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 | 22 | ||
| 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 | 47 | (20) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 February 2026 | |||
Yousef Salech (Arabic: يوسف صالح; born 17 January 2002) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for EFL League One club Cardiff City.
Career
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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]
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]
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]
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]
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
Born in Denmark, Salech is of Palestinian descent. His mother is from Poland and his father is from Palestine. He is also eligible to represent Jordan through his father.[12]
Career statistics
- As of match played 13 December 2025[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 | ||
| HIK | 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 | |||
| Cardiff City | 2024–25 | EFL Championship | 20 | 8 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 22 | 9 | |||
| 2025–26 | EFL League One | 22 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 25 | 11 | |
| Total | 41 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 47 | 20 | ||
| Career total | 136 | 52 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 152 | 55 | ||
- ^ Includes Danish Cup, Belgian Cup, FA Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ Appearance in EFL Trophy
References
- ^ "SQUAD LIST 2025/26 & U21 REGISTERED CONTRACT PLAYERS" (PDF). EFL. 1 September 2025. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
- ^ a b c 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.