| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Youssef Wasef Mohamad | ||
| Date of birth | 1 July 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Beirut, Lebanon | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Al-Ahli | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Safa Sporting Club | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1999–2002 | Safa Sporting Club | 25 | (2) |
| 2002–2004 | Olympic Beirut | 7 | (1) |
| 2004–2007 | SC Freiburg | 87 | (9) |
| 2007–2011 | 1. FC Köln | 120 | (10) |
| 2011– | Al-Ahli | 2 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2000– | Lebanon | 37 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 May 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Youssef Wasef Mohamad (Arabic: يوسف واصف محمد, born 1 July 1980 in Beirut, Lebanon) is a Lebanese footballer currently playing for Al-Ahli in the UAE Football League and the Lebanon national team. He represented Lebanon at the 2000 Asian Cup and also captained of the team from November 2004 to August 2005.
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Mohamad began his career at Safa Sporting Club, signing to the first-team from the clubs junior teams. In 2002 he transferred to Olimpic Beirut, a club that was founded in 2000, Mohamed went on to win the Lebanese Premier League and Lebanese F.A Cup titles in 2003.
A defender, Mohamad joined Freiburg from Olympic Beirut in 2004. He scored his first goals for Freiburg, a double, in a 3–3 draw against Greuther Fürth on 22 September 2006.[1] During 2004, he transferred to Freiburg in Germanys Bundesliga at the recommendation of his international team mate, Roda Antar. Freiburg would then be relegated to Germanys 2nd division, Mohamad would remain there until he was signed to 1. FC Köln in 2007 along with Roda Antar.
Youssef Mohamad signed on 17 July 2007. Köln were promoted to the German first division for the 2008–09 season.
In 2009–10 season, he scored against Borussia Dortmund in a thrilling 2–2 draw. After team mate Kevin McKenna equalized, Mohamad took the lead with a right footed goal.[2] Mohamad received three yellow cards throughout the season.
In January 2010 FC Köln coach Zvonimir Soldo announced that Mohamad would be the captain of the club.
It took 92 seconds for him to see a red card on the opening day of the 2010–11 season for which he received a three match ban.
On the 19th of August 2011 the official website of the Emarati club announced that they had come to an agreement with FC Koln for the transfer of Mohamad to the UAE League. Youssef had reportedtly signed a 2 year contract after successfully passing a medical. It was reported that Koln would not allow Mohamad to leave until they could find a replacement for him, and club board said that it was an honour to have the Lebanese defender.[3]
In 2000, aged 20, Mohamed was selected to represent Lebanon at the 2000 Asian Cup. This opportunity of playing in a major tournament at a young age gave him a big chance to broaden his career. On 12 October, he played a full 90 minutes in Lebanon's opening 4–0 loss against Iran. On 15 October, he was substituted onto the field in the 89th minute for Abbas Chahrour in a 2–2 draw against Iraq. However, he would not take part in Lebanon's 1–1 draw with Thailand on 18 October.[4]
From November 2004 to August 2005, Mohamed was the captain of the Lebanese national team.
During 2007 Mohamad reportedly had a disagreement with Lebanon's assistant coach Adnan Meckdache where he had intensely criticized the Lebanese Football Federation and the national team coach. He was suspended by the Football Federation and would be allowed to return on the condition that he would apologize to the Lebanese F.A and it's national team coach for the critical stance.
Prior to the start of the third round World Cup qualifiers against South Korea and United Arab Emirates during September 2011, it was reported by Lebanese website sports-leb.com that Mohamad had traveled to Goyang to join the squad for the match.[5]
| Season | Team | Division | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999–00 | Safa Sporting Club | 1 | ?? | ?? |
| 2000–01 | Safa Sporting Club | 1 | ?? | ?? |
| 2001–02 | Safa Sporting Club | 1 | ?? | ?? |
| 2002–03 | Olympic Beirut | 1 | ?? | ?? |
| 2003–04 | Olympic Beirut | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| 2004–05 | SC Freiburg | 1 | 29 | 0 |
| 2005–06 | SC Freiburg | 2 | 27 | 1 |
| 2006–07 | SC Freiburg | 2 | 31 | 8 |
| 2007–08 | 1. FC Köln | 2 | 31 | 5 |
| 2008–09 | 1. FC Köln | 1 | 30 | 1 |
| 2009–10 | 1. FC Köln | 1 | 31 | 2 |
| 2010–11 | 1. FC Köln | 1 | 27 | 2 |
With Olympic Beirut
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