Youssef Chermiti

Youssef Ramalho Chermiti (born 24 May 2004) is a Portuguese professional footballer who plays as a striker for Premier League club Everton.

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Ramalho and the second or paternal family name is Chermiti.
Youssef Chermiti
Personal information
Full name Youssef Ramalho Chermiti[1]
Date of birth (2004-05-24) 24 May 2004
Place of birth Vila do Porto, Azores, Portugal
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Everton
Number 28
Youth career
2013–2014 Os Marienses
2014–2015 ACF Pauleta
2015–2016 GD São Pedro
2016–2021 Sporting CP
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Sporting CP B 10 (3)
2023 Sporting CP 16 (3)
2023– Everton 3 (0)
International career‡
2019 Portugal U15 5 (1)
2019–2020 Portugal U16 12 (1)
2021–2022 Portugal U18 12 (6)
2022– Portugal U19 4 (3)
2023– Portugal U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:34, 7 October 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:22, 18 October 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Chermiti is a youth product of Os Marienses, ACF Pauleta, and GD São Pedro, before moving to the youth academy of Sporting CP in 2016.[2]

Sporting CP

On 22 July 2020, Chermiti signed his first professional contract with Sporting for three seasons.[3] He was promoted to their B-team in 2021, but was sidelined with injuries for eight months before training with the senior team in November 2022.[4] He made his professional debut with Sporting in a 2–2 Primeira Liga tie with Benfica on 15 January 2023.[5]

Everton

On 11 August 2023, Chermiti joined Premier League club Everton by signing a four-year contract,[6] for a reported fee of £15 million.[7]

International career

Chermiti was born in Portugal to a Tunisian father and Cape Verdean mother.[2] He is a youth international for Portugal, having played up to the Portugal U19s.[8]

Personal life

Chermiti is the cousin of the Tunisian footballer Amine Chermiti.[9]

Career statistics
As of match played 7 October 2023[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sporting CP B 2021–22 Liga 3 103———103
Sporting CP 2022–23 Primeira Liga 16300105[lower-alpha 1]0223
Everton 2023–24 Premier League 3 0 0 0 1 0 — 4 0
Career total 296002050366
  1. Appearances in UEFA Europa League

References
  1. "2023/24 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  2. "Youssef Ramalho Chermiti". www.sporting.pt. October 16, 2019.
  3. "Youssef Chermiti assina contrato profissional com o Sporting". www.record.pt.
  4. "Chermiti regressa com renovação na mira (Sporting)". A Bola.
  5. "Benfica x Sporting - Record Jogos em Direto". www.record.pt.
  6. "Chermiti Signs For Everton". Everton F.C. 11 August 2023.
  7. "Youssef Chermiti: Everton sign Sporting Lisbon striker in £15m deal". BBC Sport. 11 August 2023.
  8. "YOUSSEF CHERMITI COM CONTRATO PROFISSIONAL". July 23, 2020.
  9. "[Expatriés] : Qui est Youssef Ramalho Chermiti ?".
  10. Youssef Chermiti at Soccerway
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