Yussif Saidu

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Yussif Saidu
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-06-14) 14 June 2005 (age 20)
Place of birth Mali
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Zaragoza
Number 33
Youth career
2023–2024 Dansoman Wise XI
2023–2024 → Zaragoza (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2024–2025 Dansoman Wise XI 6 (0)
2024–2025 → Zaragoza B (loan) 8 (0)
2025 → Zaragoza (loan) 8 (0)
2025– Zaragoza 0 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 18 October 2025

Yussif Saidu (born 14 June 2005) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Spanish club Real Zaragoza.

Early life

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Born in Mali, Saidu moved to Ghana with part of his family at the age of six, as his parents separated.[2]

Career

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Saidu joined Real Zaragoza in September 2023, initially for the Juvenil squad, on loan from local side Dansoman Wise XI FC.[3] His loan was renewed for a further year in July 2024, but bureaucratic issues prevented him to play for the reserves during the first half of the season.[4]

Saidu made his senior debut with the B's on 12 January 2025, coming on as a second-half substitute in a 4–0 Segunda Federación home loss to UD Logroñés.[5] In July, he was called up by manager Gabi to make the pre-season with the first team, and impressed while playing as a centre-back.[6][7]

Saidu made his professional debut on 23 August 2025, replacing Dani Tasende in a 3–1 Segunda División home loss to FC Andorra.[8] On 25 October, the Maños exercised the buyout clause on his contract, and he signed a permanent deal until 2030.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Saidu" (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Saidu, historia de un hallazgo" [Saidu, story of a discovery] (in Spanish). Sport. 8 September 2025. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
  3. ^ "La curiosa historia de Yussif Saidu" [The curious story of Yussif Saidu] (in Spanish). Sport Aragón. 23 March 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  4. ^ "Gabi no pierde de vista a Saidu" [Gabi does not let Saidu out of sight] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Aragón. 19 March 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  5. ^ "El Deportivo Aragón hace aguas en defensa y es goleado por la UD Logroñés (0–4)" [Deportivo Aragón struggle in defense and is thrashed by UD Logroñés (0–4)] (in Spanish). Heraldo de Aragón. 12 January 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  6. ^ "Saidu, una de las sensaciones de la pretemporada, no es propiedad del Real Zaragoza" [Saidu, one of the sensations of the pre-season, is not a property of Real Zaragoza] (in Spanish). El Periódico de Aragón. 3 August 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  7. ^ "Yussif Saidu, la historia de un descubrimiento" [Yussif Saidu, the story of a discovery] (in Spanish). Sport Aragón. 31 July 2025. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  8. ^ "El Zaragoza y el arte de fracasar" [Zaragoza and the art of failure] (in Spanish). Sport Aragón. 25 August 2025. Retrieved 25 August 2025.
  9. ^ "El Real Zaragoza ejerce la opción de compra sobre Yussif Saidu" [Real Zaragoza exercise the buyout clause over Yussif Saidu] (in Spanish). Real Zaragoza. 25 October 2025. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
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