Abdulla Yusuf Abdulrahim Mohamed Helal (; born 12 June 1993) is a Bahraini professional footballer who plays as a forward for Kuwaiti club Al-Salmiya and the Bahrain national team.Abdulla Yusuf Helal - Eurosport
Personal life Abdulla Yusuf Helal was born on 12 June 1993. He has a Czech wife.
Club career Helal played for East Riffa since 2009. Through this journey he joined Al-Muharraq SC on loan from his club. He won the Bahraini Premier League in the 2017–18 season with Al-Muharraq.
Czech First League On 19 July 2018, it was announced that Helal would join Czech First League club Bohemians 1905 on loan and become the first Bahraini player to join a European top division club. On 28 July 2018, Helal played his first game with the club after coming on as a substitute in the 65th minute. He scored a goal and provided an assist in an eventual 4–2 loss at Příbram.
On 4 January 2019, Slavia Prague announced the signing of Helal from Bohemians 1905, and loaned him out for the rest of the season. On 17 September 2019, Helal entered the history again by being the first player from the GCC countries to participate in a 2019–20 UEFA Champions League match against Internazionale.
On 4 August 2020, Slavia loaned Helal to Slovan Liberec with two other players. 22 October 2020, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 win against Gent in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League.
Indonesia and return to the Czech Republic Helal officially joined the capital club Persija Jakarta on 20 July 2022. On 31 July 2022, he made his Liga 1 debut by substituted Hanif Sjahbandi in the 64th minute, in a 2–1 winning match against Persis at Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium.
On 28 June 2023, Helal signed with Mladá Boleslav one-year contract. Before the 2024–25 season, Helal returned to Bohemians 1905, where he started European part of his career.
International career He represents Bahrain national team since 2012. In his 100th appearances for the national team, he scored the winning goal against Jordan that sent Bahrain through to the round of 16 of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup at the top of Group E.
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAl-Muharraq2017–18Bahraini Premier League173000000173Bohemians 19052018–19Czech First League15530——185Slavia Prague2019–20Czech First League1722030102322020–21Czech First League8110——91Total253303010323Bohemians 1905 (loan)2018–19Czech First League9020——110Slovan Liberec (loan)2020–21Czech First League910083—1742021–22Czech First League19300——193Total284208300367Persija Jakarta2022–23Liga 117900——179Career total11124801131013127
International
+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsBahrain20129020135120147020155020166120178120188220199020213020221142023102202482Total8913
Scores and results list Bahrain's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Helal goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Abdulla Yusuf HelalNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1 18 January 2013 Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain 1–0 1–6 21st Arabian Gulf Cup2 5 February 2016 2–0 2–0 Friendly3 5 September 2017 4–0 5–0 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification4 27 March 2018 1–0 4–05 2–06 11 June 2022 Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 2–1 2–1 2023 AFC Asian Cup qualification7 14 June 2022 1–0 1–08 11 November 2022 Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town, Bahrain 2–1 2–2 Friendly9 18 November 2022 Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad, Bahrain 1–1 1–510 10 January 2023 Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium, Basra, Iraq 2–1 2–1 25th Arabian Gulf Cup11 7 September 2023 Police Officers' Club Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates 1–3 1–3 Friendly12 25 January 2024 Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar 1–0 1–0 2023 AFC Asian Cup13 26 March 2024 Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain 2–0 3–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
Honors East Riffa Bahraini Second Division League: 2014 Bahraini King's Cup: 2014 Bahraini Super Cup: 2014
Al-Muharraq Bahraini Premier League: 2017–18
Slavia Prague Czech First League: 2019–20
Bahrain GCC U-23 Championship: 2013
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