Yusuf Abdulazeez (born 9 March 2002) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as an attacker for Swedish club Varberg on loan from Mjällby AIF.

Yusuf Abdulazeez
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-03-09) 9 March 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Akure, Nigeria
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Varberg
Number 25
Youth career
0000–2020 Gombe United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 Gombe United +? (+16)
2022– Mjällby AIF 4 (0)
2023Skövde AIK (loan) 13 (6)
2024–Varberg (loan) 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 April 2024

Career edit

Abdulazeez played for a local team in his hometown of Akure before a move to Zamfara State from where he secured a move to the Savannah Scorpions of Gombe United, whom he helped to gain promotion to the NPFL in 2020.[1][2] Playing for Gombe United, Abdulazee finished as the joint second-highest scorer in the 2021–22 Nigeria Professional League, scoring 16 goals, 3 goals shy of the league top scorer Chijioke Akuneto of Rivers United.[3]

A transfer to Swedish side Mjällby AIF of the Allsvenskan was agreed in September 2022. He signed a three-year deal to keep him in Listerlandet until 2025.[4] He made his league debut for Mjälby on 16 October 2022 in a 3–0 home defeat against Hammarby IF.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Yusuf Abdulazeez: I'm Confident Of Winning 2022 NPFL Highest Goal Scorer Award". dailytrust.com.
  2. ^ "Gombe United Striker Seals Move To Mjallby AIF". bsnsports.com.ng.
  3. ^ "He can be the difference for us - Mjallby chief explains decision to sign Yusuf Abdulazeez". brilla.net.
  4. ^ "Swedish club Mjällby AIF sign Yusuf Abdulazeez from Gombe United". gazettengr.com.
  5. ^ "MJÄLBY VS. HAMMARBY 0-3". Soccerway.

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