Fatima Yousufi (born 14 January 2002) is an Afghan footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Melbourne Victory FC AWT.

Fatima Yousufi
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-01-14) January 14, 2002 (age 24)
Place of birth Afghanistan
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Melbourne Victory FC AWT
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2022– Melbourne Victory FC AWT
International career
Afghanistan
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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In 2022, Yousufi signed for Australian seventh tier side Melbourne Victory FC AWT.[1][2][3][4][5]

Personal life

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Yousufi fled to Australia following the Fall of Kabul to the Taliban in 2021. Her parents and younger sister was able to join her in Australia in November 2025.[6]

References

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  1. "The Keeper". nytimes.com.
  2. "Afghan women footballers who fled Taliban want to be a voice for the voiceless". cnn.com.
  3. "Why this women's football team aren't wearing their names on their shirts". sbs.com.au.
  4. "16 brave girls from Afghanistan". newslaundry.com (Archived). Retrieved 2023-09-12.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. "Soccer team, a voice for Afghan women". amesnews.com.au.
  6. Smethurst, Sue (11 March 2026). "The Afghanistan Women's Football Team aren't allowed to represent their country". The Australian Women's Weekly. Retrieved 23 March 2026.