Al Gharafa goalkeeper Yousef Hassan has enjoyed a fine breakout season with Al Gharafa this campaign, with his efforts rightly deserving a nomination at the QFA awards for the best U23 player ahead of the big event on May 20^th QSL online will be profiling all the nominees and their achievements over the course of the 2016/2017 QSL season.  All of our statistics have been provided by the QSL’S official statistical partner STATS.
 
The 21 year old shot stopper has been ever present for Al Gharafa in goal this term, playing a total of 26 times for the Cheetahs.  With the young Qatari keeper registering 2,496 minutes in goal over the course of the campaign, which saw Al Gharafa finish in a creditable fifth place in the league.
 
The Qatar U23 international has been called up by the Qatari national team on a number of occasions this season; however Hassan has yet to make an appearance as a full international.  This season Yousef has an impressive 67.7% save success average, which are impressive for a goalkeeper of such a young age.
 
Whilst in terms of distribution Yousef has excelled, bettering many goalkeepers in the QSL several years older than the 21 year old shot stopper. On average Hassan distributes the ball on 26 occasions with 75% of these distributions finding their intended target.  This certainly underlines how important Hassan’s distribution is in starting attacks for his side.
 
So after a breakout season can Yousef Hassan scoop the coveted best U23 player at the QFA awards? All will be revealed on May the 20^th at the QNCC.