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Mustaf Mohamed Yuusuf (Mustaf Maxamed Yuusuf)
Mustaf Mohamed Yuusuf (born 1 January 1998) is a Somali goalkeeper for the Somalia national team. He played for Midnimo, Jeenyo United and Heegan in Somalia, moved to Sweden in 2020, and made his Somalia debut in a World Cup qualifier against Niger on 9 October 2015.
Who is he?
Mustaf Mohamed Yuusuf is a Somali footballer who plays in goal for Lindsdals IF in Sweden and the Somalia national team (Wikipedia, Mustaf Yuusuf). He was born on 1 January 1998 (same source). Wikipedia says he is often regarded as one of the best Somali goalkeepers (same source).
Clubs
He began his career in Somalia with Midnimo, Jeenyo United and Heegan (Wikipedia). In 2020 he moved to Sweden, joining fifth-tier Nybro IF, and in 2021 Oskarshamns AIK (same source). See Somalis in Sweden.
Somalia
He made his debut for Somalia on 9 October 2015 in a 2–0 World Cup qualifying defeat to Niger (Wikipedia).
In short
A goalkeeper who came through Somalia's domestic league and now plays in Sweden.
Sources
- Wikipedia, Mustaf Yuusuf · en.wikipedia.org
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