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Youssef Maleh

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Youssef Maleh
يوسف مالح
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-08-22) 22 August 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Castel San Pietro Terme, Italy
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Empoli
(on loan from Lecce)
Number 93
Youth career
0000–2017 Cesena
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2018 Cesena 0 (0)
2018Ravenna (loan) 9 (0)
2018–2021 Venezia 38 (2)
2018–2019Ravenna (loan) 23 (1)
2021–2023 Fiorentina 35 (2)
2021Venezia (loan) 23 (4)
2023Lecce (loan) 17 (0)
2023– Lecce 0 (0)
2023–Empoli (loan) 34 (0)
International career
2020–2021 Italy U21 5 (1)
2021– Morocco 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 June 2023 (UTC)

Youssef Maleh (Arabic: يوسف مالح; born 22 August 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie A club Empoli, on loan from Lecce. Born in Italy, he plays for the Morocco national team.

Club career

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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]

On 3 January 2023, Maleh joined Lecce on loan until the end of the season. Lecce held an obligation to buy his rights if the club remained in Serie A.[3]

On 31 August 2023, Maleh moved on loan to Empoli, with an option to buy.[4]

International career

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Maleh was born in Italy and is of Moroccan descent.[5] He made his debut with the Italy U21 on 3 September 2020, in a friendly match won 2–1 against Slovenia.[6]

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.[7]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 15 March 2024[8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ravenna (loan) 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
2022–23 Serie A 7 0 0 0 5 0 12 0
Total 35 2 5 1 5 0 45 3
Lecce (loan) 2022–23 Serie A 17 0 17 0
Empoli (loan) 2023–24 Serie A 26 0 26 0
Career total 171 9 9 1 5 0 185 10

References

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  1. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 27 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Maleh is a Fiorentina player". ACF Fiorentina. 21 January 2021.
  3. ^ "MALEH È UN CALCIATORE DEL LECCE". www.uslecce.it (in Italian). 3 January 2023. Retrieved 3 January 2023.
  4. ^ "Youssef Maleh è un nuovo calciatore azzurro" [Youssef Maleh is a new blue footballer] (in Italian). Empoli. 31 August 2023. Retrieved 31 August 2023.
  5. ^ Carrara, Federico (11 September 2020). "Chi è Youssef Maleh, l'italo-marocchino che piace alla Sampdoria".
  6. ^ "Youssef Maleh". Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ Youssef Maleh at Soccerway. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
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