Yousef Salech
.jpg) Salech in 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yousef Salech[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 January 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Hellerup, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Cardiff City | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2013 | Skjold | ||
| 2013–2020 | HIK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2021 | HIK | 25 | (7) |
| 2021–2024 | Brøndby | 9 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → HB Køge (loan) | 24 | (15) |
| 2023–2024 | → Beveren (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2024–2025 | Sirius | 27 | (11) |
| 2025– | Cardiff City | 62 | (24) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 April 2026 | |||
Yousef Salech (Arabic: يوسف صالح; born 17 January 2002) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL Championship club Cardiff City.
Career
[edit]_31.jpg)
Brøndby
[edit]Salech signed his first professional contract with Danish Superliga club Brøndby on 28 June 2021, a four-year deal.[3] He made his debut on 1 May 2022, coming on as a substitute for Marko Divković in the 73rd minute of a 2–1 league loss to Randers.[4]
HB Køge (loan)
[edit]On 31 August 2022, Salech was loaned out to Danish 1st Division side HB Køge for the rest of the season.[5] He scored 15 goals in 25 appearances for Svanerne, before returning to Brøndby ahead of the 2023–24 season.[2][6]
Beveren (loan)
[edit]Salech moved on a season-long loan to Belgian Challenger Pro League club Beveren on 28 August 2023, with an option for Brøndby to recall him in January 2024.[7] He scored six minutes into his debut for Beveren on 3 September, helping Beveren to a 2–0 victory over SL16.[8][9]
IK Sirius
[edit]On 22 February 2024 it was confirmed that Salech had been sold to Swedish Allsvenskan club IK Sirius with immediate effect for a transfer fee of 600.000€ plus a 25% sell-on clause. Salech signed a deal until the end of 2028.[10]
Cardiff City
[edit]On 17 January 2025, Salech joined Championship club Cardiff City, on a four-and-a-half-year deal for an undisclosed fee.[11]
Personal life
[edit]Born in Denmark, Salech is of Polish-Palestinian descent. His mother is from Poland while his father was born in Palestine and later moved to Jordan. He is eligible to represent Jordan through his father.[12]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 8 August 2026[2]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hellerup IK | 2020–21 | 2nd Division | 25 | 7 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 26 | 7 | |||
| Brøndby | 2021–22 | Superliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | Superliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[c] | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | Superliga | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
| HB Køge (loan) | 2022–23 | 1st Division | 24 | 15 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 25 | 15 | |||
| Beveren (loan) | 2023–24 | Challenger Pro League | 12 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 15 | 1 | |||
| IK Sirius | 2024 | Allsvenskan | 27 | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 28 | 12 | |||
| Total | 63 | 27 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | 68 | 28 | |||||
| Cardiff City | 2024–25 | Championship | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 22 | 9 | |||
| 2025–26 | League One | 34 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | 1[d] | 0 | 40 | 15 | ||
| 2026–27 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Total | 54 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 26 | ||
| Career total | 126 | 49 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 142 | 54 | ||
- ↑ Includes Danish Cup, Belgian Cup, FA Cup
- ↑ Includes EFL Cup
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ↑ Appearance in EFL Trophy
References
[edit]- ↑ "SQUAD LIST 2025/26 & U21 REGISTERED CONTRACT PLAYERS" (PDF). EFL. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- 1 2 3 Yousef Salech at Soccerway
- ↑ Karlsen, Nanna Møller (6 August 2021). "Yousef Salech: En drøm der går i opfyldelse". 3point (in Danish). Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ↑ Karlsen, Nanna Møller (1 May 2022). "Krisen fortsætter: Brøndby tabte til 10 mand i Randers". 3point (in Danish). Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ↑ Ebbesen, Anders (31 August 2022). "Salech ny spidsangriber for Svanerne". HB Køge (in Danish). Archived from the original on 31 August 2022.
- ↑ Hoffskov, Ole (29 June 2023). "Tilbage i Brøndby – men skal Salech udlejes igen?". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ↑ "Salech udlejes". Brøndby IF (Press release) (in Danish). 28 August 2023. Archived from the original on 7 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ↑ "SK Beveren – Standard Liège II 2:0 (Eerste klasse B 2023/2024, 4. Round)". WorldFootball.net. Perform Group. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ↑ Elegeert, Ivan (3 September 2023). "Nieuwe spits Yousef Salech geeft meteen visitekaartje af in eerste Beverse driepunter: "Droomde ervan om bij mijn eerste kans te scoren"". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish). Archived from the original on 6 September 2023. Retrieved 7 September 2023.
- ↑ Yousef Salech klar för Sirius Fotboll, siriusfotboll.se, 22 February 2024
- ↑ "Yousef Salech is a Bluebird". Cardiff City F.C. 17 January 2025. Retrieved 17 January 2025.
- ↑ "Cardiff complete signing of striker Salech". 17 January 2025.
- 2002 births
- Living people
- Danish men's footballers
- Danish people of Palestinian descent
- Danish people of Jordanian descent
- Danish people of Polish descent
- Danish expatriate men's footballers
- Footballers from Gentofte Municipality
- Men's association football forwards
- Boldklubben Skjold players
- Hellerup IK players
- Brøndby IF players
- HB Køge players
- SK Beveren players
- IK Sirius Fotboll players
- Danish 2nd Division players
- Danish 1st Division players
- Danish Superliga players
- Challenger Pro League players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
- Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- 21st-century Danish sportsmen
- Cardiff City F.C. players
- Allsvenskan players