Yousef Abu Jalboush

Sisa
Sisa with Al-Hussein in 2025
Personal information
Full name Yousef Abdel-Rahman Abu Jalboush
Date of birth (1998-06-15) June 15, 1998[1]
Place of birth Zarqa, Jordan
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[2]
Position Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Al-Hussein
Number 98
Youth career
Al-Faisaly
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2024 Al-Faisaly
2022Kazma (loan)
2024– Al-Hussein 31 (16)
International career
2013 Jordan U17 (1)
2021– Jordan 6
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:53, 2 February 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 September 2024

Yousef Abdel-Rahman Abu Jalboush (Arabic: يُوسُف عَبْد الرَّحْمٰن يُوسُف أَبُو جَلْبُوش; born 15 June 1998), commonly known as Sisa (Arabic: صيصا), is a Jordanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Al-Hussein and the Jordan national team.

Club career

Abu Jalboush began his senior career in the Jordanian Pro League with Al-Faisaly in 2017.[3] On 5 December 2019, he went to Qatar for surgery to fix a tear in the Fibular collateral ligament and partial tear in the cruciate ligament.[4] On 5 January 2022, he extended his contract with Al-Faisaly for 2 more seasons.[5] He had a short stint with the Kuwait Premier League club Kazma on 20 January 2022.[6] He returned to Al-Faisaly in May 2022,[7] and with them won two Jordanian Pro Leagues, two Jordan FA Cups, two Jordan Shield Cups, and two Jordan Super Cups.[8]

Al-Hussein

On 15 July 2024, Abu Jalboush signed a contract to Al-Hussein.[9][10] He made an immediate impact at the club, scoring two goals against Al-Jazeera.[11] On 8 May 2025, Abu Jalboush scored the only goal of the 2024–25 Jordan FA Cup semi-final matchup against his former club Al-Faisaly.[12] The following season, Abu Jalboush led his club to a Jordan Super Cup win over Al-Wehdat,[13] and subsequently won the competition.[14] On 10 February 2026, Abu Jalboush scored a goal during the first leg of the 2025–26 AFC Champions League Two matchup against PGPL club Esteghlal,[15] to which his goal was later nominated among the top goals of the round of 16 by the AFC.[16]

International career

Abu Jalboush was first called up to the senior Jordan national team in a friendly 2–0 win over Tajikistan on 1 February 2021.[17] He was called up to the national team for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[18]

International goals

U-17

# Date Venue Opponent Score Competition
1 27 September 2013 Amman  Saudi Arabia 2–1 2014 AFC U-16 Championship qualification

Personal life

Abu Jalboush got the nickname Sisa as a child after his father, who was known as "Abu Sisa" by his friends.[8]

Honours

Al-Faisaly
Al-Hussein

References

  1. ^ "اللاعب يوسف أبو جلبوش". jfa.jo (in Arabic). Jordan Football Association. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  2. ^ "كووورة: الموقع العربي الرياضي الأول". www.kooora.com. Archived from the original on 2024-02-05. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  3. ^ "البطولة العربية | حوار خاص .. يوسف أبو جلبوش: الأهلي كلمة السر في انطلاقتنا وجئنا هنا للفوز باللقب | العربية Goal.com". www.goal.com. August 3, 2017.
  4. ^ "لاعب الفيصلي يوسف ابو جلبوش ينهي فترة علاجه في قطر". December 5, 2019.
  5. ^ "الفيصلي يجدد عقدي صيصا وأبو ليلى". كووورة. January 5, 2022.
  6. ^ "البرتقالي يتعاقد مع الأردني أبوجلبوش". alanba.com.kw.
  7. ^ "قطيشات يؤكد عودة أبو جلبوش للفيصلي ومحاولات لإنهاء مشكلة العرسان". جريدة الغد | مصدرك الأول لأخبار الأردن والعالم. May 20, 2022.
  8. ^ a b "شرارة وصيصا وديارا.. تسميات لها أسرارها في الكرة المحلية". جريدة الغد | مصدرك الأول لأخبار الأردن والعالم. February 14, 2022.
  9. ^ "الحسين إربد يتعاقد مع لاعب المنتخب الوطني يوسف أبو جلبوش". almamlakattv.com (in Arabic). Al-Mamlakat. 15 July 2024.
  10. ^ "الحسين إربد يتعاقد مع أبو جلبوش "صيصا"". alghad.com (in Arabic). Al-Ghad. 15 July 2024.
  11. ^ ""صيصا" يمنح الحسين نقاط الفوز الثلاث في افتتاح مشوار الفريق بدوري المحترفين". royanews.tv (in Arabic). Roya News. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  12. ^ Taj, Shaima (8 May 2025). "نتيجة مباراة الحسين إربد والفيصلي اليوم.. هدف أبو جلبوش يطيره بفريقه للنهائي - المشهد". almashhad.com (in Arabic). Al-Mashhad.
  13. ^ Taj, Shaima (25 July 2025). "أخبار السوبر الأردني: الحسين إربد بطلاً للسوبر الأردني على حساب الوحدات - المشهد". almashhad.com (in Arabic). Al-Mashhad. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  14. ^ "الحسين إربد يتوج بكأس السوبر الأردني للمرة الثالثة في تاريخه". alkass.net (in Arabic). Al-Kass. 26 July 2025. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  15. ^ "فريق الحسين يفوز على الاستقلال الإيراني في ثُمن نهائي دوري أبطال آسيا 2". petra.gov.jo. Jordan News Agency. 10 February 2026. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  16. ^ "#ACLTWO - Vote for your Top Goals of Round of 16 presented by VISA". the-afc.com. Asian Football Confederation. 26 February 2026. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
  17. ^ "JFA - الاتحاد الأردني لكرة القدم". JFA - الاتحاد الأردني لكرة القدم.
  18. ^ "منتخب الأردن يستدعي أبو حشيش". كووورة. December 19, 2023.