Yussuf Poulsen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yussuf Yurary Poulsen | ||
| Date of birth | 15 June 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | RB Leipzig | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| BK Skjold | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2011–2013 | Lyngby Boldklub | 35 | (11) |
| 2013– | RB Leipzig | 60 | (21) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010 | Denmark U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Denmark U17 | 19 | (2) |
| 2011–2012 | Denmark U18 | 7 | (4) |
| 2012–2013 | Denmark U19 | 12 | (8) |
| 2012 | Denmark U20 | 3 | (0) |
| 2013– | Denmark U21 | 11 | (4) |
| 2013– | Denmark League XI | 1 | (0) |
| 2014– | Denmark | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 April 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Yussuf Yurary Poulsen (born 15 June 1994) is a Danish footballer who plays for RB Leipzig[1] as a second striker or winger.
Club career
Yussuf Poulsen played for Lyngby Boldklub first team from 2011 to 2013 making 35 appearances and scoring 11 goals. In July 2013, Poulsen signed a four year deal for RB Leipzig, which was promoted to the 2. Liga in Germany in 2014.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 17 May 2014.
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Club | League | Season | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |
| Denmark | League | DBU Pokalen | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||||
| Lyngby Boldklub | Superliga | 2011–12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 1st Division | 2012–13 | 30 | 11 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 32 | 11 | ||||
| Total | 35 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 11 | |||
| Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Europe | Other[lower-alpha 1] | Total | ||||||||
| RB Leipzig | 3. Liga | 2013–14 | 36 | 10 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 10 | |||
| 2. Bundesliga | 2014–15 | 24 | 11 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 12 | ||||
| Total | 60 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 22 | |||
| Career statistics | 95 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 101 | 33 | |||
- ↑ Includes DFB-Supercup and FIFA Club World Cup matches.
Personal life
Poulsen is the son of a Tanzanian father and a Danish mother.[2]
References
- ↑ "Yussuf Poulsen". danskfodbold.
- ↑ Unterschrieben: Yussuf Poulsen verstärkt RB Leipzig – erste Einsätze am Wochenende, www.lvz-online.de vom 4. Juli 2013
External links
- Yussuf Poulsen profile at Lyngby BK Official website
- Danish national team profile
- Complete League statistics at danskfodbold.com (Danish)
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