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Jusif Ali
Sudanese footballer (born 2000)
Jusif Joose Ali (born 4 May 2000) is a professional footballer. Born in Finland, Ali plays for the Sudan national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jusif Joose Ali | ||
| Date of birth | (2000-05-04) 4 May 2000 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Espoo, Finland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger[2] | ||
| Youth career | |||
| LePa[1] | |||
| Espoo[1] | |||
| HJK[1] | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Klubi 04 | 24 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | Ilves | 3 | (0) |
| 2018 | → JJK (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Dinamo Zagreb II (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Pafos | 0 | (0) |
| 2020 | AC Oulu | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | HIFK | 50 | (5) |
| 2023 | Lahti | 12 | (0) |
| 2023 | → Reipas Lahti | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Finland U17 | 6 | (2) |
| 2023– | Sudan[3] | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:28, 29 April 2024 (UTC) | |||
Ali spent his early career with Klubi 04, FC Ilves and JJK.[4] In August 2018, 18-year old Ali moved on loan to Dinamo Zagreb with an option to buy.[5]
Ali then went on a one-week trial at Slovenian club NK Aluminij, before Cypriot club Pafos FC offered him a contract. He joined the club in September 2019 and was registered for the club's U21 squad.[1] Ali scored five goals in 18 games for the youth teams of the club.
Ali returned to Finland and on 6 September 2020, he signed with Ykkönen club AC Oulu.[6]
On 18 January 2021, Ali signed for HIFK.[7]
On 28 November 2022, Ali signed a contract with Lahti for the 2023 season.[8]
Born and raised in Finland, Ali has a Sudanese father,[9] He is a former youth international for Finland. He received his first call-up to the Sudan national team in 2023.[9] He debuted with Sudan in a 1–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification win over DR Congo on 19 November 2023.[10]
- "Jusif Ali". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
- "Jusif Ali GNK Dinamo Zagrebiin" (in Finnish). FC Ilves. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- AC Oululle neljä uutta pelaajasopimusta, acoulu.fi, 6 September 2020
- "Jusif Ali HIFK:n riveihin". www.veikkausliiga.com.
- "Jusif Ali siirtyy IFK:sta FC Lahteen" [usif Ali moves from IFK to FC Lahti] (in Finnish). Lahti. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 30 March 2023.
- Jusif Ali maajoukkueeseen, fclahti.fi, 26 October 2023