Mohamed Abdelrahman Yousif Yagoub (; born 10 July 1993), also known as Al Gharbal (), is a Sudanese professional

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who plays as a

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for Sudanese club

Al-Hilal Omdurman Al Hilal Educational Club ( ar, نادي الهلال للتربية), known as Al Hilal Omdurman or simply Al Hilal, is based in Omdurman that competes in the Sudan Premier League. Name and history The name ''Hilāl'' is the Arabic word for ...

and the Sudan national team.

Club career

On 21 November 2018, Abdelrahman scored after 22 seconds for

Al-Merrikh Al-Merrikh Sporting Club ( ar, نادي المريخ الرياضي) is a Sudanese football club based in Omdurman. Their home stadium is Al-Merrikh Stadium, which is locally known as The Red Castle. Founded in 1908, Al-Merrikh is one of the o ...

against Algerian side

USM Alger Union Sportive de la Médina d'Alger ( ar, الإتحاد الرياضي لمدينة الجزائر); known as USM Alger or simply USMA for short, is a football club based in the inner suburbs of Algiers. The club was founded in 1937 and its co ...

, becoming the fastest goalscorer of the

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. In November 2020, Abdelrahman made history by signing from Algerian side

CA Bordj Bou Arréridj Chabab Ahly Bordj Bou Arréridj ( ar, شباب أهلي برج بوعريريج), known as CA Bord Bou Arréridj or simply CABBA for short, is an Algerian football club based in Bordj Bou Arreridj, founded in 1931. The club colours are yellow ...

to Sudanese side

for a Sudanese-record $USD 1 million.

International career

Abdelrahman was included in

Sudan Sudan ( or ; ar, السودان, as-Sūdān, officially the Republic of the Sudan ( ar, جمهورية السودان, link=no, Jumhūriyyat as-Sūdān), is a country in Northeast Africa. It shares borders with the Central African Republic t ...

's squad for the

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Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Sudan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Abdelrahman goal''.

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* * 1993 births Living people People from Omdurman Sudanese footballers Association football forwards Al-Hilal Club (Omdurman) players Al-Merrikh SC players CA Bordj Bou Arréridj players Sudan Premier League players Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1 players Sudan international footballers 2021 Africa Cup of Nations players Sudanese expatriate footballers Sudanese expatriate sportspeople in Algeria Expatriate footballers in Algeria Sudan A' international footballers 2022 African Nations Championship players {{Sudan-footy-bio-stub