Yonis Farah

Yonis Abdirizak Farah (Somali: Yonis Cabdirisaaq Faarax; born 4 September 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a left back for Mitrovica. Born in England, he represents the Somalia national team.

Yonis Farah

Personal information
Full name	Yonis Abdirizak Farah[1]
Date of birth	(1999-09-04) 4 September 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth	London, England
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Youth career
0000–2018	Southend United
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018	Leatherhead	3	(0)
2019	Trysil FK	19	(1)
2020	Ytterhogdals	12	(1)
2021–2022	Eskilstuna City	11	(0)
2023	Banbury United	1	(0)
2023	Arlesey Town	1	(0)
2024	Kingstonian	4	(0)
2024	Beaconsfield Town	6	(0)
2025–	Mitrovica	0	(0)
International career‡
2019–	Somalia	7	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:22, 5 February 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:50, 3 April 2022 (UTC)

Club career

Farah played youth football for English club Southend United, before being released in May 2018.^[2] In 2019, Farah signed for Norwegian club Trysil FK.^[3] Ahead of the 2020 season, Farah joined Swedish Division 2 side Ytterhogdals, making his debut on 28 June against Piteå.^[4]

On 28 July 2021, Farah returned to Sweden to join Division 2 side Eskilstuna City.^[5]

In July 2023, Farah returned to England, joining National League North club Banbury United.^[6] Following a short spell with Arlesey Town,^[7] he joined Kingstonian in March 2024.

In February 2025, after a spell with Beaconsfield Town, Farah joined First Football League of Kosovo side Mitrovica.^[8]

International career

On 5 September 2019, Farah made his debut for Somalia in a 1–0 win against Zimbabwe, marking Somalia's first ever FIFA World Cup qualification victory.^[9]

Personal life

Farah has been described as a cousin of Olympic gold medallist Mo Farah.^[10][11] Yonis Farah's father, Abdirizak, is currently chairman of Somali First Division club Elman.^[12]