Yusuf Abdurisag

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Yusuf Abdurisag
Abdulrisag with Qatar at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup
Personal information
Full name Yusuf Abdurisag
Date of birth (1999-08-06) 6 August 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Doha, Qatar
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Al Sadd
Number 9
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Al Sadd 35 (4)
2019–2020Al-Arabi (loan) 23 (0)
2023Al-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
Representing  Qatar
Men's Football
AFC Asian Cup
Winner 2023 Qatar
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 January 2024

Yusuf Abdirisak (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.

Club career

Abdurisag 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

In 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

International

As of matches played 22 January 2024.[1][5]
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

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

Al-Sadd

Qatar

References

  1. ^ a b "Yusuf Abdurisag". Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  2. ^ Zgoda, Jerry (June 19, 2023). "Minnesota United's Michael Boxall 'racially abused' in New Zealand vs. Qatar friendly; match halted". Star Tribune.
  3. ^ Nuno Rios, Janina (19 Jun 2023). "New Zealand abandon friendly against Qatar amid racism allegations". Reuters. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Qatar, Kuwait deny racism claims in international football friendlies". The Straits Times. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  5. ^ a b "Yusuf Abdurisag". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 October 2019.

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