Yonis Abdirizak Farah (Somali: Yonis Cabdirisaaq Faarax; born 4 September 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a left back for Isthmian League Premier Division club Kingstonian. Born in England, he represents the Somalia national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yonis Abdirizak Farah[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 4 September 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Southend United | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018 | Leatherhead | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Trysil FK | 19 | (1) |
| 2020 | Ytterhogdals | 12 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Eskilstuna City | 11 | (0) |
| 2023 | Banbury United | 1 | (0) |
| 2023 | Arlesey Town | ||
| 2024– | Kingstonian | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019– | Somalia | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:49, 6 March 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:50, 3 April 2022 (UTC) | |||
Club career edit
Farah played youth football for English club Southend United, before being released in May 2018.[2] In 2019, Farah signed for Norwegian club Trysil FK.[3] Ahead of the 2020 season, Farah joined Swedish Division 2 side Ytterhogdals, making his debut on 28 June against Piteå.[4]
On 28 July 2021, Farah returned to Sweden to join Division 2 side Eskilstuna City.[5]
In July 2023, Farah returned to England, joining National League North club Banbury United.[6] Following a short spell with Arlesey Town,[7] he joined Kingstonian in March 2024.
International career edit
On 5 September 2019, Farah made his debut for Somalia in a 1–0 win against Zimbabwe, marking Somalia's first ever FIFA World Cup qualification victory.[8]
Personal life edit
Farah has been described as a cousin of Olympic gold medallist Mo Farah.[9][10] Yonis Farah's father, Abdirizak, is currently chairman of Somali First Division club Elman.[11]
References edit
- ^ "Spillerstalln". Trysil FK (in Norwegian).
- ^ "Blues Confirm Retained/Released List". Southend United F.C. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ "Yonis Abdirizak Farah" (in Norwegian). Norges Fotballforbund. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ "Ytterhogdals IK - Piteå IF". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 28 June 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ "Vänsterbacken Yonis Farrah förstärker City!". facebook.com (in Swedish). 28 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Somalian international player signs for Banbury". www.banburyunitedfc.co.uk. 25 July 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
- ^ @ArleseyTownFC (15 December 2023). "📣NEW SIGNING 📣 We welcome Yonis Farah to Arlesey Town. @cooney07 has been very busy but said this about Yonis. #ArleseyTown #NonLeague" (Tweet). Retrieved 6 March 2024 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Somalia vs. Zimbabwe". National Football Teams. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Southend United's Yonis Farah inspired by cousin Mo Farah's Olympic gold medal display". Basildon Echo. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ "Sir Mo Farah reveals he was trafficked to the UK as a child". BBC News. 11 July 2022. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Four football club bosses in Djibouti to encourage Ocean stars". Somali Football Federation. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
External links edit
- Yonis Farah at Soccerway
- Yonis Farah at National-Football-Teams.com
- Swedish league stats
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