Ali Youssef

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.

Ali Youssef

Ali Youssef with BK Häcken in 2023
Personal information
Date of birth	(2000-08-05) 5 August 2000 (age 25)
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	14	(1)
International career‡
2019	Sweden U19	1	(2)
2021–	Tunisia	5	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 2 November 2024

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]