Youssef Maleh (Arabic: يوسف مالح; born 22 August 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Fiorentina.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1998-08-22) 22 August 1998 (age 24) | ||
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 | 34 | (2) |
2021 | → Venezia (loan) | 23 | (4) |
National team‡ | |||
2020–2021 | Italy U21 | 5 | (1) |
2021 | Morocco | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:23, 10 October 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18:18 02 October 2022 (UTC) |
Born in Italy to Moroccan parents, Maleh represented his native country internationally at under-21 level, before being called up to the Morocco national team in 2021.
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]
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]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Ravenna | 2017–18 | Serie C | 9 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
2018–19 | Serie C | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | ||
Total | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
Venezia | 2019–20 | Serie B | 28 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 30 | 1 | |
2020–21 | Serie B | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 33 | 5 | ||
Total | 61 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 6 | ||
Fiorentina | 2021–22 | Serie A | 28 | 2 | 5 | 1 | — | 33 | 3 | |
Career total | 121 | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 10 |
ACF Fiorentina – current squad | |
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