Ali Yousif
Ali Yousif Hashim (Arabic: علي يوسف هاشم; born 19 January 1996), known as Ali Yousif, is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a forward for Al-Shorta and the Iraqi national team.
![]() Yousif playing for Al-Shorta in April 2022 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ali Yousif Hashim | ||
Date of birth | January 19, 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Iraq | ||
Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.92 m)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Al-Shorta | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014-2019 | Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya | ||
2016 | → Naft Al-Wasat (loan) | ||
2017 | → Baghdad FC (loan) | ||
2019- | Al-Shorta | ||
National team‡ | |||
2017 | Iraq U23 | ||
2021- | Iraq | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21 January 2022 |
Coming up through the youth ranks at Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya, Yousif broke into the first team in 2014, aged 18, and spent his early career with the Iraqi giants, spending the 2016-17 season out on loan at Naft Al-Wasat and Baghdad FC before returning to his parent club and establishing himself as a key player for them, winning the AFC Cup twice with the falcons, in 2017 and 2018. In 2019, he signed for defending champions Al-Shorta, allowing Yousif to play in the AFC Champions League for the first time in his career. He won his first trophy with Al-Shorta soon after joining, winning the 2019 Super Cup.
Club career
Al-Shorta
In the summer of 2019, Ali signed for defending Iraqi Premier League champions Al-Shorta,[2] coming in as the replacement for former star and fan favourite Mohanad Ali, who had left to join Qatari side Al-Duhail for a rumoured $1.2 million.[3] In February during Al-Shorta’s Premier League match against Al-Kahrabaa, Yousif suffered a bad injury which would end his season and keep him out for no less than 6 months. [4]
International career
Iraq
Yousif received his first international call-up as part of Iraq’s 2021 FIFA Arab Cup squad. He made his debut for Iraq in their final group match against Qatar, coming off the bench.[5]
References
- "علي يوسف" (in Arabic). Kooora. August 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- "رسميا .. الشرطة يتعاقد مع اللاعب علي يوسف" (in Arabic). PONA. 10 August 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- "معلومة مؤكدة : ادارة الشرطة لن توافق على اي عرض للاعب مهند علي من اي ناد مهما كان اسمه الا في حالة حصولها على مبلغ 2 مليون دولار قيمة شراء البطاقة الدولية" (in Arabic). علي نوري. 4 July 2019.
- "اصابة بليغة لمهاجم الشرطة تبعده طويلاً عن الملاعب" (in Arabic). Shafaaq. 24 February 2020. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- "ArabCup". FIFA. 6 December 2021. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
- "AFC Cup 2018". AFC. August 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2021.