Yousuf Ijaz Butt ( ur, ; born October 18, 1989) is a

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who plays for

Ishøj IF Ishøj IF is a football club from Ishøj, Denmark. The club was founded in 2017. Its first squad plays in the Danish 3rd Division. The club has more than 1,000 members. Ishøj IF started its existence in the Zealand Series in 2017. The club wa ...

and the

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. He has established himself as one of the best goalkeepers in

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, where his goalkeeping skills have earned him the nickname ‘The Wall’ from fans in South Asia.

Personal life

Yousuf is the younger brother of Yaqoob Butt, who has also represented Pakistan at the international level.

Club career

Butt has played over 200 division games in Denmark. He started his professional career at

Hellerup IK Hellerup IK or HIK is a Danish sport club from Hellerup. Their football team currently plays in the Danish 2nd Division. HIK consists also of a handball and a tennis Tennis is a racket sport that is played either individually against a ...

in 2007 in the Danish 1 division, having previously played for the team's youth academy. Afterwards, he joined 2

BK Skjold Boldklubben Skjold af 1915 is a Danish football club based in Østerbro, Copenhagen- Founded in 1915, the club has over 1,400 members making it one of Denmark's biggest football clubs in terms of membership. BK Skjold's teams use either Fælledpa ...

for the 2009–10 season 2 division season and played at the club and Skjold Birkerød the following season. Butt was then brought into 2 division side

BK Glostrup Albertslund Boldklubberne Glostrup Albertslund (BGA) was a Danish football club currently playing in the Zealand Series Zealand Series ( da, Sjællandsserien, SS, Herre Sjællandsserien) is the highest division for men organized by the regional association ...

where he eventually became the club captain. In 2014, Butt signed with 1 division club

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and later moved to Svebølle B&I the next season. 1 Division: Hellerup IK, Brønshøj x 2. 2 Division: BK Glostrup Albertslund, BK Skjold, Svebølle, Fredensborg & AB Tårnby. 3 Division: AB Tårnby & Ishøj IF.

International career

He was called to represent the Pakistan national under-23 team in 2011 until making his debut for the national team in November 2012 against

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. He played as the main goalkeeper for Pakistan including the AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers of 2013, the 2013 SAFF Championship, as well as the 2013 Philippine Peace Cup. Butt won the 2018 SAFF Championship Safe Hand, the award for the most saves. He was also called for the

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in the 2018 CONIFA World Football Cup, where he made 2 appearances.

References

* https://www.footballpakistan.com/tag/yousuf-butt/ * https://www.footballpakistan.com/2014/08/i-am-still-young-but-i-have-big-ambitions-yousuf-butt/

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Butt, Yousuf 1989 births Living people Footballers from Copenhagen Pakistani footballers Pakistan international footballers Danish men's footballers Canadian people of Pakistani descent Danish people of Pakistani descent Association football goalkeepers Hellerup IK players BK Skjold players Brønshøj Boldklub players Fredensborg BI players Greve Fodbold players IF Skjold Birkerød players AB Tårnby players Ishøj IF players Herlev IF players