Yousuf Ijaz Butt (Urdu: يوسف اعجاز بٹ; born 18 October 1989[1]) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Tårnby FF.

Butt was first called up to represent the Pakistan national under-23 team in January 2011 for the 2012 Summer Olympics qualifiers under Tariq Lutfi.

[13] Butt made his senior debut for the national team in November 2012 against Singapore,[14] as a replacement in the second half for the captain Jaffar Khan, who conceded two of the goals in the eventual 0–4 defeat.

[16] After being left out for both the 2014 Asian Games and 2018 FIFA World Cup's Asian qualifiers 1st round of March 2015,[17] Butt returned after almost 5 years away to be the starting goalkeeper in the 2018 SAFF Championship, where he made the most amount of saves till reaching the semifinals, earning the title of "Safe Hands".

[19] On 17 October 2023, Butt captained Pakistan in his home debut with the national team in Islamabad after 11 years,[16][20] in a 1–0 win against Cambodia in the second leg of the first round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification, to be Pakistan's first ever victory in a World Cup qualifying match, which sent them through to the second round by winning 1–0 on aggregate.

[22] He also holds Canadian citizenship due to his father, who moved to Canada at a young age before shifting to Denmark.