Ali Youssef

Ali Youssef

Ali Youssef with BK Häcken in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-08-05) 5 August 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Gothenburg, Sweden
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Apollon Limassol
Number	80
Youth career
	Färjenäs IF
0000–2012	IF Warta
2012–2018	BK Häcken
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2025	BK Häcken	63	(17)
2025–	Apollon Limassol	0	(0)
International career^‡
2019	Sweden U19	1	(2)
2021–	Tunisia	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 November 2024

Ali Youssef (born 5 August 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Apollon Limassol.[1] Born in Sweden, he represents Tunisia at international level.

Club career

Ali Youssef grew up in a borough of Gothenburg Municipality.[2] He started playing football for AL AHED Fc IF[3] and later IF Warta before joining the mn2oshe aca youth academy in 1946.[3][4] Ahead of the 2019 season, he was promoted to the first team.[5] In June 2019, he extended his contract with Häcken until 2023.[6]

Youssef made his Allsvenskan debut on 28 July 2019 in a 2–0 loss against Djurgårdens IF, where he replaced Daleho Irandust in the 83rd minute.[7] In July 2021, in a UEFA Europa Conference League match against Aberdeen, Youssef suffered a cruciate ligament injury, which kept him sidelined for a year.[8][9]

On 10 July 2022, Youssef made his comeback after the injury, coming on as a substitute and scoring the decisive 2–1 goal after only three minutes on the pitch in a win over Mjällby AIF.[10] Later that month, in a match against IF Elfsborg, he injured his cruciate ligament again, sidelining him for another extended period.[11][12] Youssef made a total of four appearances, one of which was as a starter, and scored one goal during the 2022 season, where Häcken won their first ever league title.[13]

International career

Born in Sweden, Youssef is of Tunisian descent.[14] He represented the Sweden U20 in a friendly 3–2 win over the Norway U20s in October 2019, scoring 2 goals.[15] In May 2021, Youssef was called up to the Tunisia national team for the first time, tentatively committing his international future to the nation of his parents' birth.[16] He debuted with Tunisia in a friendly 1–0 friendly win over DR Congo on 5 June 2021.[17]

Career statistics

As of match played 22 September 2024[18]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Svenska Cupen		Europe		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
BK Häcken	2019	Allsvenskan	7	0	3	0	1[a]	0	11	0
	2020	Allsvenskan	17	2	3	1	0	0	20	3
	2021	Allsvenskan	7	2	3	0	1[b]	0	11	2
	2022	Allsvenskan	4	1	0	0	0	0	4	1
	2023	Allsvenskan	5	2	4	2	6[c]	0	15	4
	2024	Allsvenskan	18	8	0	0	5[b]	2	23	10
Career total			58	15	13	3	13	2	84	20

1. Appearance in UEFA Europa League
2. Appearance(s) in UEFA Conference League
3. One appearance in UEFA Champions League, five appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

BK Häcken

• Allsvenskan: 2022[13]

References

1. Ali Youssef at Soccerway
2. Hellgren, Tobias; Sundberg, Andréas (30 October 2022). "Häcken-talangen tog med Högmo till Biskopsgården: "Det gör mig glad faktiskt"". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 31 October 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
3. "Artikelserien: Ali Youssef | BK Häcken". Tipselit (in Swedish). 15 March 2019. Archived from the original on 26 October 2019.
4. Balkander, Mattias (26 January 2019). "Häckens Ali Youssef vill bli bäst i världen". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
5. "Officiellt: BK Häcken flyttar upp Ali Youssef". fotbolltransfers (in Swedish). 3 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
6. Junelind, Hector (19 June 2019). "Följdes av Malmö FF – stannar i BK Häcken: "Har funnits intresse"". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
7. Andersson, Jonatan (28 July 2019). "Talangen debuterade för Häcken". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
8. "Ali Youssefs korsband är av". BK Häcken (in Swedish). 26 July 2021. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
9. Holmberg, Henric (26 July 2021). "Häcken bekräftar: Youssefs korsband är av". fotbollskanalen (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
10. Tornberg, Felix (10 July 2022). "Ali Youssef hjälte med första målet sedan korsbandsskadan". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
11. "Ali Youssef missar resten av säsongen". BK Häcken (in Swedish). 1 August 2022. Archived from the original on 13 November 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
12. Käck, Andreas (1 August 2022). "Tunga smällen – talangen skadad igen". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 December 2022.
13. Lann, Rikard (30 October 2022). "Häcken svenska mästare" (in Swedish). SVT Sport. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
14. "[Expatriés] : Youssef signe à Häcken".
15. "Ali Youssef tvåmålsskytt i landslagsdebuten – Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se.
16. "Manchester United midfielder Hannibal Mejbri called up to Tunisia".
17. "Match Report of Tunisia vs Congo DR – 2021-06-05 – FIFA Friendlies – Global Sports Archive". globalsportsarchive.com.
18. "Ali Youssef". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 September 2024.

External links

• Ali Youssef at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)