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{{short description|Ghanaian footballer}}
{{BLP sources|date=October 2012}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name     = Yussif Chibsah
| image    = Yussif Chibsah.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption = Chibsah playing for [[Djurgårdens IF Fotboll|Djurgårdens IF]] in 2013
| fullname = Yussif Alhassan Chibsah
| height = {{convert|1.75|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1983|12|30}}
| birth_place = [[Accra]], [[Ghana]]
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| youthyears1 = 1996–1999
| youthclubs1 = [[Prempeh College]]
| years1 = 1999–2003
| years2 = 2003–2006
| years3 = 2006
| years4 = 2006–2007
| years5 = 2008–2011
| years6 = 2012–2014
| years7 = 2014–2015
| years8 = 2015
| years9 = 2016
| clubs1 = [[King Faisal Babes]]
| clubs2 = [[Asante Kotoko]]
| clubs3 = [[IFK Mariehamn]]
| clubs5 = [[Gefle IF]]
| clubs6 = [[Djurgårdens IF Fotboll|Djurgårdens IF]]
| clubs7 = [[Alanyaspor]]
| clubs8 = [[GAIS]]
| clubs9 = [[Ljungskile SK]]
| caps1 = 45
| caps2 =  37
| caps3 =  10
| caps4 = 21
| caps5 = 104
| caps6 = 57
| caps7 = 1
| caps8 = 14
| caps9 = 24
| goals1 =  32
| goals2 =  21
| goals3 = 3
| goals4 = 1
| goals5 = 5
| goals6 = 1
| goals7 = 0
| goals8 = 1
| goals9 = 0
| nationalyears1 = 2004–
| nationalteam1  = [[Ghana national football team|Ghana]]
| nationalcaps1  = 13
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| pcupdate =  9 January 2017
| ntupdate = 27 November 2004
}}

'''Yussif Chibsah''' (born 30 December 1983) is a [[Ghana]]ian former [[Association football|football]] midfielder, who last played for [[Ljungskile SK]] in Sweden.<ref>[http://fotbolltransfers.com/site/news/73918 Officiellt: Chibsah och Mohideen lämnar Ljungskile]‚ fotbolltransfers.com, 2 January 2017</ref>

==Early life==
Born in [[Accra]], Chibsah was a member of the [[Prempeh College]] (Class of '96 Gberg House) and is considered a highly educated footballer, majoring in Accounting but he also studied management and economics.

==Career==
Chibsah started his career at Kumasi based [[King Faisal Babes|King Faisal]] in his home country, and in 2003 moved to [[Asante Kotoko]] where all his years had a key midfielder role. With Kotoko met up with great moments as he played at the first [[CAF Confederation Cup]] in 2004 winning the silver medal as the runners up to [[Accra Hearts of Oak SC|Hearts of Oak]] and also in the [[CAF Champions League 2006|CAF Champions League]] in 2006.

After the 2006 World Cup, he was invited by French [[Ligue 1]] club [[Stade Rennais F.C.|Rennes]] for a trial but could not meet the deadline for the summer registration. He had trials also with [[Hamburger SV]] and [[Djurgårdens IF Fotboll|Djurgårdens IF]] in January 2006 following preseason in South Africa. In his first attempt to move outside Ghana he signed a pre-contract with [[Finland|Finnish]] [[IFK Mariehamn]], but with Kotoko asking for more money was never eligible to play for them. In the 2006/07 season he played for Asanta Kotoko FC in Ghana and later on came close to sign for Danish side [[Randers FC]] but eventually signed in October 2007 a two-year contract with Swedish [[Allsvenskan]] club [[Gefle IF]] under manager [[Per Olsson]]. When his contract ended and despite interest from 2nd division Bundesliga club he renew for 2 more year with [[Gefle IF]]. Prior to the 2012 season he returned to [[Djurgårdens IF Fotboll|Djurgårdens IF]] and signed a contract with the club. On 21 January 2014 it was announced that Chibsah switch shirtnumber from 4 to 17.

==International==
He was captain of the Ghana olympic team, who exited in the first round of the [[2004 Summer Olympics]] in [[Athens]], having finished in third place in Group B and was also the captain of the Ghana Meteors in the 2003 [[2003 All-Africa Games|All Africa Games]] in [[Abuja]] that won the bronze medal. His international efforts was recognized as he was a member of the [[Ghanaian people|Ghanaian]] standby players in [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006 World Cup]] in Germany after playing most of the matches of the qualifying round.
Chibsah has over 50 caps with all levels of International [[Ghana]] football from U-17 to senior team.

==Personal==
Chibsah's younger brother Abdul Faisal Alhassan-Chibsah<ref>[http://www.bluehens.com/teams/mens-soccer/info/rosters/2010/chibsah.html Abdul Faisal Alhassan-Chibsah] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205063148/http://www.bluehens.com/teams/mens-soccer/info/rosters/2010/chibsah.html |date=5 February 2012 }}</ref> played soccer at [[Carson Newman College]] in [[Tennessee]], his first year and transferred to university of Delaware to complete his sophomore, junior, and senior year. He is now taking his coaching courses in USA.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{FIFA player|184555}}
* {{NFT player|id=2625}}
* {{Soccerway|yussif-chibsah/28105}}

{{Ghana men's football squad 2004 Summer Olympics}}

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