Yusef Ahmed

Yusef Ahmed Ali (Arabic: يوسف أحمد‎‎; born 14 October 1988) is a Qatari international footballer who plays as a striker for Al-Sadd. Ahmed was born in Saudi Arabia. He began playing football in the streets of Jeddah, but eventually left Saudi Arabia due to the lack of possibility of obtaining citizenship. He then emigrated to Qatar and played with the youth teams of Al-Sadd before obtaining Qatari citizenship. He is known for his speed and pace, earning him the nickname "The fastest man in Asia".

In 2010, Ahmed won the 2010 Qatari Stars Cup with Al-Sadd. He was the top scorer of the tournament, with 8 goals in 7 games, including the only goal in the final against Umm Salal. He was offered a contract with Belgian club Standard Liege in February 2011, after his brilliant performance in the 2011 Asian Cup, but rejected the offer.

Ahmed was sidelined with injury for most of the 2010/11 season, as a result he missed Al Sadd's historic triumph in the 2011 AFC Champions League. He returned from injury for the 2011/12 season.

Under–17

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	7 September 2004	Japan	Bangladesh	6–1	Won	2004 AFC U-17 Championship
2.	7 September 2004	Japan	Bangladesh	6–1	Won	2004 AFC U-17 Championship
3.	9 September 2004	Japan	Uzbekistan	2–2	Draw	2004 AFC U-17 Championship
4.	12 September 2004	Japan	Kuwait	4–3	Won	2004 AFC U-17 Championship
5.	12 September 2004	Japan	Kuwait	4–3	Won	2004 AFC U-17 Championship
6.	18 September 2004	Japan	Iran	2–1	Won	2004 AFC U-17 Championship
7.	18 September 2004	Japan	Iran	2–1	Won	2004 AFC U-17 Championship
8.	17 September 2005	Estadio Miguel Grau, Piura	Netherlands	3–5	Lost	2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship
9.	20 September 2005	Estadio Miguel Grau, Piura	Gambia	1–3	Lost	2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship

Under–23

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	6 June 2008	Doha, Qatar	Pakistan	7–0	Won	2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers
2.	6 June 2008	Doha, Qatar	Pakistan	7–0	Won	2008 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers

Senior team

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	20 August 2008	Doha, Qatar	Tajikistan	4–0	5–0	Friendly
2.	12 January 2011	Doha, Qatar	China PR	1–0	2–0	2011 AFC Asian Cup
3.				2–0
4.	23 July 2011	Doha, Qatar	Vietnam	3–0	3–0	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
5.	28 July 2011	Hanoi, Vietnam	Vietnam	1–0	1–2	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
6.	22 May 2012	Madrid, Spain	Albania	1–2	1–2	Friendly
7.	8 June 2012	Doha, Qatar	South Korea	1–0	1–4	2014 FIFA World Cup qualification
8.	6 February 2013	Doha, Qatar	Malaysia	2–0	2–0	2015 AFC Asian Cup qualification
9.	27 March 2013	Doha, Qatar	Egypt	3–1	3–1	Friendly
10.	17 April 2013	Doha, Qatar	Palestine	2–0	2–0	Friendly

Individual

• Qatari Stars Cup Top Scorer

Club

• Al-Sadd