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Nevello Yoseke
Nevello Cosmas Yoseke (born March 17, 1996) is a South Sudanese footballer who plays as a midfielder. A former youth international for Canada, he plays for the South Sudan national team. Early lifeYoseke was born in Kharthoum, Sudan and has four siblings.[1] When he was four years old, he moved to Cairo, Egypt with his family, before once again his family moved to Ottawa, Ontario when he was ten.[2][1] He began playing organized youth soccer when he was 11 with Ottawa Internationals SC.[3] Later he was part of the Ottawa Fury Academy.[4] After a few years in the Fury system, in September 2011, he had a tryout with the U16 side of Brazilian top division team Cruzeiro, where he impressed and stayed for four months before returning to Canada due to a visa issue.[2][5] Upon his return, he was seen by a scout and soon joined the Montreal Impact Academy.[2][6] Club careerIn 2015, after his time in the Montreal Impact Academy he signed with FC Montreal of the second-tier USL, the second team of the Impact.[7][8] He made his debut on August 29, as a substitute, against the Harrisburg City Islanders.[9] In 2017, he joined Swedish third division side Oskarshamns AIK.[10] Afterwards, he joined French club AS Saint-Priest on trial for three months, however he encountered visa issues and was unable to be signed.[11] He subsequently returned to Canada and trained with his hometown club Ottawa Fury FC of the USL Championship.[11] In April 2019, he signed with AFC Ann Arbor of the American fourth tier National Premier Soccer League.[11] After the season, he returned to Canada, playing with Ottawa South United in League1 Ontario.[12] He subsequently returned to AS Saint-Priest before returning to Canada in June 2020.[13] He returned to Ottawa South United, now part of the Première Ligue de soccer du Québec.[14] In 2021, he began the season with the Des Moines Menace of USL League Two,[15] before moving to the Dayton Dutch Lions of USL League Two,[16][17] before ending it with Kalamazoo FC.[18] Late in 2021, he joined New Amsterdam FC in National Independent Soccer Association.[19] In 2022, he played amateur soccer with Gloucester Celtic, helping them win the Challenge Trophy, as Canadian national amateur champions.[20] On April 7, 2023, Yoseke returned to professional play by signing with Monterey Bay FC of the USL Championship.[21] He left Monterey Bay following their 2023 season.[22] International careerIn 2013, Yoseke was named to the Canada U17 national team for the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[23] He made his debut on October 19, against Austria U17.[10] On 31 August 2023, Yoseke was called up to the South Sudan national team for a set of 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualification matches in September 2023.[24] He debuted for South Sudan in a 4–0 loss to Mali on 8 September 2023.[25] Career statistics
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