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 Slavia Prague and the Bahrain national team.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 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 | 25 | (3) |
| 2019 | → Bohemians (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2020– | → Slovan Liberec (loan) | 10 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015 | Bahrain U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2012– | Bahrain | 55 | (5) |
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* 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 14:42, 24 March 2021 (UTC) | |||
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]
International career
He represents Bahrain national team since 2012.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 18 June 2021
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Bohemians | 2018–19 | Czech First League | 15 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 5 | ||
| Bohemians (loan) | 2018–19 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Slavia Prague | 2019–20 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 2 | |
| 2020–21 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 25 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 3 | ||
| Slovan Liberec (loan) | 2020–21 | Czech First League | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | — | 17 | 4 | |
| Career total | 58 | 9 | 8 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 78 | 12 | ||
International
- As of matches played on 24 March 2021[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bahrain | 2012 | 8 | 0 |
| 2013 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2017 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2019 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 55 | 5 | |
- Scores and results list Bahrain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Helal goal.[13]
| 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 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain |  Lebanon | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 5 September 2017 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Chinese Taipei | 4–0 | 5–0 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 4 | 27 March 2018 | Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain |  Turkmenistan | 1–0 | 4–0 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 5 | 2–0 |
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. 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.
- "Yusuf Helal, Abdulla". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
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