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Jusif Ali
Personal information
Full name Jusif Joose Ali
Date of birth (2000-05-04) 4 May 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Espoo, Finland[1]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[2]
Position(s) Left winger[2]
Team information
Current team
 LePa/Via Alberga
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)
2024– LePa/Via Alberga 3 (5)
International career‡
2017 Finland U17 6 (2)
2023– Sudan[3] 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17:28, 29 April 2024 (UTC)

Jusif Joose Ali (born 4 May 2000) is a footballer who plays for LePa/Via Alberga in Kutonen, the Finnish eight-tier. Born in Finland, Ali plays for the Sudan national team.

Club career

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Ali spent his early career with Klubi 04, FC Ilves and JJK.[4] In August 2018, 18-year old Ali moved on loan to Dinamo Zagreb with an option to buy.[5]

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.[6]

On 18 January 2021, Ali signed for HIFK.[7]

On 28 November 2022, Ali signed a contract with Lahti for the 2023 season.[8]

In 2024 he began playing for LePa/Via Alberga,[9] in Kutonen, the Finnish eight-tier.[10]

International career

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Born and raised in Finland, Ali has a Sudanese father,[11] He is a former youth international for Finland. He received his first call-up to the Sudan national team in 2023.[11] He debuted with Sudan in a 1–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification win over DR Congo on 19 November 2023.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e 19-VUOTIAS JUSIF ALI SIIRTYI DINAMO ZAGREBISTA KYPROKSELLE – TAISTELEE NYT PELIPAIKOISTA ENTISTEN VALIOLIIGA-LAITURIEN KANSSA, byyri.com, 9 January 2020
  2. ^ a b Jusif Ali at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "Jusif Ali". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  4. ^ Jusif Ali at Soccerway. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Jusif Ali GNK Dinamo Zagrebiin" (in Finnish). FC Ilves. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  6. ^ AC Oululle neljä uutta pelaajasopimusta, acoulu.fi, 6 September 2020
  7. ^ "Jusif Ali HIFK:n riveihin". www.veikkausliiga.com.
  8. ^ "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.
  9. ^ Jusif Ali, Football Association of Finland
  10. ^ LePa, leppavaaranpallo.com
  11. ^ a b Jusif Ali maajoukkueeseen, fclahti.fi, 26 October 2023
  12. ^ "Sudan 1-0 Congo DR (Nov 19, 2023) Final Score". ESPN.
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