Nour Youssef

Nour Youssef (Arabic: نور يوسف; born 18 July 2005) is a German-born Palestinian professional footballer who plays as a forward for 2. Frauen-Bundesliga club 1. FC Union Berlin and the Palestine national team.

Nour Youssef
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-07-18) 18 July 2005[1]
Place of birth Germany
Height 1.55 m (5 ft 1 in)[1]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 1. FC Union Berlin
Number 11
Youth career
2018–2019 Berlin U14
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 1. FC Union Berlin U17 26 (19)
2022– 1. FC Union Berlin 34 (16)
International career
2024– Palestine 1 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

Youssef was born in Germany to a Palestinian father and a Kosovar-Albanian mother and holds the German, Palestinian, and Albanian nationalities.[2]

Club career

1. FC Union Berlin

Youssef has been playing for the 1. FC Union Berlin youth team since 2020. In July 2022, at the age of 16, she was integrated into the senior team.[3][4][5]

International career

Youssef was first called up by coach Amer Khair to join the Senior team in February 2024, subsequently she was named for Palestine final squad for the 2024 WAFF Women's Championship.[6] She made her full international debut in Palestine tournament opener against Iraq on 20 February 2024, scoring a brace in the same match.[7]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 21 March 2023[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB Pokal Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
1. FC Union Berlin 2022–23 Frauen-Regionalliga 2313––2313
2023–24 Frauen-Regionalliga 113––113
Total 3416––3416
Career total 3416––3416

    International
    As of 27 February 2024
    Appearances and goals by national team and year
    National teamYearAppsGoals
    Palestine 202442
    Total42
    Scores and results list Palestine goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Youssef goal.
    List of international goals scored by Nour Youssef
    No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
    120 February 2024Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Iraq1–03–02024 WAFF Women's Championship
    22–0

    References
    1. "Nour Youssef – Profil". fupa.net (in German). Retrieved 21 February 2024.
    2. "ورقة تعريفية عن لاعبة كرة قدم نسائية من أصول فلسطينية في ألمانيا" [A profile of a female football player of Palestinian origin in Germany] (in Arabic). 6 March 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2024 – via Instagram.
    3. "ZEHN NEUZUGÄNGE FÜR DIE EISERNEN LADIES" [TEN NEW ADDITIONS FOR THE IRON LADIES.]. fc-union-berlin.de (in German). 11 August 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
    4. "Tor-Festival in Adlershof und die Frage nach Rani Khediras Zukunft" [Goal celebration in Adlershof and the question about Rani Khedira's future.]. textilvergehen.de (in German). 26 September 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
    5. "Interview mit Nour Youssef I Frauen" [Interview with Nour Youssef I Women]. aftv-online.de (in German). 21 March 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
    6. "FOUR UNION PLAYERS NOMINATED FOR THEIR NATIONAL TEAM". fc-union-berlin.de. 1. FC Union Berlin. 12 February 2024. Retrieved 21 February 2024.
    7. "في افتتاح بطولة غرب آسيا.. سيدات فلسطين يتفوقن على نظيراتهن العراقيات بثلاثية نظيفة" [In the opening of the West Asian Championship, Palestinian women outperform their Iraqi counterparts with a clean 3-0 victory.]. pfa.ps (in Arabic). Palestinian Football Association. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 21 January 2024.
    8. "Nour Youssef SPIELERINNENPROFIL - DATEN ZUR PERSON" (in German).
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