Ali Yousif

Ali Yousif Hashim (Arabic: علي يوسف هاشم‎; born 19 January 1996), known as Ali Yousif, is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a forward for Al-Shorta in the Iraqi Premier League.

Ali Yousif
Personal information
Full name Ali Yousif Hashim
Date of birth (1996-01-19) January 19, 1996
Place of birth Iraq
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.92 m)[1]
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Al-Shorta
Number 28
Youth career
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014-2019 Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya
2016 → Naft Al-Wasat (loan)
2017 → Baghdad FC (loan)
2019- Al-Shorta
National team
2017 Iraq U23
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23 June 2020

Coming up through the youth ranks at Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, Yousif broke into the first team in 2014, aged 18, and spent his early career with the Iraqi giants, spending the 2016-17 season out on loan at Naft Al-Wasat and Baghdad FC before returning to his parent club and establishing himself as a key player for them, winning the AFC Cup twice with the falcons, in 2017 and 2018. In 2019, he signed for defending champions Al-Shorta, allowing Yousif to play in the AFC Champions League for the first time in his career. He won his first trophy with Al-Shorta soon after joining, winning the 2019 Super Cup.

Yousif has represented Iraq at U23 level.

Club Career

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

Ali spent his entire youth career at Iraqi giants Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, joining the club’s academy at a young age and going up the age groups before making his first team debut at the age of 18 in 2014. He spent two seasons at the Falcons, picking up appearances mostly as a bench player, coming on to help the team. After returning from his two loan spells, Yousif would break into Al-Jawiya’s starting lineup, becoming one of their most important players as he partnered club captain and legend Hammadi Ahmad up front. He would win the 2017 AFC Cup and the 2018 AFC Cup with the club.

Loan to Naft Al-Wasat

At the start of the 2016-17 season, Ali was loaned out to Najaf-based club Naft Al-Wasat on a six-month loan deal, where he established himself as a key player. The club would end the season in fifth place.

Loan to Baghdad FC

In January 2017, Yousif returned to the Iraqi capital, going out on another six-month loan deal, this time to Baghdad FC. He again made himself a starting player, helping Baghdad to an eighth place finish.

Al-Shorta

In the summer of 2019, Ali signed for defending Iraqi Premier League champions Al-Shorta,[2] coming in as the replacement for former star and fan favourite Mohanad Ali, who had left to join Qatari side Al-Duhail for a rumoured $2 million.[3] In February during Al-Shorta’s Premier League match against Al-Kahrabaa, Yousif suffered a bad injury which would end his season and keep him out for no less than 6 months. [4]

International Career

Ali has represented Iraq at U23 level, being called up to the Olympic team in 2017.

Honours

Club

Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya

Al-Shorta

References
  1. "علي يوسف" (in Arabic). Kooora. August 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  2. "رسميا .. الشرطة يتعاقد مع اللاعب علي يوسف" (in Arabic). PONA. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  3. "معلومة مؤكدة : ادارة الشرطة لن توافق على اي عرض للاعب مهند علي من اي ناد مهما كان اسمه الا في حالة حصولها على مبلغ 2 مليون دولار قيمة شراء البطاقة الدولية" (in Arabic). علي نوري. 4 July 2019.
  4. "اصابة بليغة لمهاجم الشرطة تبعده طويلاً عن الملاعب" (in Arabic). Shafaaq. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  5. "AFC Cup 2018". AFC. August 2019. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
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