| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alhassan Yusuf Abdullahi Pigui | ||
| Date of birth | 20 July 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Kano, Nigeria | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Royal Antwerp | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | FC Hearts Nigeria | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | IFK Göteborg | 66 | (2) |
| 2021– | Royal Antwerp | 74 | (3) |
| 2023 | Young Reds Antwerp | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2024– | Nigeria | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:48, 4 January 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 06:45, 16 January 2024 (UTC) | |||
Alhassan Yusuf Abdullahi (born 20 July 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian First Division A club Royal Antwerp and the Nigeria national team.[1]
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]
International career
Yusuf made the final squad for the Nigeria national team for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.[4] He made his AFCON debut against Equatorial Guinea on January 14th 2024 in Côte d'Ivoire which ended in 1-1 draw.
Honours
IFK Göteborg
Royal Antwerp
Individual
- Allsvenskan Newcomer of the year: 2019[6]
References
- ↑ Alhassan Yusuf at Soccerway
- ↑ "A-lagskontrakt för Yusuf". IFK Göteborg. 25 July 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2019.
- ↑ "Done Deal: On Four-Year Contract". Complete Sports. 16 July 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-07-16. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
- ↑ "EXCLUSIVE: Gate crasher Alhassan Yusuf set for AFCON debut – Score Nigeria".
- ↑ "Antwerp wint nu ook de Supercup! KV Mechelen plooit pas na strafschoppen" (in Dutch). Sporza. 23 July 2023. Retrieved 23 July 2023.
- ↑ "Marcus Danielson kvällens stora vinnare på Allsvenskans Stora Pris". Föreningen Svensk Elitfotboll. 5 November 2019. Retrieved 17 July 2021.
External links
- Alhassan Yusuf Abdullahi at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Alhassan Yusuf at Soccerway
- #28 Alhassan Yusuf at ifkdb.com
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