Abdulla Yusuf Helal

Abdulla Yusuf Helal
Personal information
Full name Abdulla Yusuf Abdulrahim Mohamed Helal[1]
Date of birth (1993-06-12) 12 June 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Riffa, Bahrain
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Mladá Boleslav
Number 9
Youth career
2009–2014 East Riffa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 East Riffa 28 (4)
2017–2018 Al-Muharraq 17 (3)
2018–2019 Bohemians 15 (5)
2019–2022 Slavia Prague 25 (3)
2019 → Bohemians (loan) 9 (0)
2020–2021 → Slovan Liberec (loan) 9 (1)
2021–2022 → Slovan Liberec (loan) 19 (3)
2022–2023 Persija Jakarta 17 (9)
2023– Mladá Boleslav 18 (4)
International career‡
2015 Bahrain U23 1 (0)
2012– Bahrain 80 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023

Abdulla Yusuf Abdulrahim Mohamed Helal (Arabic: عبد الله يوسف هلال; born 12 June 1993) is a Bahraini professional footballer who plays as a forward for Mladá Boleslav and Bahrain national team.[2]

Club career

Helal played for East Riffa since 2009. Through this journey he joined Al-Muharraq SC on loan from his club. He won the Bahraini Premier League in the 2017–18 season with Al-Muharraq.[3]

Bohemians

On 19 July 2018, it was announced that he would join Czech First League club Bohemians 1905 on loan and become the first Bahraini player to join a European top division club.[4][5] On 28 July 2018, Helal played his first game with the club after coming on as a substitute in the 65th minute. He scored a goal and provided an assist in an eventual 4–2 loss at Příbram.[6]

Slavia Prague

On 4 January 2019, Slavia Prague announced the signing of Helal from Bohemians 1905, and loaned him out for the rest of the season.[7] On 17 September 2019, Helal entered the history again by being the first player from the GCC countries to participate in a 2019–20 UEFA Champions League match against Internazionale.[8][9][10]

Slovan Liberec (loan)

On 4 August 2020, Slavia loaned Helal to Slovan Liberec with two other players.[11] 22 October 2020, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 win against Gent in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League.[12]

Persija Jakarta

Helal officially joined the capital club Persija Jakarta on 20 July 2022.[13] On 31 July 2022, he made his league debut by substituted Hanif Sjahbandi in the 64th minute, in a 2–1 winning match against Persis at Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium.[14]

Mladá Boleslav

On 28 June 2023, Helal signed with Mladá Boleslav one-year contract.[15]

International career

He represents Bahrain national team since 2012.

Career statistics

Club

As of 16 February 2023
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Al-Muharraq 2017–18 Bahraini Premier League 17 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 3
Bohemians 2018–19 Czech First League 15 5 3 0 — — 18 5
Slavia Prague 2019–20 Czech First League 17 2 2 0 3 0 1 0 23 2
2020–21 Czech First League 8 1 1 0 — — 9 1
Total 25 3 3 0 3 0 1 0 32 3
Bohemians (loan) 2018–19 Czech First League 9 0 2 0 — — 11 0
Slovan Liberec (loan) 2020–21 Czech First League 9 1 0 0 8 3 — 17 4
2021–22 Czech First League 19 3 0 0 — — 19 3
Total 28 4 2 0 8 3 0 0 36 7
Persija Jakarta 2022–23 Liga 1 17 9 0 0 — — 17 9
Career total 111 24 8 0 11 3 1 0 131 27

International

As of matches played on 14 June 2022[16]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Bahrain 2012 8 0
2013 4 1
2014 7 0
2015 5 0
2016 7 1
2017 8 1
2018 8 2
2019 9 0
2021 3 0
2022 8 3
Total 67 8
Scores and results list Bahrain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Helal goal.[16]
List of international goals scored by Abdulla Yusuf Helal
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 18 January 2013 Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain  Kuwait 1–0 1–6 21st Arabian Gulf Cup
2 5 February 2016  Lebanon 2–0 2–0 Friendly
3 5 September 2017  Chinese Taipei 4–0 5–0 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
4 27 March 2018  Turkmenistan 1–0 4–0
5 2–0
6 11 June 2022 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia  Malaysia 2–1 2–1 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
7 14 June 2022  Turkmenistan 1–0 1–0
8 11 November 2022 Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town, Bahrain  Canada 2–1 2–2 Friendly
9 18 November 2022 Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad, Bahrain  Serbia 1–1 1–5
10 10 January 2023 Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium, Basra, Iraq  Qatar 2–1 2–1 25th Arabian Gulf Cup

Honors

East Riffa

Al-Muharraq

Slavia Prague

Bahrain

References

  1. ^ Abdulla Yusuf Helal at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ Abdulla Yusuf Helal - Eurosport
  3. ^ "الشرقي يوافق على تجديد إعارة عبدالله يوسف للمحرق". AlWatan News. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  4. ^ "الرفاع الشرقي يوقع عقد احترافي للاعبه عبدالله يوسف مع نادٍ تشيكي في الدرجة الممتازة". Al-Ayam. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Bohemians angažovali jako první klub v Evropě fotbalistu z Bahrajnu". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 21 July 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
  6. ^ "1. FK Příbram - Bohemians Praha 1905 4:2". eurofotbal.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  7. ^ "Ahead of AFC Asian Cup 2019, Bahrain star signs for UEFA Europa League club". FOX Sports Asia. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  8. ^ Nabil, Ahmad. "من هو عبد الله يوسف هلال أول خليجي يشارك في دوري أبطال أوروبا؟". eremnews.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  9. ^ Adel, Zuhaira. "البحريني يكتب التاريخ - عبد الله يوسف أول خليجي يشارك في أبطال أوروبا". Goal.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  10. ^ "لاعب منتخبنا عبدالله يوسف أول خليجي يشارك رسمياً بدوري أبطال أوروبا". Alayam (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Tři sešívaní jsou na odchodu! Hilál už trénuje s Libercem". sport.cz. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  12. ^ "Liberec 1–0 Gent". UEFA. 22 October 2020.
  13. ^ "KITA SAMBUT PUZZLE ASING TERAKHIR PERSIJA: ABDULLA YUSUF HELAL". Persija Jakarta. 20 July 2022. Archived from the original on 20 July 2022. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
  14. ^ "Hasil Persija Vs Persis 2-1: Behrens Cetak Gol, Abdulla Yusuf Debut, Macan Kemayoran Petik Kemenangan Perdana". bola.kompas.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 31 July 2022.
  15. ^ "Bývalý slávista Hilál podepsal roční smlouvu s Mladou Boleslaví". Sport.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
  16. ^ a b "Yusuf Helal, Abdulla". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 January 2017.

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