Maarouf Youssef

Maroof Yusuf
Personal information
Full name	Maroof Yusuf
Date of birth	20 December 1992
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Al Mokawloon; (on loan from Zamalek)
Number	28
Senior career*
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2018

Maroof Yusuf (born 20 December 1992) is a Nigerian-born Burkinabé footballer who plays for Al Mokawloon on loan from Zamalek as a midfielder.

Early life

Yussuf was born in Kwara state, Nigeria, where he attended the Government Secondary School, Ilorin[1]

Yussuf played for Egyptian clubs Ittihad El Shorta and Zamalek before moving to Al-Fateh of the Saudi Professional League in July 2018.[2]

Maarouf is of Burkinabé descent.[1] He played for Burkina Faso on 14 November 2012 in a 1–0 friendly win against DR Congo. In May, 2017, he was called up to Nigeria's squad for of the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers match against South Africa[3]

In July 2018 he began the process of obtaining Egyptian nationality.[4]

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Personal information
Full name	Maroof Yusuf
Date of birth	(1992-12-20) 20 December 1992
Place of birth	Lagos, Nigeria
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Al Mokawloon (on loan from Zamalek)
Number	28
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2011	Kwara United
2011–2014	Ittihad El Shorta	55	(6)
2014–	Zamalek	100	(5)
2018–2019	→ Al-Shorta (loan)	30	(3)
2019–	→ Al Mokawloon (loan)	13	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2018