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Youssef Ibrahim ( ar, يوسف إبراهيم; born 2 December 1995), nicknamed Youssef Obama ( ar, يوسف اوباما), is an Egyptian professional
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who plays as a
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for Saudi Arabian club Al-Hazem on loan from
Zamalek Zamalek ( ar, الزمالك , ''al zamalek'') is an affluent district of western Cairo encompassing the northern portion of Gezira Island in the Nile River. The island is connected with the river banks through three bridges each on the east a ...
. A product of the Zamalek youth system, he made his debut for the club in the
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in 2014. He was sent out on loan twice between 2015 and 2016, with Al Ittihad and Wadi Degla, before returning to Zamalek.


Career

Obama began his career with
Zamalek Zamalek ( ar, الزمالك , ''al zamalek'') is an affluent district of western Cairo encompassing the northern portion of Gezira Island in the Nile River. The island is connected with the river banks through three bridges each on the east a ...
, being promoted from the under-23 squad to the first team in July 2014 by manager Mido. He was given the nickname Obama due to his resemblance to former U.S. President
Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II ( ; born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who served as the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, Obama was the first Af ...
. In 2015, he joined Al Ittihad on a season long loan deal, along with teammate Ahmed Samir. He scored seven goals in 31 appearances to finish the season as the club's top goalscorer. During his loan spell with Al Ittihad, Obama missed the funeral of his mother in order to play for the club. Having learned of his mother's death hours before a match against El Entag El Harby, he decided to remain with the squad and scored the winning goal in the match before breaking down in tears during his celebration. He later commented, "I wanted to follow my mother’s wishes not to leave my team for any reason." Obama attracted worldwide attention for his reaction to missing a penalty during an
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match while on loan with Al Ittihad. After seeing his penalty saved, Obama ran straight off the pitch and into the tunnel forcing manager
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to make a substitution as he failed to return to the pitch. The following year was sent out on loan again with Wadi Degla, scoring twice in fourteen appearances. After returning to Zamalek, Obama agreed a transfer to Portuguese side C.D. Feirense following the expiration of his contract. However, the transfer was later cancelled and he signed a new four-year contract with Zamalek.


Zamalek

On August 27, 2017, Obama debuted for Zamalek against
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. He got Shikabala's number 10. On May 21, 2018, Obama scored the last penalty that marked the defeat of
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in the 2018 Egypt Cup final, which Zamalek won after beating Smouha 5-4 on penalties in the final match. Obama signed a new four-year contract with Zamalek. On July 31, 2019, Obama decided to hand his number 10 to Shikabala in the new season. His new number became 14. On January 02, 2021, Obama scored a goal in Zamalek's victory over Enppi, with two goals to one at Petrosport Stadium in the fifth round of the Egyptian League. On January 9, 2021, Obama scored his goal in the 17th minute in the match against
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, which ended with Zamalek's 3-0 victory at Al-Jaish Stadium in Suez. On January 19, 2021, the Zamalek team succeeded in occupying the top of the Egyptian League after beating
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1-0, the goal was scored by Youssef Obama in the 10th minute of the match that was held between the two teams at Petrosport Stadium. On January 28, 2021, Obama scored two goals, in Zamalek's victory over
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, in the tenth round of the Egyptian League. On 23 January 2023, Obama joined Saudi Arabian club Al-Hazem on loan.


Honours

Zamalek (12 titles) *
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(3): 2014-2015,
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, 2021-22 * Egypt Cup (5): 2013–14, 2014–15, 2017–18, 2018–2019 ,
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Egyptian Super Cup The Egyptian Super Cup is Egyptian football's annual match contested between the champions of the previous Egyptian Premier League season and the holders of the Egypt Cup. If the Egyptian Premier League champions also won the Egypt Cup then the ...
: 2019–20 *
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Obama, Youssef 1995 births Living people Zamalek SC players Al Ittihad Alexandria Club players Wadi Degla SC players Al-Hazem F.C. players Egyptian Premier League players Saudi First Division League players Association football midfielders Egyptian footballers Egyptian expatriate footballers Egyptian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia