Yonis Farah

Yonis Abdirizak Farah (Somali: Yonis Cabdirisaaq Faarax; born 4 September 1999) is an English-born Somali footballer who plays as a left back for Swedish club Ytterhogdals and the Somalia national team.

Yonis Farah
Personal information
Full name Yonis Abdirizak Farah[1]
Date of birth (1999-09-04) 4 September 1999
Place of birth London, England
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left back
Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Ytterhogdals
Number 3
Youth career
0000–2018 Southend United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Trysil FK 19 (1)
2020– Ytterhogdals 12 (1)
National team‡
2019– Somalia 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:00, 27 October 2020 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:00, 13 September 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Farah played youth football for English club Southend United, before being released in May 2018.[2] In 2019, Farah signed for Norwegian club Trysil FK.[3] Ahead of the 2020 season, Farah joined Swedish Division 2 side Ytterhogdals, making his debut on 28 June against Piteå.[4]

International career

On 5 September 2019, Farah made his debut for Somalia in a 1–0 win against Zimbabwe, marking Somalia's first ever FIFA World Cup qualification victory.[5]

Personal life

Farah is the cousin of Olympic gold medallist Mo Farah.[6] Farah's father, Abdirizak, is currently chairman of Somali First Division club Elman.[7]

References
  1. "Spillerstalln". Trysil FK (in Norwegian).
  2. "Blues Confirm Retained/Released List". Southend United F.C. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  3. "Yonis Abdirizak Farah" (in Norwegian). Norges Fotballforbund. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  4. "Ytterhogdals IK - Piteå IF". svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). 28 June 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  5. "Somalia vs. Zimbabwe". National Football Teams. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  6. "Southend United's Yonis Farah inspired by cousin Mo Farah's Olympic gold medal display". Basildon Echo. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  7. "Four football club bosses in Djibouti to encourage Ocean stars". Somali Football Federation. 5 September 2019. Retrieved 15 September 2019.
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