Yousuf Butt

Yousuf Ijaz Butt (Urdu: يوسف اعجاز بٹ; born October 18, 1989[1]) is a footballer who plays for Ishøj IF and the Pakistan national football team. He has established himself as one of the best goalkeepers in South Asia, where his goalkeeping skills have earned him the nickname ‘The Wall’ from fans in South Asia.[2][3][4]

Yousuf Butt
Butt in 2019
Personal information
Full name Yousuf Ijaz Butt
Date of birth (1989-10-18) October 18, 1989
Place of birth Copenhagen, Denmark
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Ishøj IF
Number 1
Youth career
2004–2008 Hellerup IK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2010 Hellerup IK 48 (0)
2010 BK Skjold 26 (0)
2010–2013 BK Glostrup Albertslund 92 (0)
2014–2015 Brønshøj Boldklub 10 (0)
2015–2016 Svebølle B&I 28 (0)
2016–2017 Brønshøj Boldklub 12 (0)
2017 Fredensborg BI 16 (0)
2017–2018 Herlev IF 18 (0)
2018–2020 AB Tårnby 81 (0)
2021– Ishøj IF 77 (0)
International career‡
2011 Pakistan U23 5 (0)
2012- Pakistan 20 (0)
Honours
 Pakistan
Third placePhilippine Peace Cup2013
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 July 2015 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 00:00, 12 June 2019 (UTC)

Personal life

Yousuf is the younger brother of Yaqoob Butt, who has also represented Pakistan at the international level.[5]

Club career

Butt has played over 200 division games in Denmark. He started his professional career at Hellerup IK in 2007 in the Danish 1 division, having previously played for the team's youth academy. Afterwards, he joined 2 BK Skjold for the 2009–10 season 2 division season and played at the club and Skjold Birkerød the following season. Butt was then brought into 2 division side BK Glostrup Albertslund where he eventually became the club captain. In 2014, Butt signed with 1 division club Brønshøj Boldklub[6] and later moved to Svebølle B&I the next season.[7]


1 Division: Hellerup IK, Brønshøj x 2.

2 Division: BK Glostrup Albertslund, BK Skjold, Svebølle, Fredensborg & AB Tårnby.

3 Division: AB Tårnby & Ishøj IF.

International career

He was called to represent the Pakistan national under-23 team in 2011 until making his debut for the national team in November 2012 against Singapore.[8]

He played as the main goalkeeper for Pakistan including the AFC Challenge Cup qualifiers of 2013, the 2013 SAFF Championship, as well as the 2013 Philippine Peace Cup. Butt won the 2018 SAFF Championship Safe Hand, the award for the most saves.[4]

He was also called for the Panjab football team in the 2018 CONIFA World Football Cup, where he made 2 appearances.[9]

References
  1. Yousuf Butt at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. Sohail, Shahrukh (3 January 2012). "Who is Pakistan's best goalkeeper?". newspakistan.pk. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  3. "10 footballers of Pakistani descent who have made us proud". The Express Tribune. 2014-01-07. Retrieved 2022-12-05.
  4. "Nepal eye win against Pakistan in football friendly". kathmandupost.com. 2022-11-16. Retrieved 2022-12-06. Butt, the winner of 2018 SAFF Championship Safe Hand award—the award given for the most saves, is considered one of the best goalkeepers in South Asia and has more than 200 division games experience.
  5. "Mujahid backs home-grown option of Shamlan". FootballPakistan.com. FootballPakistan.Com. 12 June 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2022. Both Yousuf and his brother Yaqoob have already played for Pakistan.
  6. Knebent nederlag i første kamp Retrieved on 14 August 2015
  7. "Stor udskiftning i Fredensborg". sn.dk. 27 December 2016. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  8. "Paddy Power CONIFA World Football Cup 2018 Team List" (PDF). CONIFA. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
  9. "Paddy Power CONIFA World Football Cup 2018 Team List Panjab" (PDF). June 2018. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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