Abdulla Yusuf Helal

Abdulla Yusuf Helal (Arabic: عبد الله يوسف هلال‎; born 12 June 1993) is a Bahraini professional footballer who plays as a striker, and who currently plays for Slavia Prague, and Bahrain national team.[1]

Abdulla Yusuf Helal
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-06-12) 12 June 1993
Place of birth Riffa, Bahrain
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Slavia Prague
Number 21
Youth career
2009–2014 East Riffa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 East Riffa
2017–2018 Al-Muharraq
2018–2019 Bohemians 15 (5)
2019– Slavia Prague 18 (2)
2019 → Bohemians (loan) 9 (0)
2020 → Slovan Liberec (loan) 9 (1)
National team‡
2015– Bahrain U23 1 (0)
2012– Bahrain 48 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22 January 2019

Club career

Abdulla 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.[2]

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.[3][4] On 28 July 2018, Abdulla 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.[5]

Slavia Prague

On 4 January 2019, Slavia Prague announced the signing of Abdulla from Bohemians 1905, and loaned him out for the rest of the season.[6] 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.[7][8][9]

Slovan Liberec (loan)

On 4 August 2020, Slavia loaned Helal to Slovan Liberec with two other players.[10] On 22 October 2020, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 win against Gent in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League.[11]

International career

He represents Bahrain since 2012.

Career statistics

Club
As of 22 October 2020
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bohemians 2018–19 Fortuna liga 15530——185
Bohemians (loan) 2018–19 9020——110
Slavia Prague 2019–20 172203010232
Slovan Liberec (loan) 2020–21 410041—82
Career total 458707110609

International goals
Scores and results list Bahrain's goal tally first.[12]
GoalDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.18 January 2013Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain Kuwait1–01–621st Arabian Gulf Cup
2.5 February 2016Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain Lebanon2–02–0Friendly
3.5 September 2017Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain Chinese Taipei4–05–02019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
4.27 March 2018Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain Turkmenistan1–0
4–0
2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
5.2–0

Honors
East Riffa
Al-Muharraq
Bahrain
Slavia Prague

References
  1. Abdulla Yusuf Helal - Eurosport
  2. "الشرقي يوافق على تجديد إعارة عبدالله يوسف للمحرق". AlWatan News. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  3. "الرفاع الشرقي يوقع عقد احترافي للاعبه عبدالله يوسف مع نادٍ تشيكي في الدرجة الممتازة". Al-Ayam. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  4. "Bohemians angažovali jako první klub v Evropě fotbalistu z Bahrajnu". iDNES.cz (in Czech). 2018-07-21. Retrieved 2018-08-13.
  5. "1. FK Příbram - Bohemians Praha 1905 4:2". eurofotbal.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  6. "Ahead of AFC Asian Cup 2019, Bahrain star signs for UEFA Europa League club". FOX Sports Asia. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
  7. Nabil, Ahmad. "من هو عبد الله يوسف هلال أول خليجي يشارك في دوري أبطال أوروبا؟". eremnews.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  8. Adel, Zuhaira. "البحريني يكتب التاريخ - عبد الله يوسف أول خليجي يشارك في أبطال أوروبا". Goal.com (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  9. "لاعب منتخبنا عبدالله يوسف أول خليجي يشارك رسمياً بدوري أبطال أوروبا". Alayam (in Arabic). Retrieved 29 August 2019.
  10. "Tři sešívaní jsou na odchodu! Hilál už trénuje s Libercem". sport.cz. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
  11. "Liberec 1–0 Gent". UEFA. 22 October 2020.
  12. "Yusuf Helal, Abdulla". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
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