyears1:2007–2015
Youthclubs1:Standard Liège
Youthyears2:2015–2019
Youthclubs2:Genk
Years1:2019–2020
Clubs1:Seraing
Caps1:7
Goals1:0
Years2:2020
Clubs2:Sereď
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:2021–2022
Clubs3:Sliema Wanderers
Caps3:3
Goals3:0
Years4:2022–
Clubs4:Arta/Solar7
Caps4:15
Goals4:2
Nationalyears1:2014
Nationalteam1:Belgium U15
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2016
Nationalteam2:Belgium U16
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2019–
Nationalteam3:Djibouti
Nationalcaps3:18
Nationalgoals3:2
Club-Update:15 December 2023
Ntupdate:19:10, 10 February 2023 (UTC)

Warsama Hassan Houssein (born 17 March 1999) is a Djiboutian professional footballer who plays for Arta/Solar7 and the Djibouti national team.

Club career

Born in Djibouti, Hassan joined the Standard Liège youth system in 2007. In 2015, he moved to Genk, playing in the club's academy for four years. On 2 January 2019, Hassan signed for Belgian First Amateur Division club Seraing on a two-year contract.[1]

In October 2020 Hassan joined Sereď of the Slovak Fortuna Liga. With the move he became the first player from Djibouti to sign for a top-flight club in Europe.[2] It was announced in August 2021 that Hassan had signed for Maltese Premier League club Sliema Wanderers on a one-year contract with a club option for an additional year.[3]

International career

Hassan previously represented Belgium at under-15 and under-16 levels.[1] In 2014 he made three friendly appearances for the U15 side, two against Turkey and one against Italy.[4] In April 2016 he made one under-17 appearance in a friendly against the Czech Republic.[5] Hassan made his senior debut for Djibouti in a 2–1 FIFA World Cup qualification win against Eswatini on 4 September 2019.[6]

Career statistics

International goals

Scores and results list Djibouti's goal tally first.[6]

No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 6 September 2021 Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat, Morocco align=center 2–4 align=center 2–4 2022 World Cup qualification
2. 26 August 2022 Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech, Morocco align=center 1–3 align=center 1–4 2022 African Nations Championship qualification
Last updated 30 August 2022

International career statistics

[6]

Djibouti national team
YearAppsGoals
201980
202000
202161
202241
Total182

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 8 January 2019. Warsama Hassan : Le premier Djiboutien à percer dans le foot professionnel en Europe. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20201204145647/https://www.lanation.dj/warsama-hassan-le-premier-djiboutien-a-percer-dans-le-foot-professionnel-en-europe/. 4 December 2020. 17 September 2019. La Nation. fr.
  2. Web site: WARSAMA HASSAN : FIRST DJIBOUTIAN TO SIGN IN FIRST DIVISION CLUB IN EUROPE . Africa Top Sports . 7 September 2021.
  3. Web site: L’Ouffetois Warsama Hassan signe en D1 maltaise . lavenir.net . 7 September 2021.
  4. Web site: U15 Belgian profile . Royal Belgian Football Association . 7 September 2021.
  5. Web site: U17 Belgium profile . Royal Belgian Football Association . 7 September 2021.
  6. Web site: NFT profile . National Football Teams . 7 September 2021.