Yusuf Mohamed (footballer, born 1983)

Yusuf Mohamed
Personal information
Full name	Yusuf Mohammed
Date of birth	November 5, 1983 (age 40)
Place of birth	Nigeria
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Team information
Current team	Al-Hilal
Number	2
Youth career
	El-Kanemi Warriors
Senior career*
Years	Team
2002–2006	Enyimba FC
2006–2008	Al-Hilal
2009–2010	FC Sion
2010	Al-Hilal
International career‡
2004-	Nigeria
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 October 2009 (UTC); ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of February 15, 2010

Yusuf Mohamed (born November 5, 1983) is a Nigerian football defender. He currently plays as a right-back for Al-Hilal, and is an important defender for the club.

Career

A defender, Mohamed won the African Champions league title with Enyimba in 2003 and 2004, before moving to Sudanese giants Al-Hilal.

On 23 January 2009 he completed a move to Swiss side FC Sion from Al-Hilal. Mohammed underwent a medical and agreed on a three-and-a-half year deal in time to beat the transfer deadline,^[1] following in the footsteps of compatriot Obinna Nwaneri, who also joined Sion in 2007 after breaking into the Super Eagles squad.

Mohammed, who has five caps for his country, previously passed a trial with French side Paris Saint-Germain F.C., but opted to fulfill a pre-contract agreement with the Switzerland club instead.

He returned to Al-Hilal in May 2010.^[2] He currently rehabbing from an injury suffered at the 2010 Africa Cup of Nations that led to him being excluded from the 2010 FIFA World Cup team.