Alhassan Yusuf
MON
Personal information
Full name Alhassan Yusuf Abdullahi Pigui
Date of birth (2000-07-20) 20 July 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Kano, Nigeria
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Royal Antwerp
Number 8
Youth career
0000–2018 FC Hearts Nigeria
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 IFK Göteborg 66 (2)
2021– Royal Antwerp 74 (3)
2023 Young Reds Antwerp 2 (0)
International career‡
2024– Nigeria 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:48, 4 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:45, 16 January 2024 (UTC)

Alhassan Yusuf Abdullahi (born 20 July 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian First Division A club Royal Antwerp and the Nigeria national team.[1]

Career

IFK Göteborg

From 2018 to 2021, Yusuf played for Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg.[2]

Antwerp

On 16 July 2021, Belgian club Antwerp announced that they had reached an oral agreement with IFK Göteborg over the transfer of Yusuf.[3]

International career

Yusuf made the final squad for the Nigeria national team for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[4] He made his AFCON debut against Equatorial Guinea on January 14th 2024 in Côte d'Ivoire which ended in 1-1 draw.

Honours

IFK Göteborg

Royal Antwerp

Nigeria

Individual

References

  1. ^ Alhassan Yusuf at Soccerway
  2. ^ "A-lagskontrakt för Yusuf". IFK Göteborg. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
  3. ^ "Done Deal: On Four-Year Contract". Complete Sports. 16 July 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-07-16. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  4. ^ "EXCLUSIVE: Gate crasher Alhassan Yusuf set for AFCON debut – Score Nigeria".
  5. ^ "Antwerp wint nu ook de Supercup! KV Mechelen plooit pas na strafschoppen" (in Dutch). Sporza. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
  6. ^ Stevens, Rob (11 February 2024). "Nigeria 1–2 Ivory Coast". BBC Sport. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  7. ^ "Marcus Danielson kvällens stora vinnare på Allsvenskans Stora Pris". Föreningen Svensk Elitfotboll. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2021.

External links

Royal Antwerp F.C. – current squad
Nigeria squad – 2023 Africa Cup of Nations runners-up
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