Yousuf Butt

Yousuf Ijaz Butt (Urdu: يوسف اعجاز بٹ‎; born October 18, 1989) is a Pakistani footballer who is the first choice goalkeeper for the Pakistan national football team. He is known as "The Wall" of South Asia and has been praised for his unique playing style and is known for his quick reflexes, excellent shot-stopping abilities, command of his area and accurate distribution of the ball. For the national team of Pakistan, Yousuf have established himself after pushing Pakistan legend Jaffar Khan to the bench back in 2012/2013. Butt has impressed so much with his several 'Man of the Match' performances that the nation have found their new goalkeeper legend of Pakistan. Yousuf has established himself as one of the best goalkeepers in South Asia, where his goalkeeping skills have earned him the nickname ‘The Wall’ from fans in south Asia.

Yousuf also was awarded the Goalkeeper with the most saves under the 2018 SAFF Championship.

Club career

Butt has played over 200 division games in Denmark. He started his professional career at Hellerup IK in 2007 in the Danish 1 division, having previously played for the team's youth academy. He was initially the third choice at Hellerup, but worked his way to become the first-choice goalkeeper at age of 18. Afterwards, he joined 2 BK Skjold for the 2009–10 season 2 division season and played at the club and Skjold Birkerød the following season. Butt was then brought into 2 division side BK Glostrup Albertslund where he eventually became the number one and the club captain. In 2014, Butt signed with 1 division club Brønshøj Boldklub and later moved to Svebølle B&I the next season.

League career

1 Division clubs Hellerup IK Brønshøj Boldklub

2 Division clubs BK Glostrup Albertslund Svebølle B&I BK Skjold Fredensborg BI and Greve Fodbold

International career

Although Butt had been previously called up for Canada under–20 team due to his family's residency in the country, he chose to represent Pakistan at various levels from the under-23s to the national team between 2011 and 2012. He made his debut for the national team in November 2012 against Singapore.

Butt worked his way into becoming Pakistan number-one. He has played 18 games for Pakistan including the AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers of 2013, the 2013 SAFF Championship, as well as the 2013 Philippine Peace Cup. Butt became 2018 SAFF Championship SAFF Cup SAFE HANDS, meaning that he was the one with the most saves.

Family

Yousuf Butt comes from a football family. Yousuf is the younger brother of Yaqoob Butt who also plays and represent Pakistan. Yaqoob also plays club football in the same league as Yousuf.