| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nevello Cosmas Yoseke | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-03-17) March 17, 1996 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Khartoum, Sudan | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) |
Defender Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–???? | Ottawa Internationals SC | ||
| 0000–2011 | Ottawa Fury | ||
| 2011–2012 | Cruzeiro | ||
| 2013–2015 | Montréal Impact | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | FC Montréal | 25 | (1) |
| 2017 | IF Mölndal Fotboll | 9 | (1) |
| 2017 | Oskarshamns AIK | 5 | (1) |
| 2019 | AFC Ann Arbor | 3 | (0) |
| 2019 | Ottawa South United | 8 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | AS Saint-Priest B | ||
| 2020 | Ottawa South United | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | Des Moines Menace | 2 | (0) |
| 2021 | Dayton Dutch Lions | 7 | (0) |
| 2021 | Kalamazoo FC | 1 | (0) |
| 2021 | New Amsterdam FC | 11 | (0) |
| 2023 | Monterey Bay FC | 14 | (1) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Canada U17 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | South Sudan | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
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.
Yoseke 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]
In 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 UnitedinLeague1 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 MenaceofUSL League Two,[15] before moving to the Dayton Dutch LionsofUSL League Two,[16][17] before ending it with Kalamazoo FC.[18]
Late in 2021, he joined New Amsterdam FCinNational 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]
In 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]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| FC Montreal | 2015 | USL | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2016 | 22 | 1 | — | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| IF Mölndal | 2017[27] | Göteborgs FF - Division 4 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| Oskarshamns AIK | 2017 | Ettan Södra | 5 | 1 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | ||
| AFC Ann Arbor | 2019[28] | NPSL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Ottawa South United | 2019[29] | League1 Ontario | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| AS Saint-Priest B | 2019–20[30] | Régional 2 | ||||||||||
| Ottawa South United | 2020[31] | PLSQ | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Des Moines Menace | 2021 | USL League Two | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Dayton Dutch Lions | 2021 | USL League Two | 7 | 0 | — | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Kalamazoo FC | 2021[32] | USL League Two | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 63 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 3 | ||
