Alhassan Yusuf | |
Full Name: | Alhassan Yusuf Abdullahi Pigui |
Birth Date: | 20 July 2000 |
Birth Place: | Kano, Nigeria |
Height: | 1.75 m |
Position: | Midfielder |
Currentclub: | New England Revolution |
Clubnumber: | 80 |
Youthclubs1: | FC Hearts Nigeria |
Youthyears1: | –2018 |
Years1: | 2018–2021 |
Clubs1: | IFK Göteborg |
Caps1: | 66 |
Goals1: | 2 |
Years2: | 2021–2024 |
Clubs2: | Royal Antwerp |
Caps2: | 90 |
Goals2: | 3 |
Years3: | 2023 |
Clubs3: | Young Reds Antwerp |
Caps3: | 2 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2024– |
Clubs4: | New England Revolution |
Caps4: | 7 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2024– |
Nationalteam1: | Nigeria |
Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 19 October 2024 |
Ntupdate: | 9 August 2024 |
Alhassan Yusuf Abdullahi Pigui (born 20 July 2000) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Major League Soccer club New England Revolution and the Nigeria national team.
Alhassan Yusuf arrived in Sweden to participate in a Scandinavian youth cup Gothia cup with tiki-taka academy after and excellent performance he earned a professional contract with IFK Göteborg.
From 2018 to 2021, Yusuf played for Allsvenskan club IFK Göteborg.[1]
On 16 July 2021, Belgian club Antwerp announced that they had reached an oral agreement with IFK Göteborg over the transfer of Yusuf.[2]
On 12 August 2024, Yusuf signed a contract with New England Revolution through the 2027 season, with a club option for the 2028 season.[3]
Yusuf made the final squad for the Nigeria national team for the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations in Ivory Coast.[4] He made his AFCON debut against Equatorial Guinea on January 14, 2024 which ended in a 1-1 draw. He was substituted off in the 69th minute of the game after sustaining an injury.[5]
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