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Yusuf Ahmed (footballer)
Yusuf Ahmed (born 24 April 1997) is a Somali-Australian footballer, a forward for Avondale in Victoria and a former Melbourne City youth player. On his competitive debut for Somalia, against Algeria on 16 November 2023, he scored Somalia's only goal in a 3–1 defeat, the country's fourth goal in World Cup qualifying history.
Who is he?
Yusuf Ahmed is a Somali professional footballer who plays as a forward for Avondale in the National Premier Leagues Victoria and for the Somalia national team (Wikipedia, Yusuf Ahmed). He was born on 24 April 1997 and is a former Melbourne City youth player, named on the city's Rising Star award in 2018 (same source). See Somalis in Australia.
Somalia
The Somali Football Federation learned of him through a relative, and he was first called up for the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in November 2023 (Wikipedia). On his competitive debut on 16 November 2023 he scored in the 65th minute against Algeria at the Nelson Mandela Stadium, Somalia's only goal in a 3–1 defeat and its fourth goal ever in World Cup qualifying (same source).
In short
A Melbourne forward who scored on his Somalia debut against Algeria.
Sources
- Wikipedia, Yusuf Ahmed · en.wikipedia.org
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