Yonis Abdirizak Farah (Somali: Yonis Cabdirisaaq Faarax; born 4 September 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a left back for Swedish club Eskilstuna City. Born in England, he represents the Somalia national team.
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Yonis Abdirizak Farah[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1999-09-04) 4 September 1999 (age 23) | ||
Place of birth | London, England | ||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Eskilstuna City | ||
Youth career | |||
0000–2018 | Southend United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019 | Trysil FK | 19 | (1) |
2020 | Ytterhogdals | 12 | (1) |
2021– | Eskilstuna City | 11 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2019– | Somalia | 7 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 09:42, 4 November 2021 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16:50, 3 April 2022 (UTC) |
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]
On 28 July 2021, Farah returned to Sweden to join Division 2 side Eskilstuna City.[5]
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.[6]
Farah has been described as a cousin of Olympic gold medallist Mo Farah.[7][8] Yonis Farah's father, Abdirizak, is currently chairman of Somali First Division club Elman.[9]
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