Yasin Ayari

Yasin Abbas Ayari (Arabic: ياسين عباس العياري; born 6 October 2003) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion.

Yasin Ayari
Personal information
Full name Yasin Abbas Ayari
Date of birth (2003-10-06) 6 October 2003
Place of birth Solna, Sweden
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 26
Youth career
2010–2012 Råsunda
2012–2020 AIK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 AIK 37 (4)
2023– Brighton & Hove Albion 1 (0)
International career‡
2019 Sweden U17 4 (1)
2021–2022 Sweden U19 10 (1)
2022– Sweden U21 4 (0)
2023– Sweden 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:59, 4 April 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 08:50, 30 March 2023 (UTC)

Club career

Ayari began playing football with the youth academy of Råsunda at the age of 6, before moving to AIK around the age of 8.[1]

AIK

Ayari made his professional debut with AIK in a 2–2 Allsvenskan tie with Elfsborg on 6 December 2020.[2] On 22 October 2021, he signed his first professional contract with AIK until 31 December 2025.[3]

Brighton and Hove Albion

On 30 January 2023, Ayari signed a contract with Brighton until June 2027.[4] He made his Albion debut on 19 March, coming on as a 78th minute substitute replacing Alexis Mac Allister in the 5–0 FA Cup quarter-final win over League Two side Grimsby Town. He attempted a bicycle kick in which he couldn't quite make connection in what would've been his first touch of the ball in a Brighton shirt.[5]

International career

Born in Sweden to parents from Tunisia and Morocco, Ayari is a youth international for Sweden.[6] Ayari made his full international debut for Sweden in a friendly game against Finland on 10 January 2023.[7]

Personal life

His brother Taha, born 2005, currently plays for AIK and has had a trial at Feyenoord.

Career statistics
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 2023 2 0
Total 2 0

References
  1. "Yasin Abbas Ayari om landslagsdebuten". www.svenskfotboll.se.
  2. "17-åring från start i AIK – här är laget mot Elfsborg". 6 December 2020.
  3. "A-lagskontrakt för Yasin Ayari". AIK Fotboll.
  4. "Albion sign Yasin Ayari from AIK". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 30 January 2023.
  5. "Wembley next as Albion cruise into FA Cup semi-finals". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 19 March 2023. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  6. Abeid, Mahdi (23 October 2021). "موهبة تونسية تفرض وجودها في عملاق السويد وتظفر بعقدها الأول". alaraby.co.uk (in Arabic).
  7. "Avslöjar: Premier Leagues succélag visar intresse för AIK-talang". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
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