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Alhassan Yusuf
Nigerian footballer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alhassan Yusuf Abdullahi Pigui MON (born 20 July 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club New England Revolution and the Nigeria national team.[1]
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The starts
Alhassan Yusuf arrived in Sweden to participate in a Scandinavian youth cup Gothia cup with tiki-taka academy after and excellent performance he earned a professional contract with IFK Göteborg.
Club 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]
New England Revolution
On 12 August 2024, Yusuf signed a contract with New England Revolution through the 2027 season, with a club option for the 2028 season.[4] His transfer fee was officially undisclosed, but reportedly between $2–3 million.[5] The Revolution were able to add Yusuf via MLS' “season-ending injury replacement mechanism;" given the club's loss of Tomás Chancalay, who was sidelined in June with a torn ACL.[5] Yusuf made his MLS debut on 14 September against Orlando City SC, coming on as a substitute for Ian Harkes in the 72nd minute.[6] He made his first start for the Revolution the following week on 21 September against Charlotte FC, playing 75 minutes.[7] On 28 September, Yusuf played his first full match for the Revolution, and recorded his first assist for the club, setting up Brandon Bye's 86th-minute game-winning goal in a 1-0 victory over Nashville SC.[8]
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International career
Yusuf made the final squad for the Nigeria national team for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.[9] He made his AFCON debut against Equatorial Guinea on January 14, 2024 which ended in a 1-1 draw. He was substituted off in the 69th minute of the game after sustaining an injury.[10]
Honours
IFK Göteborg
Royal Antwerp
Nigeria
- Africa Cup of Nations runner-up: 2023[12]
Individual
- Allsvenskan Newcomer of the year: 2019[13]
Orders
Member of the Order of the Niger[14]
References
External links
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