Bamidele Yusuf was directly involved in all three goals Ferencváros scored at Celtic Park on 17 September. A 3–1 away win, Europa League matchday one. He scored in the 20th minute, a left-wing effort deflected off Liam Scales past Celtic's goalkeeper. He assisted Kristoffer Zachariassen's goal in first-half stoppage time and Daniel Arzani's in the 47th minute.

He's 25. He's uncapped for Nigeria. Per Afrik-Foot, he's currently on Eric Chelle's monitoring list ahead of November's qualifiers.

UEFA's own Europa League statistics page tracks his output match by match. Last season's cumulative figures (11 appearances, 10 starts, 784 minutes, three goals, three assists) should be checked against that page's season-selector for 2025/26 specifically, since the live page defaults to the current season. UEFA published its own tactical analysis of his role in January 2026, describing his importance to Ferencváros' attacking structure. He had already scored repeatedly for Ferencváros again this season before the Celtic game.

He was born and raised in Jos, not Lagos, as several outlets have wrongly listed. His mother tongue is Yoruba. He comes from a devoutly Catholic household and prays on the sideline before every warm-up. His route to Budapest ran through Slovakia (Spartak Trnava), Portugal, and Serbia (Vojvodina) before Ferencváros signed him in August 2025.

Afrik-Foot's reporting confirms he's under active monitoring by Chelle's setup. No public statement from Chelle or the NFF explains why two seasons of documented Europa League production, now under monitoring, hasn't produced a call-up.

A different, already-capped Super Eagles player, Alhassan Yusuf, a midfielder at New England Revolution, shares a surname with Bamidele Yusuf. The two are not related.