Villanova Univeristy Athletics

An accomplished and skilled player, he is expected to see his grow in his second season in the Blue and White.

2018
Finished second on the Wildcats with six goals and also was credited with two assists ... Scored one goal and four points in nine BIG EAST games ... Started all 17 games he appeared in for the Wildcats ... Scored a pair of goals to help lift Villanova past William & Mary in overtime on Aug. 27 at the Higgins Soccer Complex ... Was tabbed co-Offensive Player of the Week by the Philly Soccer Six on Sept. 25 and was also named to the BIG EAST Honor Roll that day.

2017
Made his presence felt early in his Wildcats career ... Finished with two goals and two assist for a total of six points ... Appeared in 17 games, including 14 starting assignments ... His 1,161 minutes played were fifth among all Villanova players ... Named BIG EAST Freshman of the Week on Sept. 4.

Personal

Played in the U19 Bundesliga for Viktoria Koln and started 23 games this past season ... Prior to that was a member of FC Koln's youth academy ... Has been capped by the Turkish youth national team on multiple occasions ... Also, called into the USA U17 national team by then Coach Richie Williams for a trial ... Father is from Turkey, Mother is from USA.

Tom Carlin: "Yusuf is a high level attacking player. He is smart, creative and very confident on the ball especially in tight spaces. He has an impressive final pass and is very consistent when taking set-pieces. We look forward to seeing how quickly he can adapt to the demands of college soccer. "