Yousef Salech (born 17 January 2002) is a Danish professional

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who plays as a

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for

Challenger Pro League The Challenger Pro League (previously known as ''1B Pro League'') is the second-highest division in the Belgian football league system, one level below the Belgian First Division A. It was created by the Royal Belgian Football Association in 201 ...

club

Beveren Beveren () is a municipality in the Belgian province of East Flanders which comprises the towns of Beveren, Doel, Haasdonk, Kallo, Kieldrecht, Melsele, Verrebroek and Vrasene. The port of the Waasland (Dutch: ''Waaslandhaven'') is in Beveren, ...

, on loan from

Danish Superliga The Danish Superliga ( da, Superligaen, ) is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each yea ...

club Brøndby.

Career

Salech signed his first professional contract with

club Brøndby on 28 June 2021, a four-year deal. He made his debut on 1 May 2022, coming on as a substitute for Marko Divković in the 73rd minute of a 2–1 league loss to

Randers Randers () is a city in Randers Municipality, Central Denmark Region on the Jutland peninsula. It is Denmark's sixth-largest city, with a population of 62,802 (as of 1 January 2022).Danish 1st Division The 1st Division (''1. Division'') is the second-highest football league in Denmark, also known as NordicBet Liga for sponsorship reasons. From 1945 to 1991 the 1. Division was the name of the highest level of football in Denmark. With the forma ...

side

HB Køge HB Køge () is a professional Danish football club based primarily in the town of Herfølge, and secondly in the town of Køge, both in the Køge Municipality, part of 'Region of Zealand', in the eastern part of Zealand, south of Copenhagen. It w ...

for the rest of the season. He scored 15 goals in 25 appearances for ''Svanerne'', before returning to Brøndby ahead of the 2023–24 season. Salech moved on a season-long loan to Belgian

club

on 28 August 2023, with an option for Brøndby to recall him in January 2024. He scored six minutes into his debut for Beveren on 3 September, helping Beveren to a 2–0 victory over SL16.

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Salech, Yousef 2002 births Living people People from Gentofte Municipality Footballers from Copenhagen Danish men's footballers Danish expatriate men's footballers Boldklubben Skjold players Hellerup IK players Brøndby IF players HB Køge players S.K. Beveren players Danish 2nd Division players Danish 1st Division players Danish Superliga players Challenger Pro League players Men's association football forwards Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Danish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium