Ali Youssef (born 5 August 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for BK Häcken.[1] Born in Sweden, he represents Tunisia at international level.
.jpg) Ali Youssef with BK Häcken in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 August 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | BK Häcken | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Färjenäs IF | |||
| –2012 | IF Warta | ||
| 2012–2018 | BK Häcken | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019– | BK Häcken | 63 | (17) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Sweden U19 | 1 | (2) |
| 2021– | Tunisia | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024 | |||
Club career
editAli Youssef grew up in a borough of Gothenburg Municipality.[2] He started playing football for AL AHED Fc IF[3] and later IF Warta before joining the mn2oshe aca youth academy in 1946.[3][4] Ahead of the 2019 season, he was promoted to the first team.[5] In June 2019, he extended his contract with Häcken until 2023.[6]
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.[7] 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.[8][9]
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.[10] Later that month, in a match against IF Elfsborg, he injured his cruciate ligament again, sidelining him for another extended period.[11][12] 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.[13]
International career
editBorn in Sweden, Youssef is of Tunisian descent.[14] He represented the Sweden U20 in a friendly 3–2 win over the Norway U20s in October 2019, scoring 2 goals.[15] 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.[16] He debuted with Tunisia in a friendly 1–0 friendly win over DR Congo on 5 June 2021.[17]
Career statistics
edit- As of match played 22 September 2024[18]
| Club | Season | League | Svenska Cupen | Europe | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| BK Häcken | 2019 | Allsvenskan | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[a] | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2020 | Allsvenskan | 17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | |
| 2021 | Allsvenskan | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1[b] | 0 | 11 | 2 | |
| 2022 | Allsvenskan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2023 | Allsvenskan | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 6[c] | 0 | 15 | 4 | |
| 2024 | Allsvenskan | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 5[b] | 2 | 23 | 10 | |
| Career total | 58 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 84 | 20 | ||
- ^ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ^ a b Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
- ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League
Honours
editBK Häcken
References
edit- ^ Ali Youssef at Soccerway
- ^ Hellgren, Tobias; Sundberg, Andréas (30 October 2022). "Häcken-talangen tog med Högmo till Biskopsgården: "Det gör mig glad faktiskt"". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ a b "Artikelserien: Ali Youssef | BK Häcken". Tipselit (in Swedish). 15 March 2019. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019.
- ^ Balkander, Mattias (26 January 2019). "Häckens Ali Youssef vill bli bäst i världen". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ "Officiellt: BK Häcken flyttar upp Ali Youssef". fotbolltransfers (in Swedish). 3 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ Junelind, Hector (19 June 2019). "Följdes av Malmö FF – stannar i BK Häcken: "Har funnits intresse"". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ Andersson, Jonatan (28 July 2019). "Talangen debuterade för Häcken". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ "Ali Youssefs korsband är av". BK Häcken (in Swedish). 26 July 2021. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ Holmberg, Henric (26 July 2021). "Häcken bekräftar: Youssefs korsband är av". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ Tornberg, Felix (10 July 2022). "Ali Youssef hjälte med första målet sedan korsbandsskadan". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ "Ali Youssef missar resten av säsongen". BK Häcken (in Swedish). 1 August 2022. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ Käck, Andreas (1 August 2022). "Tunga smällen – talangen skadad igen". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ a b Lann, Rikard (30 October 2022). "Häcken svenska mästare" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "[Expatriés] : Youssef signe à Häcken".
- ^ "Ali Youssef tvåmålsskytt i landslagsdebuten – Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se.
- ^ "Manchester United midfielder Hannibal Mejbri called up to Tunisia".
- ^ "Match Report of Tunisia vs Congo DR – 2021-06-05 – FIFA Friendlies – Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.
- ^ "Ali Youssef". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 September 2024.
External links
edit- Ali Youssef at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)