Youssef Maleh

Youssef Maleh (born 22 August 1998) is an professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A Fiorentina. Born in Italy, he has been called up to the Morocco national team.

Youssef Maleh
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-08-28) 28 August 1998
Place of birth Castel San Pietro Terme, Italy
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Fiorentina
Number 14
Youth career
0000–2017 Cesena
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Cesena 0 (0)
2018 → Ravenna (loan) 9 (0)
2018–2021 Venezia 38 (2)
2018–2019 → Ravenna (loan) 23 (1)
2021– Fiorentina 12 (2)
2021 → Venezia (loan) 23 (4)
National team‡
2020 Italy U21 5 (1)
2021- Morocco 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:59, 11 December 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:45, 18 November 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Maleh began his career at Cesena and made his professional debut while on loan at Ravenna on 27 January 2018, in a Serie C 1–1 draw to Teramo.[1] On 31 July 2018, he signed for Venezia and subsequently rejoined Ravenna on another loan for the 2018–19 season.

On 21 January 2021, Fiorentina announced the signing of Maleh on a permanent deal, while also confirming that he would finish the 2020–21 season at Venezia.[2]

International career

Maleh was born in Italy and is of Moroccan descent.[3] He made his debut with the Italy U21 on 3 September 2020, in a friendly match won 2–1 against Slovenia.[4]

In August 2021, Maleh was first called-up to the Morocco national team for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification games against Sudan and Guinea in September.[5]

References
  1. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 27 January 2018.
  2. "Maleh is a Fiorentina player". ACF Fiorentina. 21 January 2021.
  3. Carrara, Federico (11 September 2020). "Chi è Youssef Maleh, l'italo-marocchino che piace alla Sampdoria".
  4. "Youssef Maleh". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  5. "Prima convocazione per Youssef Maleh con la Nazionale marocchina. C'è anche Amrabat". Fiorentinanews.com | Calciomercato Fiorentina Notizie Viola (in Italian). 26 August 2021. Retrieved 2 November 2021.


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