Yousef Ahmad Mohammad Al-Rawashdeh ( ar, يوسف أحمد محمد الرواشدة) is a Jordanian
footballer
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who plays for the
Jordan national football team
The Jordan national football team ( ar, المنتخب الأردني لكرة القدم) represents Jordan in international football and is controlled by the Jordan Football Association. Jordan have never qualified for the World Cup finals ...
.
International career
Being born in the UAE, he was able to represent both Jordan and the
UAE
The United Arab Emirates (UAE; ar, اَلْإِمَارَات الْعَرَبِيَة الْمُتَحِدَة ), or simply the Emirates ( ar, الِْإمَارَات ), is a country in Western Asia (The Middle East). It is located at th ...
, which he chose the former. Yousef played his first match with his
national senior team against
Kuwait
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on 9 October 2013 in an international
friendly at
King Abdullah II Stadium
The King Abdullah II Stadium () is a multi-purpose stadium in Amman, Jordan. It is currently used mostly for football
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in
Amman,
Jordan
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, which ended in a 1–1 draw.
Yousef scored his debut goal with his national senior team against
Singapore
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during the
qualifiers for the
2015 Asian Cup at
Jalan Besar Stadium, in
Kallang
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Development of the town is centered around the Kallang River, the longest river in Singapore. Kallang Planning Area is bounded by Toa Payoh in the ...
,
Singapore
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on 4 February 2014. The match ended in a 3–1 win.
International goals
U-19 and U-23
Senior team
:''Scores and results list Jordan's goal tally first.''
International career statistics
References
External links
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1990 births
Living people
Jordanian footballers
Jordan international footballers
Association football midfielders
2015 AFC Asian Cup players
Al-Arabi (Jordan) players
Al-Faisaly SC players
Al-Jazeera (Jordan) players
Al-Ramtha SC players
Dibba FC players
Mesaimeer SC players
Muaither SC players
Footballers at the 2010 Asian Games
2019 AFC Asian Cup players
UAE Pro League players
Qatari Second Division players
Expatriate footballers in the United Arab Emirates
Jordanian expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
Expatriate footballers in Qatar
Asian Games competitors for Jordan
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