Maarouf Youssef

Maroof Yusuf (born 20 December 1992) is a Nigerian-born Burkinabé footballer who plays for Al Mokawloon on loan from Zamalek as a midfielder.

Maroof Yusuf
Personal information
Full name Maroof Yusuf
Date of birth (1992-12-20) 20 December 1992
Place of birth Lagos, Nigeria
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Al Mokawloon
(on loan from Zamalek)
Number 28
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2011 Kwara United
2011–2014 Ittihad El Shorta 55 (6)
2014– Zamalek 100 (5)
2018–2019 → Al-Shorta (loan)
2019– → Al Mokawloon (loan) 13 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2018

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
Al-Shorta

References
  1. "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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