Moshtagh Yaghoubi Explained

Moshtagh Yaghoubi
Fullname:Moshtagh Hossain Yaghoubi
Height:1.78 m
Birth Date:1994 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Kabul, Afghanistan
Position:Midfielder
Youthyears1:2007
Youthclubs1:HaPa
Youthyears2:2008
Youthclubs2:MP
Youthyears3:2009
Youthclubs3:HJK
Youthyears4:2010
Youthclubs4:PK-35
Years1:2011–2014
Clubs1:FC Honka
Caps1:52
Goals1:4
Years2:2011–2012
Clubs2:Pallohonka (loan)
Caps2:22
Goals2:2
Years3:2014
Clubs3:Spartaks Jūrmala
Caps3:6
Goals3:1
Years4:2014
Clubs4:Dynamo Moscow (loan)
Caps4:0
Goals4:0
Years5:2015
Clubs5:RoPS
Caps5:26
Goals5:4
Years6:2016
Clubs6:Spartaks Jūrmala
Caps6:6
Goals6:0
Years7:2016
Clubs7:Shakhter Karagandy (loan)
Caps7:11
Goals7:0
Years8:2017–2018
Clubs8:HJK
Caps8:38
Goals8:4
Years9:2019
Clubs9:SJK
Caps9:15
Goals9:1
Years10:2020–2021
Clubs10:HIFK
Caps10:40
Goals10:4
Years11:2022
Clubs11:AC Oulu
Caps11:6
Goals11:0
Years12:2022
Clubs12:SJK (loan)
Caps12:8
Goals12:0
Years13:2023
Clubs13:PK-35
Caps13:10
Goals13:0
Nationalyears1:2009
Nationalteam1:Finland U15
Nationalcaps1:4
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalyears2:2013
Nationalteam2:Finland U19
Nationalcaps2:1
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2013–2014
Nationalteam3:Finland U20
Nationalcaps3:5
Nationalgoals3:1
Nationalyears4:2013–2016
Nationalteam4:Finland U21
Nationalcaps4:22
Nationalgoals4:6
Nationalyears5:2017–
Nationalteam5:Finland
Nationalcaps5:7
Nationalgoals5:1
Pcupdate:1 October 2023
Ntupdate:22:57, 16 May 2019 (UTC)

Moshtagh Hossain Yaghoubi (in Finnish pronounced as /ˈmoʃtɑg ˈjɑgubi/; مشتاق حسین یعقوبی) aka Mosa (born 8 November 1994) is an Afghan-born Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder.

Early life

Moshtagh Yaghoubi was born on 8 November 1994 to an ethnic Hazara family in Kabul, Afghanistan.

Youth career

Yaghoubi grew up in Finland and started playing football at the age of 13 with his local club HaPa. After playing in the youth teams of MP, HJK and PK-35 he joined Honka in 2011.[1] [2]

Club career

Honka

Yaghoubi made his debut for Honka against KuPS on 13 October 2011.[3] Yaghoubi scored his first goal on 27 May 2012 against FC Haka.[4] Yaghoubi made his Europa League debut on 18 July 2013 in the 2013–14 UEFA Europa League second qualifying round where Honka lost 1–3 in the first leg to 2012–13 Ekstraklasa runners up Lech Poznań.[5] [6]

Pallohonka

Yaghoubi played 1 season on loan for the second team of FC Honka. He played 22 games and scored 2 goals. After his loan he returned to FC Honka.

Spartaks Jūrmala

In February 2014 Yaghoubi was transferred to the Latvian Higher League club FK Spartaks Jūrmala, signing a three-year contract. He was given shirtnumber 7.[7]

Dynamo Moscow

Soon after his move to Spartaks Jūrmala he immediately was loaned to the Russian Premier League side Dynamo Moscow. Yaghoubi was given shirt number 61 in the first team, but did not make any appearances for them, mostly remaining on the bench and being involved in the reserve team action.[8]

Return to Spartaks Jūrmala

In August 2014 he returned to Spartaks Jūrmala. Yaghoubi scored his first Latvian Higher League goal on 26 October 2014 in a 1–0 victory over FK Daugava Rīga.[9]

RoPS

On 5 March 2015 he signed a contract with RoPS which is a football team in the Finland Veikkausliiga.[10] He made his debut against SJK on 17 March 2015. He scored his first goal against FC Inter Turku in the Suomen Cup. He ended the season with a second place in the Finnish league. He scored 4 goals and made 5 assists. He won at the end of the season the Best Midfielder award for his club and the Best Midfielder award for the Finland U21.

Shakhter Karagandy

In February 2016, Yaghoubi went on trial with Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Shakhter Karagandy.[11] On 17 March 2016, Yaghoubi signed a season-long loan deal with Shakhter Karagandy.[12] Yaghoubi's loan was terminated by Shakhter Karagandy on 17 June 2016.[13]

HJK Helsinki

On 4 November 2016, HJK Helsinki announced the signing of Yaghoubi.[14]

SJK Seinäjoki

On 31 January 2019, SJK announced the signing of Yaghoubi.[15]

HIFK

After a season at SJK, it was announced on 29 November 2019, that Yaghoubi would join HIFK from 2020, signing a deal until the end of 2021 with the club. He got shirt number 7.[16]

AC Oulu

On 18 December 2021, he joined AC Oulu on a two-year contract.[17] In the summer of 2022 Yaghoubi returned to SJK on loan. Upon the completion of the loan, his contract with AC Oulu was terminated by mutual consent on 14 November 2022.[18]

International career

Finland U21

Yaghoubi acquired Finnish nationality in 2013 and got called up for Finland national under-21 team for 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification match against Lithuania on 11 June 2013.[19] Yaghoubi scored his national team debut goal when Finland beat Wales U-21 5–1 in UEFA Under-21 Championship qualification on 14 August 2013.[20]

Finland

On 31 October 2013 Yaghoubi made his debut for Finland national football team in an unofficial 4–2 friendly match loss to Mexico.[21] He eventually made his official debut for Finland in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Turkey. He came on the field in the 67th minute for Sakari Mattila.[22] [23]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Honka2011Veikkausliiga10000010
2012Veikkausliiga2714060371
2013Veikkausliiga243204020323
Total5246010020704
Pallohonka (loan)2011Kakkonen202202
2012Kakkonen2020
Total222222
Spartaks Jūrmala2014Virslīga610061
Dynamo Moscow (loan)2013–14Russian Premier League000000
RoPS2015Veikkausliiga3041120335
Spartaks Jūrmala2016Virslīga60002080
Shakhter Karagandy (loan)2016Kazakhstan Premier League11010120
HJK2017Veikkausliiga1624231235
2018Veikkausliiga22295colspan="2"-52369
Total384137835914
SJK2018Veikkausliiga15130181
HIFK2020Veikkausliiga17110181
2021Veikkausliiga23340273
Total40450454
AC Oulu2022Veikkausliiga602031111
SJK (loan)2022Veikkausliiga8080
PK-352023Kakkonen120120
Career total2462031815112330433

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Finland201310
201400
201500
201600
201730
201831
Total71

Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Finland goal.

Honours

Individual

Personal life

Yaghoubi was born in Kabul, Afghanistan, to ethnic Hazara parents. Yaghoubi and his family fled Afghanistan in 1999 to settle down in Tehran, Iran. After living seven years in Iran his family applied for asylum in Finland.

Yaghoubi has a tattoo on his left arm with the name of his late father Gholam Sakhi.[25]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: "Junioritasolla Yaghoubi". palloliitto.fi. 12 May 2013. 24 March 2017. Finnish. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304194641/http://www.palloliitto.fi/sites/default/files/liitteet/pelaajat_5.12.2013.pdf. 4 March 2016. dead.
  2. Web site: "Innokas keskikenttätaituri "Mosa" syöttää tarkasti". lansivayla.fi. 18 October 2013. 24 March 2017. Finnish.
  3. Web site: "KUPS VS. FC HONKA 1-4" . soccerway.com. 13 October 2011. 24 March 2017. English.
  4. Web site: "FC HAKA VS. FC HONKA 2-1". soccerway.com. 27 May 2012. 24 March 2017. English.
  5. Web site: LE: FC Honka - Lech Poznań 1:3. lechpoznan.pl. 18 July 2013. 24 March 2017. Polish.
  6. Web site: EL match: Honka-Lech. uefa.com. 18 July 2013. 24 March 2017. English.
  7. Web site: "Spartaks" paraksta līgumu ar afgāņu izcelsmes Somijas U21 pussargu. Sportacentrs.com. 8 February 2014. 9 February 2015. Latvian.
  8. Web site: ru:«Динамо» объявило об аренде Ягуби. http://www.sports.ru/football/158263287.html. Sports.ru. 19 May 2014. Russian.
  9. Web site: Jagubi atgriežas "Spartakā", "Daugava" (D) piesaka kārtējo ukraini. Sportacentrs.com. 20 August 2014. 9 February 2015. Latvian.
  10. Web site: Moshtagh Yaghoubi siirtyy RoPS:n riveihin. Administrator. Rovaniemen Palloseura.
  11. Web site: ru:ШАХТЕР ПРОСМАТРИВАЕТ ИНОСТРАННЫХ ФУТБОЛИСТОВ. http://shahter.kz/main.php?mod=news&lang=rus&newsid=3002. shahter.kz. 2 February 2016. Russian. 1 February 2016.
  12. Web site: ru:ЯГУБИ МОШТАГ ПОДПИСАЛ КОНТРАКТ С ШАХТЕРОМ. http://shahter.kz/main.php?mod=news&lang=rus&newsid=3068. shahter.kz. FC Shakhter Karagandy. 17 March 2016. Russian. 17 March 2016.
  13. Web site: ru:ШАХТЕР ПОКИНУЛИ ЭРФАН ЗЕНЕЛИ И МОШТАГ ЯГУБИ. http://shahter.kz/main.php?mod=news&lang=rus&newsid=3405. shahter.kz. FC Shakhter Karagandy. 17 June 2016. Russian. 17 June 2016.
  14. Web site: MOSHTAGH YAGHOUBI KLUBIIN. hjk.fi. 4 November 2016. Finnish. 4 November 2016.
  15. Web site: Tervetuloa Kerhoon Mosa! . sjk.fi/ . Seinäjoen Jalkapallokerho . 31 January 2019 . Finnish . 31 January 2019.
  16. https://hifkfotboll.fi/2019/11/moshtagh-yaghoubi-siirtyy-hifkhon/ Moshtagh Yaghoubi siirtyy HIFK:hon
  17. Web site: AC Oulu. Mosa saapuu vahvistamaan Laivastonsinisiä. 18 December 2021. 12 January 2022. fi.
  18. Web site: AC Oulu. MOSHTAGH "MOSA" YAGHOUBI EI PALAA AC OULUN RIVEIHIN. MOSHTAGH "MOSA" YAGHOUBI WILL NOT RETURN TO THE RANKS OF AC OULU. 14 November 2022. 29 March 2023. fi.
  19. Web site: Yaghoubi liittyy Pikkuhuuhkajiin. palloliitto.fi. 2013-06-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222065853/http://www.palloliitto.fi/uutiset/maajoukkueet/yaghoubi-liittyy-pikkuhuuhkajiin. 2014-02-22. dead.
  20. Web site: BBC Sport – European Championship qualifier: Wales U21 1–5 Finland U21. BBC Sport.
  21. Web site: Finland-Mexico. ca.sports.yahoo.com. 31 October 2013. 9 February 2015.
  22. Web site: Turkey-Finland. https://web.archive.org/web/20150824211208/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276483/match=300332115/index.html. dead. August 24, 2015. fifa.com. 24 March 2017. 24 March 2017.
  23. Web site: Suomi vain suupala Turkille - sysimustat minuutit ratkaisivat. iltalehti.fi. 24 March 2017. Finnish. 24 March 2017.
  24. Web site: Kai . 2015-10-30 . Tässä ovat Captain's Ball -futisgaalan kaikki palkitut tahot . 2023-01-02 . SuomiFutis . fi.
  25. Web site: Hongan 17-vuotiaalla lupauksella rankka tausta. is.fi. 24 July 2012. 24 March 2017. Finnish.