Ambesager Yosief (born 29 June 1984) is an

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who plays for

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Club career

On 26 August 2011 he signed with

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club

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from

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club

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. On 30 November 2011 he made his debut for

in a match against Newcastle Jets.

International career

Yosief played in the

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, appearing in the 4–0 quarter final defeat to

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Personal life

Whilst competing in the

Kenya ) , national_anthem = "Ee Mungu Nguvu Yetu"() , image_map = , map_caption = , image_map2 = , capital = Nairobi , coordinates = , largest_city = Nairobi , ...

he was part of the Eritrea national football team which failed to return home after competing in the regional tournament in

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. After receiving refugee status from the Australian government, the team moved to

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.http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/sport/out-of-africa-its-a-whole-new-ball-game/story-e6frecj3-1226036645661 Out of Africa, it's a whole new ball game

References

1984 births Living people Sportspeople from Asmara Eritrean men's footballers Eritrea men's international footballers Men's association football defenders A-League Men players FFSA Super League players Western Strikers SC players Gold Coast United FC players Adelaide Olympic FC players West Torrens Birkalla SC players Croydon FC (Australia) players Adelaide Croatia Raiders SC players Eritrean expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in Australia Eritrean expatriate sportspeople in Australia Eritrean refugees National Premier Leagues players {{Eritrea-footy-bio-stub