Jusif Ali
Personal information
Full name Jusif Joose Ali
Date of birth (2000-05-04) 4 May 2000
Place of birth Espoo, Finland[1]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Left winger[2]
Team information
Current team
 Lahti
Number 11
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 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2023

Jusif Joose Ali (born 4 May 2000) is a professional footballer who plays for Lahti, as a midfielder. Born in Finland, Ali plays for the Sudan national team.

Club career

Ali spent his early career with Klubi 04, FC Ilves and JJK.[3] In August 2018, 18-year old Ali moved on loan to Dinamo Zagreb with an option to buy.[4]

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.[5]

On 18 January 2021, Ali signed for HIFK.[6]

On 28 November 2022, Ali signed a contract with Lahti for the 2023 season.[7]

International career

Born and raised in Finland, Ali has a Sudanese father,[8] He is a former youth international for Finland. He received his first call-up to the Sudan national team in 2023.[8] He debuted with Sudan in a 1–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification win over DR Congo on 19 November 2023.[9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 19-VUOTIAS JUSIF ALI SIIRTYI DINAMO ZAGREBISTA KYPROKSELLE – TAISTELEE NYT PELIPAIKOISTA ENTISTEN VALIOLIIGA-LAITURIEN KANSSA, byyri.com, 9 January 2020
  2. 1 2 Jusif Ali at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ Jusif Ali at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Jusif Ali GNK Dinamo Zagrebiin" (in Finnish). FC Ilves. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  5. ↑ AC Oululle neljä uutta pelaajasopimusta, acoulu.fi, 6 September 2020
  6. ↑ "Jusif Ali HIFK:n riveihin". www.veikkausliiga.com.
  7. ↑ "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.
  8. 1 2 Jusif Ali maajoukkueeseen, fclahti.fi, 26 October 2023
  9. ↑ "Sudan 1-0 Congo DR (Nov 19, 2023) Final Score". ESPN.
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