Abdulla Yusuf Helal


Abdulla Yusuf Abdulrahim Mohamed Helal is a Bahraini professional footballer who plays as a forward for Czech First League club Bohemians 1905 and the Bahrain national team.

Personal life

Abdulla Yusuf Helal was born on 12 June 1993. He has a Czech wife.

Club career

Helal played for East Riffa since 2009. Through this journey he joined Al-Muharraq SC on loan from his club. He won the Bahraini Premier League in the 2017–18 season with Al-Muharraq.

Czech First League

On 19 July 2018, it was announced that Helal would join Czech First League club Bohemians 1905 on loan and become the first Bahraini player to join a European top division club. On 28 July 2018, Helal played his first game with the club after coming on as a substitute in the 65th minute. He scored a goal and provided an assist in an eventual 4–2 loss at Příbram.
On 4 January 2019, Slavia Prague announced the signing of Helal from Bohemians 1905, and loaned him out for the rest of the season. On 17 September 2019, Helal entered the history again by being the first player from the GCC countries to participate in a 2019–20 UEFA Champions League match against Internazionale.
On 4 August 2020, Slavia loaned Helal to Slovan Liberec with two other players. 22 October 2020, he scored the only goal in a 1–0 win against Gent in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League.

Indonesia and return to the Czech Republic

Helal officially joined the capital club Persija Jakarta on 20 July 2022. On 31 July 2022, he made his Liga 1 debut by substituted Hanif Sjahbandi in the 64th minute, in a 2–1 winning match against Persis at Patriot Candrabhaga Stadium.
On 28 June 2023, Helal signed with Mladá Boleslav one-year contract. Before the 2024–25 season, Helal returned to Bohemians 1905, where he started European part of his career.

International career

He represents Bahrain national team since 2012. In his 100th appearances for the national team, he scored the winning goal against Jordan that sent Bahrain through to the round of 16 of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup at the top of Group E.

Career statistics

International

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
118 January 2013Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain1–01–621st Arabian Gulf Cup
25 February 2016Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain2–02–0Friendly
35 September 2017Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain4–05–02019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
427 March 2018Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain1–04–02019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
527 March 2018Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain2–04–02019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
611 June 2022Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia2–12–12023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
714 June 2022Bukit Jalil National Stadium, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia1–01–02023 AFC Asian Cup qualification
811 November 2022Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town, Bahrain2–12–2Friendly
918 November 2022Al Muharraq Stadium, Arad, Bahrain1–11–5Friendly
1010 January 2023Al-Minaa Olympic Stadium, Basra, Iraq2–12–125th Arabian Gulf Cup
117 September 2023Police Officers' Club Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates1–31–3Friendly
1225 January 2024Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar1–01–02023 AFC Asian Cup
1326 March 2024Bahrain National Stadium, Riffa, Bahrain2–03–02026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honors

East Riffa
Al-Muharraq
Slavia Prague
Bahrain