Abdulla Yusuf Helal
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 June 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Riffa, Bahrain | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Slavia Prague | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2014 | East Riffa | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2017 | East Riffa | ||
| 2017–2018 | Al-Muharraq | ||
| 2018–2019 | Bohemians | 15 | (5) |
| 2019– | Slavia Prague | 12 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Bohemians (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015– | Bahrain U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012– | Bahrain | 48 | (5) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 May 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22 January 2019 | |||
Abdulla Yusuf Helal (Arabic: عبد الله يوسف هلال; born 12 June 1993) is a Bahraini professional footballer who plays as a striker, and who currently plays for Slavia Prague, and Bahrain national team.[1]
Club career
Abdulla played for East Riffa since 2009. Through this journey he joined Al-Muharraq SC on loan from his club. He won the Bahraini Premier League in the 2017–18 season with Al-Muharraq.[2]
Bohemians
On 19 July 2018, it was announced that he would join Czech First League club Bohemians 1905 on loan and become the first Bahraini player to join a European top division club.[3][4] On 28 July 2018, Abdulla played his first game with the club after coming on as a substitute in the 65th minute. He scored a goal and provided an assist in an eventual 4–2 loss at Příbram.[5]
Slavia Prague
On 4 January 2019, Slavia Prague announced the signing of Abdulla from Bohemians 1905, and loaned him out for the rest of the season.[6] On 17 September 2019, Helal entered the history again by being the first player from the GCC countries to participate in a 2019–20 UEFA Champions League match against Internazionale.[7][8][9]
International career
He represents Bahrain since 2012.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 31 May 2020
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bohemians | 2018–19 | Fortuna liga | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 5 | ||
| Bohemians (loan) | 2018–19 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Slavia Prague | 2019–20 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 1 | |
| Career total | 36 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 6 | ||
International goals
- Scores and results list Bahrain's goal tally first.[10]
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 18 January 2013 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain |  Kuwait |
1–0 | 1–6 | 21st Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 2. | 5 February 2016 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain |  Lebanon |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 3. | 5 September 2017 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain |  Chinese Taipei |
4–0 | 5–0 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 4. | 27 March 2018 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain |  Turkmenistan |
1–0 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification | |
| 5. | 2–0 |
Honors
- East Riffa
- Bahraini Second Division League: 2014
- Bahraini King's Cup: 2014
- Bahraini Super Cup: 2014
- Al-Muharraq
- Bahraini Premier League: 2017–18
- Bahrain
- GCC U-23 Championship: 2013
- Slavia Prague
- Czech First League: 2019–20
References
- ^ Abdulla Yusuf Helal - Eurosport
- ^ "الشرقي يوافق على تجديد إعارة عبدالله يوسف للمحرق". AlWatan News. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ "الرفاع الشرقي يوقع عقد احترافي للاعبه عبدالله يوسف مع نادٍ تشيكي في الدرجة الممتازة". Al-Ayam. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ^ "Bohemians angažovali jako první klub v Evropě fotbalistu z Bahrajnu". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 2018-07-21. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
- ^ "1. FK Příbram - Bohemians Praha 1905 4:2". eurofotbal.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- ^ "Ahead of AFC Asian Cup 2019, Bahrain star signs for UEFA Europa League club". FOX Sports Asia. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ Nabil, Ahmad. "من هو عبد الله يوسف هلال أول خليجي يشارك في دوري أبطال أوروبا؟". eremnews.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ^ Adel, Zuhaira. "البحريني يكتب التاريخ - عبد الله يوسف أول خليجي يشارك في أبطال أوروبا". Goal.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "لاعب منتخبنا عبدالله يوسف أول خليجي يشارك رسمياً بدوري أبطال أوروبا". Alayam (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- ^ "Yusuf Helal, Abdulla". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
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- 1993 births
- Living people
- Bahraini footballers
- Bahraini expatriate footballers
- 2015 AFC Asian Cup players
- 2019 AFC Asian Cup players
- Bahrain international footballers
- Sportspeople from Manama
- Association football forwards
- Expatriate footballers in the Czech Republic
- Czech First League players
- East Riffa Club players
- Al-Muharraq SC players
- Bohemians 1905 players
- SK Slavia Prague players