Abd-El-Aziz Yousef

Abd-El-Aziz Safimayo Yousef (Somali: Cabdicasiis Yuusuf; born 5 October 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Victoria Highlanders FC in League1 British Columbia. Born in Saudi Arabia, he represents Somalia internationally.

Abd-El-Aziz Yousef

Personal information
Full name	Abd-El-Aziz Safimayo Yousef
Date of birth	(1999-10-05) 5 October 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Saudi Arabia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Victoria Highlanders FC
Number	13
Youth career
	Blaise Academy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019	HFX Wanderers	0	(0)
2022	Rivers FC
2023-	Victoria Highlanders FC	5	(1)
International career‡
2019–	Somalia	6	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16 July 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 15 December 2019

Early life

Yousef was born in Saudi Arabia, and was raised in Vancouver to parents of Somali origin.^[1] Prior to signing with Wanderers, Yousef was a trialist for the youth programme of Dutch Eerste Divisie side Cambuur.^[2]

Club career

On 9 April 2019, Yousef signed with Canadian Premier League side HFX Wanderers.^[3] After not playing a single match throughout the 2019 season, On December 14, the club announced that Yousef would not be returning for 2020.^[4]

In May 2022, he signed with Rivers FC in League1 British Columbia.^[5]

In May 2023, he joined Victoria Highlanders FC in League1 British Columbia.

International career

Yousef was called up to the Somalia national team for a pair of 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifying matches against Zimbabwe on August 25, 2019.^[2] He made his debut for the Ocean Stars in the first match in Djibouti on September 5 which ended in a 1–0 victory. This result also was the first ever win in World Cup qualifying for Somalia in the nation's history.^[6][7] In December 2019 Yousef was called up for the 2019 CECAFA Cup, where he started four matches as Somalia was eliminated in the group stage.^[8]