View source for Yussuf Saleh

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2013}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name= Yussuf Saleh
| image = 
| fullname = Yussuf Yassin Saleh
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1984|3|22|mf=y}} 
| birth_place = [[Solna Municipality|Solna]], [[Sweden]]
| currentclub = [[AFC United]]
| clubnumber  = 
| height      = {{convert|1.76|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| position = [[Left midfield|Left winger]]
| youthyears1 = 
| youthyears2 = 
| youthyears3 = 
| youthclubs1 = [[Råsunda IS]] 
| youthclubs2 = [[AIK Fotboll|AIK]] 
| youthclubs3 = FC Inter Orhoy
| years1 = 2006–2007
| years2 = 2007–2008 
| years3 = 2008
| years4 = 2008–2011
| years5 = 2010–2011
| years6 = 2012
| years7 = 2013
| years8 = 2014
| years9 = 2014–2015
| years10 = 2015–
| clubs1 = [[Hässelby SK FF]]
| clubs2 = [[Vasalunds IF]] 
| clubs3 = → [[Ciudad de Murcia]] (loan) 
| clubs4 = [[AIK Fotboll|AIK]] 
| clubs5 = → [[Syrianska FC]] (loan)
| clubs6 = [[Syrianska FC]]
| clubs7 = [[FC Tobol]]
| clubs8 = [[Syrianska FC]]
| clubs9 = [[IK Sirius Fotboll|IK Sirius]]
| clubs10 = [[AFC United]]
| caps1 =  32
| caps2 =  28
| caps3 =  30
| caps4 =  14    
| caps5 = 46   
| caps6 = 24   
| caps7 = 10
| caps8 = 10
| caps9 = 3
| caps10 = 3
| goals1 = 10
| goals2 = 11
| goals3 = 10
| goals4 = 0  
| goals5 = 3
| goals6 = 1
| goals7 = 1
| goals8 = 2
| goals9 = 0
| goals10 = 1
| nationalyears1 = 2012–
| nationalteam1 = [[Ethiopia national football team|Ethiopia]]
| nationalcaps1 = 16 <ref>{{NFT player|pid=49919|Yussuf Saleh|accessdate=2014-03-04}}</ref>
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| pcupdate = 2 April 2015
| ntupdate = 28 February 2014
}}
'''Yussuf Yassin Saleh''' ({{lang-am|ዩሱፍ ያሲን ሳላህ}}) (born March 22, 1984) is an [[Ethiopia]]n footballer who currently plays for [[AFC United]] and the [[Ethiopia national football team]]. Yussuf was originally an attacking midfielder but also an adept left-winger which is the position he currently plays in.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.football-lineups.com/footballer/25850/ |title=Yussuf Saleh |publisher=Football-lineups.com |accessdate=2013-01-21}}</ref>{{Better source|date=January 2013}} He has previously played for [[Hässelby SK FF]], [[Vasalunds IF]], [[Ciudad de Murcia]] and [[AIK Fotboll|AIK]].

==Career==
Yussuf was playing in the [[Swedish Football Division 1|Swedish third tier]] with [[Vasalunds IF]] when he was signed by [[Stockholm]] club [[AIK Fotboll|AIK]] in the summer of 2008.<ref name="ut 2010">{{cite web|url=http://www.aikfotboll.se/Article.aspx?contentID=2532 |title=Yussuf Saleh lånas ut 2010 |language=Swedish |publisher=[http://www.aikfotboll.se Aikfotboll.se] |date=2010-03-24 |accessdate=2013-01-21}}</ref> He made his [[Allsvenskan]] debut against [[IF Elfsborg]] on 10 August that same year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://svenskfotboll.se/allsvenskan/match/?scr=result&fmid=732159&html5=1 |title=Allsvenskan, herrar Matchinformation: AIK - IF Elfsborg |language=Swedish |publisher=[http://svenskfotboll.se Svenskfotboll.se] |date=2008-08-10 |accessdate=2013-01-21}}</ref> Yussuf became Swedish champion with AIK in 2009, but the following year he was sent out on loan to nearby [[Superettan]] club [[Syrianska FC]] because he needed to play more games to continue his development.<ref name="ut 2010"/> During his loan, Yussuf helped the club get promoted to Allsvenskan for the first time ever and the next year he returned on loan to play with them again, this time at the highest level of the [[Swedish football league system]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aikfotboll.se/Article.aspx?contentID=3882 |title=Yussuf Saleh lånas ut |language=Swedish |publisher=[http://www.aikfotboll.se Aikfotboll.se] |date=2011-03-24 |accessdate=2013-01-21}}</ref> After his contract with AIK expired he signed a one-year deal with Syrianska for the [[2012 Allsvenskan|2012 season]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.syrianskafc.com/Default/tabid/61/Id/a2e071fd-9949-409e-bb95-c0936795b6b4/Yussuf-Saleh-och-Ismail-Lawal-klara-for-Syrianska-FC.aspx |title=Yussuf Saleh och Ismail Lawal klara för Syrianska FC |language=Swedish |publisher=Syrianskafc.com |date= |accessdate=2013-01-21}}</ref> In 2013, he completed a transfer to [[Kazakhstan]] side [[FC Tobol]].

===International career===
Yussuf was born in Sweden to Ethiopian parents and in 2012 he was called in to represent Ethiopia in the 2012 edition of [[CECAFA]] hosted in [[Uganda]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Andreas Hanson |url=http://lt.se/sport/fotboll/1.1885652-saleh-uttagen-till-landslag-jattestolt- |title=Saleh uttagen till landslag: "Jättestolt" |language=Swedish |publisher=[http://lt.se/ Lt.se] |date=18 November 2012 |accessdate=2013-01-21}}</ref> He was named in the Ethiopian squad for the [[2013 Africa Cup of Nations]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/20888340|title=Nations Cup 2013: Ethiopia name squad|date=2 January 2013|publisher=BBC Sport}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ethiosports.com/2013/01/02/afcon-2013-final-squad-known/ |title=Champions St.George dominate Ethiopia AFCON squad |publisher=[http://www.ethiosports.com/ Ethiosports.com] |date=2 January 2013 |accessdate=2013-01-21}}</ref>

== Honours ==

=== AIK ===
* [[Allsvenskan]]: [[Allsvenskan 2009|2009]]
* [[Svenska Cupen]]: [[Svenska Cupen 2009|2009]]
* [[Supercupen]]: [[2010 Supercupen|2010]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://svenskfotboll.se/superettan/person/?playerid=6824 Yussuf Saleh] at [[Swedish Football Association|Swedish FA]] {{sv icon}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20081208155106/http://www.aikfotboll.se/herrar/laget/Sidor/2008_25yusa.aspx Yussuf Saleh] at [http://www.aikfotboll.se aikfotboll.se] {{sv icon}}
*{{NFT player|pid=49919}}
*{{Twitter}}

{{Ethiopia Squad 2013 Africa Cup of Nations}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Saleh, Yussuf}}
[[Category:1984 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Solna Municipality]]
[[Category:Swedish footballers]]
[[Category:Ethiopian Muslims]]
[[Category:Ethiopian footballers]]
[[Category:Ethiopia international footballers]]
[[Category:Vasalunds IF players]]
[[Category:Ciudad de Murcia footballers]]
[[Category:AIK Fotboll players]]
[[Category:Syrianska FC players]]
[[Category:FC Tobol players]]
[[Category:Allsvenskan players]]
[[Category:Superettan players]]
[[Category:Ethiopian expatriate footballers]]
[[Category:Expatriate footballers in Sweden]]
[[Category:Expatriate footballers in Kazakhstan]]
[[Category:2013 Africa Cup of Nations players]]
[[Category:IK Sirius Fotboll players]]
[[Category:AFC United players]]