Mahmoud Yousef

Mahmoud Yousef (Arabic: محمود يوسف; born 30 July 1997) is a Palestinian footballer who plays as a forward for Ihud Bnei Kafr Qara in Liga Bet. He also played for the Palestine national team since 2017.

Mahmoud Yousef

Personal information
Full name	Mahmoud Ali Nafe Yousef
Date of birth	(1997-07-30) 30 July 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Acre, Israel
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Ihud Bnei Kafr Qara
Youth career
2008–2015	Ahi Acre[1]
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2017	Ahi Acre	49	(12)
2017	F.C. Tzeirei Tamra	8	(2)
2017–2018	Shabab Al-Khalil
2018–2019	Markaz Balata		(27)
2019–2020	Hapoel Kfar Saba	7	(1)
2020	→ Hapoel Bnei Lod (loan)	8	(0)
2020–2021	Hapoel Bu'eine	7	(1)
2021	Ahva Kafr Mada	5	(2)
2021–2022	Hapoel Karmiel	13	(5)
2022	Ahi Acre	12	(7)
2022–2023	Ihud Bnei Kafr Qara	20	(9)
2023	Maccabi Neve Sha'anan	8	(4)
2023–2024	Ahli Tmara	8	(4)
2024	Maccabi Ahi Iksal	12	(3)
International career
2015	Palestine U20
2017–2019	Palestine U23	3	(1)
2017	Palestine	2	(2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024

International career

Yousef scored the winning-goal for Palestine against India in 2016 AFC U-19 Championship qualification on 2 October 2015.^[2]

Yousef received his first international call-up for a 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualifier against Bhutan on 10 October 2017.^[3]

International goals

Scores and results list Palestine's goal tally first.

Goal	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	14 November 2017	Arab American University Stadium, Jenin, Palestine	Maldives	1–0	8–1	2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
2.				4–0