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)
2020Hapoel 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

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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

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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

References

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  1. ^ Mahmoud YousefIsrael Football Association league player details
  2. ^ "الفدائي" الشاب يفوز على الهند في التصفيات الآسيوية [The young "Fedayeen" wins over India in the Asian qualifiers]. وكالة الصحافة الفلسطينية (in Arabic). 2 October 2015.
  3. ^ محمود يوسف .. الوافد الجديد لصفوف منتخبنا الوطني – فلسطين 24 الرياضية [Mahmoud Yousef .. The newcomer to the ranks of our national team]. pal24sport.com (in Arabic). 3 October 2017. Archived from the original on 17 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
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