Yussuf Saleh Explained

Yussuf Saleh
Fullname:Yussuf Yassin Saleh
Birth Date:22 March 1984
Birth Place:Solna, Sweden
Height:1.77 m
Position:Left winger
Currentclub:Rinkeby United
Youthclubs1:Råsunda IS
Youthclubs2:AIK
Youthclubs3:FC Inter Orhoy
Years1:2006–2007
Years2:2007–2008
Years3:2008
Years4:2008–2011
Years5:2010–2011
Years6:2012
Years7:2013
Years8:2014
Years9:2014–2015
Years10:2015
Years11:2017–2018
Years12:2019
Years13:2019–2021
Years14:2022–
Clubs1:Hässelby SK FF
Clubs2:Vasalunds IF
Clubs3:Ciudad de Murcia (loan)
Clubs4:AIK
Clubs5:Syrianska FC (loan)
Clubs6:Syrianska FC
Clubs7:FC Tobol
Clubs8:Syrianska FC
Clubs9:IK Sirius
Clubs10:AFC United
Clubs11:Vasalunds IF
Clubs12:FOC Farsta
Clubs13:Hallonbergens IF
Clubs14:Rinkeby United
Caps1:32
Caps2:28
Caps3:30
Caps4:14
Caps5:46
Caps6:24
Caps7:10
Caps8:10
Caps9:3
Caps10:14
Caps11:17
Caps12:10
Goals1:10
Goals2:11
Goals3:10
Goals4:0
Goals5:3
Goals6:1
Goals7:1
Goals8:2
Goals9:0
Goals10:1
Goals11:4
Goals12:1
Nationalyears1:2012–2014
Nationalteam1:Ethiopia
Nationalcaps1:16
Nationalgoals1:2
Pcupdate:20:10, 14 June 2019 (UTC)

Yussuf Yassin Saleh (Amharic: ዩሱፍ ያሲን ሳላህ; born 22 March 1984) is an Ethiopian footballer who plays as a left winger for Rinkeby United.

Yussuf was originally an attacking midfielder but later a left-winger.[1] He has previously played for Hässelby SK FF, Vasalunds IF, Ciudad de Murcia and AIK.

Career

Yussuf was playing in the Swedish third tier with Vasalunds IF when he was signed by Stockholm club AIK in the summer of 2008.[2] He made his Allsvenskan debut against IF Elfsborg on 10 August that same year.[3] Yussuf became Swedish champion with AIK in 2009, but the following year he was sent out on loan to nearby Superettan club Syrianska FC because he needed to play more games to continue his development.[2] During his loan, Yussuf helped the club get promoted to Allsvenskan for the first time ever and the next year he returned on loan to play with them again, this time at the highest level of the Swedish football league system.[4] After his contract with AIK expired he signed a one-year deal with Syrianska for the 2012 season.[5] In 2013, he completed a transfer to Kazakhstan side FC Tobol.On 1 August. 2017 he join his old club Vasalunds IF.

International career

Yussuf was born in Sweden to Ethiopian parents and in 2012 he was called in to represent Ethiopia in the 2012 edition of CECAFA hosted in Uganda.[6] He was named in the Ethiopian squad for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations.[7] [8]

Honours

AIK

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Yussuf Saleh . Football-lineups.com . 21 January 2013.
  2. Web site: Yussuf Saleh lånas ut 2010 . sv . Aikfotboll.se . 24 March 2010 . 21 January 2013.
  3. Web site: Allsvenskan, herrar Matchinformation: AIK - IF Elfsborg . sv . Svenskfotboll.se . 10 August 2008 . 21 January 2013.
  4. Web site: Yussuf Saleh lånas ut . sv . Aikfotboll.se. 24 March 2011 . 21 January 2013.
  5. Web site: Yussuf Saleh och Ismail Lawal klara för Syrianska FC . sv . Syrianskafc.com . 21 January 2013.
  6. Web site: Andreas Hanson . Saleh uttagen till landslag: "Jättestolt" . sv . Lt.se . 18 November 2012 . 21 January 2013.
  7. News: Nations Cup 2013: Ethiopia name squad. 2 January 2013. BBC Sport.
  8. Web site: Champions St.George dominate Ethiopia AFCON squad . Ethiosports.com . 2 January 2013 . 21 January 2013.