Abdulla Yusuf Helal
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]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Abdulla Yusuf Abdulrahim Mohamed Helal[1] | ||
Date of birth | 12 June 1993 | ||
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 | 8 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2015 | Bahrain U23 | 1 | (0) |
2012– | Bahrain | 67 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 June 2022 |
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
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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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]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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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]
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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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
- Bahraini Second Division League: 2014
- Bahraini King's Cup: 2014
- Bahraini Super Cup: 2014
Al-Muharraq
- Bahraini Premier League: 2017–18
Slavia Prague
- Czech First League: 2019–20
Bahrain
- GCC U-23 Championship: 2013
References
- Abdulla Yusuf Helal at WorldFootball.net
- Abdulla Yusuf Helal - Eurosport
- "الشرقي يوافق على تجديد إعارة عبدالله يوسف للمحرق". AlWatan News. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- "الرفاع الشرقي يوقع عقد احترافي للاعبه عبدالله يوسف مع نادٍ تشيكي في الدرجة الممتازة". Al-Ayam. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- "Bohemians angažovali jako první klub v Evropě fotbalistu z Bahrajnu". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 21 July 2018. Retrieved 13 August 2018.
- "1. FK Příbram - Bohemians Praha 1905 4:2". eurofotbal.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 29 July 2018.
- "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.
- Nabil, Ahmad. "من هو عبد الله يوسف هلال أول خليجي يشارك في دوري أبطال أوروبا؟". eremnews.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- Adel, Zuhaira. "البحريني يكتب التاريخ - عبد الله يوسف أول خليجي يشارك في أبطال أوروبا". Goal.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- "لاعب منتخبنا عبدالله يوسف أول خليجي يشارك رسمياً بدوري أبطال أوروبا". Alayam (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 August 2019.
- "Tři sešívaní jsou na odchodu! Hilál už trénuje s Libercem". sport.cz. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- "Liberec 1–0 Gent". UEFA. 22 October 2020.
- "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.
- "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.
- "Bývalý slávista Hilál podepsal roční smlouvu s Mladou Boleslaví". Sport.cz (in Czech). Czech News Agency. Retrieved 28 June 2023.
- "Yusuf Helal, Abdulla". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
External links
- Abdulla Yusuf Helal at WorldFootball.net