Yusuf Ahmed
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 April 1997[1] | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Avondale | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2015–2018 | Melbourne City | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Dandenong Thunder | 23 | (11) |
| 2016–2018 | Melbourne City NPL | 56 | (20) |
| 2019– | Avondale | 93 | (26) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Somalia | 3 | (1) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 November 2023 | |||
Yusuf Ahmed (born 26 April 1997) is a Somali semi-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,[2] he was named on the City's Rising Star award in 2018.[3]
International career[edit]
Ahmed received his first international call-up for the Somali national team ahead of the 2026 World Cup qualifiers scheduled in November 2023.[4] The Somali Football Federation first took notice of Ahmed earlier that period after a relative notified a federation member.[4]
Ahmed made his competitive international debut on 16 November 2023 in a 3–1 defeat to Algeria at Nelson Mandela Stadium.[4][5] 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.[4][5]
Career statistics[edit]
Club[edit]
- As of match played 10 September 2023[1]
| Club | Season | League | Australia Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Heidelberg Stars SC | 2014 | State League 2 North-West | — | 4 | — | — | — | – | 4 | |||
| Dandenong Thunder | 2015 | NPL Victoria | 23 | 11 | — | — | — | 23 | 11 | |||
| Total | 23 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 15 | ||
| Melbourne City | 2016 | NPL Victoria 2 West/East | 28 | 9 | — | — | — | 28 | 9 | |||
| 2017 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| 2018 | 25 | 11 | — | — | — | 25 | 11 | |||||
| Total | 56 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 20 | ||
| Avondale | 2019 | NPL Victoria | 27 | 6 | — | — | — | 27 | 6 | |||
| 2020 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | 5 | 2 | |||||
| 2021 | 17 | 5 | — | — | — | 17 | 5 | |||||
| 2022 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 2 | ||||
| 2023 | 25 | 11 | — | — | — | 25 | 11 | |||||
| Total | 93 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 94 | 26 | ||
| Career total | 172 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 173 | 61 | ||
International[edit]
- As of match played 22 November 2023[6]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 2023 | 3 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 1 | |
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 November 2023 | Nelson Mandela Stadium, Algiers, Algeria | 2 |  Algeria |
1–2 | 1–3 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Y. Ahmed: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ Stamocostas, Con (27 January 2017). "City's Young Stars To Rise Against Sydney". FTBL. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ "Event: Melbourne City Player of the Year". Melbourne City. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
- ^ a b c d Higgins, Ben (5 December 2023). "Yusuf Ahmed reveals how he came to making his international debut for Somalia". Herald Sun. News Corp Australia. Archived from the original on 12 December 2023. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ a b D'Urbano, Nick (16 November 2023). "NPL star scores historic goal in World Cup qualifier". keepup.com. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
- ^ Yusuf Ahmed at National-Football-Teams.com