Ambesager Yosief
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ambesager Sium Yosief | ||
| Date of birth | 29 June 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Asmara, Eritrea | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left Back, Central Back | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | Western Strikers | 18 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Gold Coast United | 3 | (0) |
| 2012 | Western Strikers | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Western Strikers | 37 | (0) |
| 2017 | Adelaide Olympic | 16 | (3) |
| 2018 | Birkalla | 7 | (0) |
| 2018 | Croydon Kings | 8 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2009 | Eritrea | ? | (?) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 August 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 September 2012 | |||
Ambesager Yosief (born 29 June 1984) is an Eritrean footballer who plays for Croydon Kings.
Club career
On 26 August 2011 he signed with A-League club Gold Coast United from FFSA Super League club Western Strikers.[1] On 30 November 2011 he made his debut for Gold Coast United in a match against Newcastle Jets.[2]
International career
Yosief played in the 2009 CECAFA Cup in Kenya, appearing in the 4-0 quarter final defeat to Tanzania.[3]
Personal life
Whilst competing in the 2009 CECAFA Cup in Kenya he was part of the Eritrea national football team which failed to return home after competing in the regional tournament in Nairobi.[4] After receiving refugee status from the Australian government, the team moved to Adelaide, Australia.[5]
References
- ^ http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/213037,gold-coast-sign-refugee-pair.aspx Archived 5 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine Gold Coast Sign Refugee Pair
- ^ http://www.footballaustralia.com.au/aleague/matchcentre/Gold-Coast-United-FC-v-Newcastle-Jets-FC-Hyundai-A-League/2105
- ^ Kitula, Sammy (8 December 2009). "Tanzania Hit Eritrea for Four to Reach Semis". allafrica.com. Retrieved 18 December 2009.
- ^ http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/12/15/football.cecafa.eritrea.kenya/index.html 12 Eritrean soccer players sought in Kenya
- ^ http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/out-of-africa-its-a-whole-new-ball-game/story-e6frecj3-1226036645661 Out of Africa, it's a whole new ball game
Categories:
- Use dmy dates from June 2011
- 1984 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Asmara
- Eritrean footballers
- Eritrean expatriate footballers
- Eritrea international footballers
- Association football defenders
- A-League players
- Gold Coast United FC players
- Expatriate soccer players in Australia
- FFSA Super League players
- Eritrean refugees
- National Premier Leagues players