Ali Youssef (footballer, born 2001)

Ali Youssef
Personal information
Full name Ali Youssef Ibrahim Almusrati
Date of birth (2001-07-09) 9 July 2001
Place of birth Benghazi, Libya
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Defender
Team information
Current team
Nantes
Number 2
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–2024 Al-Ahly SC
2024–2025 Club Africain 38 (6)
2026– Nantes 5 (0)
International career
2022– Libya 22 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 March 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 25 November 2025

Ali Youssef Ibrahim Almusrati (Arabic: علي يوسف; born 9 July 2001) is a Libyan professional footballer who plays as a defender for Ligue 1 club Nantes.

Club career

Youssef started his career with Libyan side Al Ahli SC. Following his stint there, he signed for Tunisian side Club Africain ahead of the 2024–25 season, where he made thirty-eight league appearances and scored six goals. Arabic news website Erem News wrote in 2026 that "he attracted attention with his outstanding performance" while playing for the club.[1] Eighteen months later, he signed for French Ligue 1 side FC Nantes.

International career

Youssef is a Libya international. During the autumn of 2025, he played for the Libya national football team for 2025 FIFA Arab Cup qualification.[2]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 1 March 2026[3]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Al Ahly 2023–24 Libyan Premier League 4[a] 0 4 0
Club Africain 2024–25 Tunisian Ligue 1 25 0 2 1 27 1
2025–26 Tunisian Ligue 1 13 2 0 0 13 2
Total 38 2 2 1 4 0 44 3
Nantes 2025–26 Ligue 1 5 0 5 0
Career total 43 2 2 1 4 0 49 3
  1. ^ Appearances in CAF Champions League

International

As of match played 25 November 2025
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Libya 2022 2 0
2023 6 0
2024 9 0
2025 5 0
Total 22 0

References

  1. ^ "على طريقة محمد صلاح.. نانت يجني أول مكاسب صفقة علي يوسف" [Following in Mohamed Salah's footsteps, Nantes reaps the first benefits of the Ali Youssef deal] (in Arabic). Erem News. 20 January 2026. Retrieved 21 January 2026.
  2. ^ Ali Youssef at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference soccerway was invoked but never defined (see the help page).