Ambesager Yosief

Ambesager Yosief
Personal information
Full name Ambesager Sium Yosief
Date of birth 29 June 1984 (1984-06-29) (age 27)
Place of birth Asmara, Eritrea
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing position Left Back, Central Back
Club information
Current club Gold Coast United
Number 27
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2011 Western Strikers 18 (1)
2011– Gold Coast United 3 (0)
National team‡
2009 Eritrea ? (?)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 September 2011

Ambesager Yosief is an Eritrean footballer. He currently plays for Gold Coast United in the A-League.

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Club career

On 26 August 2011 he signed with A-League club Gold Coast United from FFSA Super League club Western Strikers.[1]

International career

Yosief played in the 2009 CECAFA Cup in Kenya, appearing in the 4-0 quarter final defeat to Tanzania.[2]

Personal life

Whilst competing in the 2009 CECAFA Cup in Kenya he was part of the Eritrea national football team which failed to return home after competing in the regional tournament in Nairobi.[3] After receiving refugee status from the Australian government, the team moved to Adelaide, Australia.[4]

References

  1. ^ http://au.fourfourtwo.com/news/213037,gold-coast-sign-refugee-pair.aspx Gold Coast Sign Refugee Pair
  2. ^ Kitula, Sammy (8 December 2009). "Tanzania Hit Eritrea for Four to Reach Semis". allafrica.com. http://allafrica.com/stories/200912081062.html. Retrieved 18 December 2009. 
  3. ^ http://edition.cnn.com/2009/SPORT/football/12/15/football.cecafa.eritrea.kenya/index.html 12 Eritrean soccer players sought in Kenya
  4. ^ 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
Gold Coast United FC – current squad