Yusuf Abdurisag (Somali: Yusuf Abdirisaq, born 6 August 1999) is a Qatari professional footballer who plays as a winger for Qatar Stars League side Al Sadd and the Qatar national team.
_(cropped1).jpg) Abdulrisag with Qatar at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Yusuf Abdurisag | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 6 August 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Doha, Qatar | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | Al Sadd | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018– | Al Sadd | 35 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | → Al-Arabi (loan) | 23 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023 | → Al-Wakrah (loan) | 13 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2019 | Qatar U20 | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Qatar U21 | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2018–2022 | Qatar U23 | 14 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019– | Qatar | 30 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 January 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editAbdurisag began his professional career with Al Sadd SC in 2018. In January 2019 he was loaned to Al-Arabi SC and returned in August 2020. In January 2023 he joined Al-Wakrah SC.[1]
International career
editIn June 2023, during an international friendly against New Zealand, Abdurisag was accused of racially abusing Michael Boxall. The match was subsequently abandoned when the New Zealand players refused to return after half-time in protest at referee Manuel Schuttengruber's response to the alleged incident.[2][3] Abdurisag denied the accusation.[4]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar | 2019 | 7 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 14 | 2 | |
| 2024 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 30 | 3 | |
International goals
edit- Scores and results list Qatar's goal tally first.[5]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10 October 2019 | Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh |  Bangladesh |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 25 June 2023 | NRG Stadium, Houston, United States |  Haiti |
1–0 | 1–2 | 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup |
| 3. | 21 November 2023 | Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, India |  India |
3–0 | 3–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
editAl-Sadd
- Qatar Stars League: 2020–21, 2021–22
- Qatar Cup: 2021
- Emir of Qatar Cup: 2020, 2021
- Qatari Stars Cup: 2019–20
Qatar
References
edit- ^ a b "Yusuf Abdurisag". Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ Zgoda, Jerry (19 June 2023). "Minnesota United's Michael Boxall 'racially abused' in New Zealand vs. Qatar friendly; match halted". Star Tribune.
- ^ Nuno Rios, Janina (19 June 2023). "New Zealand abandon friendly against Qatar amid racism allegations". Reuters. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
- ^ "Qatar, Kuwait deny racism claims in international football friendlies". The Straits Times. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Yusuf Abdurisag". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 October 2019.
External links
edit- Yusuf Abdurisag at WorldFootball.net
- Yusuf Abdurisag at Soccerway
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