Yusuf Ahmed
{{Short description|Somalian footballer (born 1997)}}
{{Infobox football biography
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|position = Forward
|currentclub = Avondale
|clubnumber = 11
|youthyears1 = 2015–2018
|youthclubs1 = Melbourne City
|years1 = 2015
|clubs1 = Dandenong Thunder
|caps1 = 23
|goals1 = 11
|years2 = 2016–2018
|clubs2 = Melbourne City NPL
|caps2 = 56
|goals2 = 20
|years3 = 2019–
|clubs3 = Avondale
|caps3 = 93
|goals3 = 26
|nationalyears1 = 2023–
|nationalteam1 = Somalia
|nationalcaps1 = 3
|nationalgoals1 = 1
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Yusuf Ahmed (born 24 April 1997) is a Somali professional footballer who plays as a forward for National Premier Leagues Victoria club Avondale and the Somalia national team. A former youth player of Melbourne City,{{cite web |last1=Stamocostas |first1=Con |title=City's Young Stars To Rise Against Sydney |url=https://www.ftbl.com.au/news/citys-young-stars-to-rise-against-sydney-448961 |website=FTBL |access-date=26 February 2024 |date=27 January 2017}} he was named on the city's Rising Star award in 2018.{{cite web |title=Event: Melbourne City Player of the Year |url=https://melbournecityfc.com.au/news/event-player-year-201718-awards-night |publisher=Melbourne City |access-date=26 February 2024 |date=3 April 2018}}
International career
Ahmed received his first international call-up for the Somali national team ahead of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers scheduled in November 2023.{{cite web |last1=Higgins |first1=Ben |title=Yusuf Ahmed reveals how he came to making his international debut for Somalia |url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/sport/yusuf-ahmed-reveals-how-he-came-to-making-his-international-debut-for-somalia/news-story/a96d07eac77f3399d58170db37df339c?amp&nk=bbca49d6815d79011dec0498e04229de-1702356307 |website=Herald Sun |publisher=News Corp Australia |access-date=12 December 2023 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20231212044455/https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/sport/yusuf-ahmed-reveals-how-he-came-to-making-his-international-debut-for-somalia/news-story/a96d07eac77f3399d58170db37df339c?amp&nk=bbca49d6815d79011dec0498e04229de-1702356307 |archive-date=12 December 2023 |date=5 December 2023}} The Somali Football Federation first took notice of Ahmed earlier that period after a relative notified a federation member.
Ahmed made his competitive international debut on 16 November 2023 in a 3–1 defeat to Algeria at Nelson Mandela Stadium.{{cite web |last1=D'Urbano |first1=Nick |title=NPL star scores historic goal in World Cup qualifier |url=https://keepup.com.au/news/world-cup-qualifier-avondale-npl-victoria-somalia-algeria-yusuf-ahmed/ |website=keepup.com |access-date=12 December 2023 |language=en-AU |date=16 November 2023}} He scored Somalia's only goal in the 65th-minute of the match, which was the country's fourth goal in their World Cup qualifying history.
Career statistics
= Club =
{{updated|match played 10 September 2023}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition | ||||||||||
| rowspan=2|Club
!rowspan=2|Season !colspan=3|League !colspan=2|Australia Cup !colspan=2|Continental !colspan=2|Other !colspan=2|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="1"|Heidelberg Stars SC
|2014 |rowspan="1"|State League 2 North-West | — | 4 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | – | 4 | |||
| rowspan="2"|Dandenong Thunder
|2015 |rowspan="1"|NPL Victoria |23 | 11 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 23 | 11 | ||||
| colspan=2|Total
!23 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 15 | |
| rowspan="4"|Melbourne City
|2016 |rowspan="3"|NPL Victoria 2 West/East |28 | 9 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 28 | 9 | ||||
| 2017
|3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2018
|25 | 11 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 11 | ||||
| colspan=2|Total
!56 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 20 | |
| rowspan="6"|Avondale
|2019 |rowspan="5"|NPL Victoria |27 | 6 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 27 | 6 | ||||
| 2020
|5 | 2 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 5 | 2 | ||||
| 2021
|17 | 5 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 17 | 5 | ||||
| 2022
|19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 2 | |||
| 2023
|25 | 11 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 25 | 11 | ||||
| colspan=2|Total
!93 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 26 | |
| colspan="3" |Career total
!172 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 61 |
= International =
{{updated|match played 22 November 2023}}{{NFT player|id=92813}}
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year | |||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| rowspan="1"|Somalia
|2023 | 3 | 1 | |
| colspan="2"|Total||3||1 |
| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Yusuf Ahmed | |||||||
| scope=col|No.
!scope=col|Date !scope=col|Venue !scope=col|Cap !scope=col|Opponent !scope=col|Score !scope=col|Result !scope=col|Competition | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align=center | 1 | 16 November 2023 | Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers, Algeria | align=center | 2 | {{fb|ALG}} | align=center | 1–2 | align=center | 1–3 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References
{{reflist}}
External links
- {{NFT player|92813/Yusuf_Ahmed}}
- {{Soccerway player|yusuf-ahmed/456719}}
- {{IMDb name|nm11054768}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ahmed, Yusuf}}
Category:Australian people of Somali descent
Category:Men's association football forwards
Category:Somalian men's footballers