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)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team 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) 30 (3)
2019– → Al Mokawloon (loan) 13 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, 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. "Third nationality lucky for Maarouf?". BBC Sport.
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