Maarouf Youssef

Maarouf Yussuf
Personal information
Full name Maarouf Yussuf
Date of birth (1992-12-20) 20 December 1992
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Al-Fateh SC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Kwara United
2011–2014 Ittihad El Shorta 55 (6)
2014–2018 Zamalek SC 100 (5)
2018– Al-Fateh SC 0 (0)
National team‡
2012– Burkina Faso 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2012

Maarouf Yussuf (born 20 December 1992) is a Nigerian-born Burkinabé footballer who plays for Saudi Arabian club Al-Fateh as a midfielder.

Early life

Yussuf was born in Kwara state, Nigeria, where he attended the Government Secondary School, Ilorin[1]

Club career

Yussuf played for Egyptian clubs Ittihad El Shorta and Zamalek before moving to Al-Fateh of the Saudi Professional League in July 2018.[2]

International career

Maarouf is of Burkinabé descent.[1] He played for Burkina Faso on 14 November 2012 in a 1–0 friendly win against DR Congo. In May, 2017, he was called up to Nigeria's squad for of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers match against South Africa[3]

In July 2018 he began the process of obtaining Egyptian nationality.[4]

Honours

Club

Zamalek SC

References

  1. 1 2 "7 Things You Don't Know About Eagles New Boy Maroof Youssef".
  2. ↑ M. Yusef at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Nigeria call up Zamalek midfielder Maarouf Yussuf for South Africa clash - Egyptian Football - Sports - Ahram Online". english.ahram.org.eg. Retrieved 2018-04-16.
  4. ↑ https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/44927552
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