Yusuf Abdurisag

Yusuf Abdurisag
Abdurisag with Qatar in 2026
Personal information
Full name Yusuf Abdurisag Yusuf
Date of birth (1999-08-06) 6 August 1999
Place of birth Mogadishu, Somalia[1]
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Winger
Team information
Current team
 Al-Wakrah
(on loan from Al Sadd)
Number 13
Youth career
Aspire Academy
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018– Al Sadd 69 (10)
2019–2020 → Al-Arabi (loan) 23 (0)
2023 → Al-Wakrah (loan) 13 (5)
2025– → Al-Wakrah (loan) 9 (0)
International career‡
2019 Qatar U20 3 (0)
2019–2021 Qatar U21 4 (0)
2018–2022 Qatar U23 14 (4)
2019– Qatar 46 (3)
Medal record
Representing  Qatar
Men's Football
AFC Asian Cup
Winner2023 Qatar
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 January 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 6 August 2026

Yusuf Abdurisag Yusuf (Somali: Yusuf Abdirisaq Yusuf, born 6 August 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Qatar Stars League side Al-Wakrah, on loan from Al Sadd. Born in Somalia, he plays for the Qatar national team.

Club career

Abdurisag lived in Örebro, Sweden until he was 13 years old when he moved to Qatar and Aspire Academy.[2]

Abdurisag began his professional career with Al Sadd SC in 2018. In January 2019 he was loaned to Al-Arabi SC and returned in August 2020. In January 2023 he joined Al-Wakrah SC.[3]

International career

In June 2023, during an international friendly against New Zealand, Abdurisag was accused of racially abusing Michael Boxall. The match was subsequently abandoned when the New Zealand players refused to return after half-time in protest at referee Manuel Schuttengruber's response to the alleged incident.[4][5] Abdurisag denied the accusation.[6]

Career statistics

International

As of matches played 18 June 2026[3][7]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Qatar 201971
202010
202150
202210
2023142
2024110
202530
202640
Total463
Scores and results list Qatar's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Abdurisag goal.[7]
List of international goals scored by Yusuf Adburisag
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
110 October 2019Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh Bangladesh1–02–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
225 June 2023NRG Stadium, Houston, United States Haiti1–01–22023 CONCACAF Gold Cup
321 November 2023Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, India India3–03–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Al-Sadd

Qatar

References

  1. ↑ "Yusuf Abdurisag". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Okända örebroaren är fotbollsstjärna i Qatar". Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  3. 1 2 "Yusuf Abdurisag". Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  4. ↑ Zgoda, Jerry (19 June 2023). "Minnesota United's Michael Boxall 'racially abused' in New Zealand vs. Qatar friendly; match halted". Star Tribune.
  5. ↑ Nuno Rios, Janina (19 June 2023). "New Zealand abandon friendly against Qatar amid racism allegations". Reuters. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  6. ↑ "Qatar, Kuwait deny racism claims in international football friendlies". The Straits Times. 21 June 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  7. 1 2 "Yusuf Abdurisag". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 17 October 2019.


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