Ambesager Yosief

{{short description|Eritrean footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ambes Yosief

| image =

| fullname = Ambesager Sium Yosief

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1984|6|29|df=y}}

| birth_place = Asmara, Ethiopia

| height = 1.83 m

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Left Back, Central Back

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 =

| years1 = 2011

| years2 = 2011–2012

| years3 = 2012

| years4 = 2015–2016

| years5 = 2017

| years6 = 2018

| years7 = 2018

| years8 = 2019

| years9 = 2020

| clubs1 = Western Strikers

| clubs2 = Gold Coast United

| clubs3 = Western Strikers

| clubs4 = Western Strikers

| clubs5 = Adelaide Olympic

| clubs6 = Birkalla

| clubs7 = Croydon Kings

| clubs8 = Adelaide Raiders

| clubs9 = West Adelaide

| caps1 = 18

| caps2 = 3

| caps3 = 2

| caps4 = 37

| caps5 = 16

| caps6 = 7

| caps7 = 8

| caps8 = 11

| caps9 = 2

| goals1 = 1

| goals2 = 0

| goals3 = 0

| goals4 = 0

| goals5 = 3

| goals6 = 0

| goals7 = 0

| goals8 = 0

| goals9 = 0

| nationalyears1 = 2009

| nationalteam1 = Eritrea

| nationalcaps1 = ?

| nationalgoals1 = ?

| pcupdate = 23 December 2020

| ntupdate = 24 September 2012

}}

Ambesager Yosief (born 29 June 1984) is an Eritrean footballer who plays for Adelaide Raiders.{{Cite web|url=https://www.ftbl.com.au/news/gold-coast-refugees-living-the-dream-271798|title=Ambesager Yosief - FTBl article}}{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|888610904}} |last1=Fraser |first1=Daniel |title=Eritrean duo enter dreamland in quest to crack United's top team |newspaper=The Gold Coast Bulletin |date=13 September 2011 |page=44 }}{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|900645080}} |last1=Monteverde |first1=Marco |title=Former refugee edges closer to dream debut |newspaper=The Courier-Mail |date=28 October 2011 |page=112 }}{{cite news |id={{ProQuest|923554276}} |title=SOC:Gold Coast slogan 'in support of refugees' |newspaper=AAP Sports News Wire |date=27 February 2012 }}

Club career

On 26 August 2011 he signed with A-League club Gold Coast United from FFSA Super League club Western Strikers.http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/213037,gold-coast-sign-refugee-pair.aspx {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005142626/http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/213037%2Cgold-coast-sign-refugee-pair.aspx |date=5 October 2012 }} Gold Coast Sign Refugee Pair On 30 November 2011 he made his debut for Gold Coast United in a match against Newcastle Jets.{{cite web |url=http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/aleague/matchcentre/Gold-Coast-United-FC-v-Newcastle-Jets-FC-Hyundai-A-League/2105 |title=Official A-League Match centre |website=www.footballaustralia.com.au |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111018233533/http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/aleague/matchcentre/Gold-Coast-United-FC-v-Newcastle-Jets-FC-Hyundai-A-League/2105 |archive-date=2011-10-18}}

International career

Yosief played in the 2009 CECAFA Cup in Kenya, appearing in the 4–0 quarter final defeat to Tanzania.{{Cite news|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/200912081062.html|title=Tanzania Hit Eritrea for Four to Reach Semis |last=Kitula |first=Sammy|date=8 December 2009 |publisher=allafrica.com |accessdate=18 December 2009}}

Personal life

Whilst competing in the 2009 CECAFA Cup in Kenya he was part of the Eritrea national football team which failed to return home after competing in the regional tournament in Nairobi.[https://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/12/15/football.cecafa.eritrea.kenya/index.html CNN] 12 Eritrean soccer players sought in Kenya After receiving refugee status from the Australian government, the team moved to Adelaide, Australia.http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/out-of-africa-its-a-whole-new-ball-game/story-e6frecj3-1226036645661 Out of Africa, it's a whole new ball game

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