Yonis Farah


Yonis Abdirizak Farah is an English-born Somali footballer who plays as a left back for Swedish club Ytterhogdals and the Somalia national team.

Club career

Farah played youth football for English club Southend United, before being released in May 2018. In 2019, Farah signed for Norwegian club :no:Trysil Fotballklubb|Trysil FK. Ahead of the 2020 season, Farah joined Swedish Division 2 side Ytterhogdals, making his debut on 28 June against Piteå.

International career

On 5 September 2019, Farah made his debut for Somalia in a 1–0 win against Zimbabwe, marking Somalia's first ever FIFA World Cup qualification victory.

Personal life

Farah is cousins with Olympic gold medallist Mo Farah. Farah's father, Abdirizak, is currently chairman of Somali First Division club Elman.