Yasin Ayari
Ayari in 2023
Personal information
Full name Yasin Abbas Ayari
Date of birth (2003-10-06) 6 October 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Solna, Sweden
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Blackburn Rovers
(on loan from Brighton & Hove Albion)
Number 44
Youth career
2010–2012 Råsunda
2012–2020 AIK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 AIK 37 (4)
2023– Brighton & Hove Albion 3 (0)
2023–2024 → Coventry City (loan) 13 (1)
2024– → Blackburn Rovers (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 Sweden U17 4 (1)
2021–2022 Sweden U19 10 (1)
2022– Sweden U21 10 (1)
2023– Sweden 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:29, 5 January 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:47, 14 December 2023 (UTC)

Yasin Abbas Ayari (Arabic: ياسين عباس عياري; born 16 April 2003) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championship club Blackburn Rovers, on loan from Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion, and the Sweden national team.

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 & Hove Albion

On 30 January 2023, Ayari signed a contract with Brighton & Hove Albion until June 2027.[4]

Ayari 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.[5] He made his first Premier League start on 28 May, in his third league appearance, where he was substituted at half time of the 2–1 away defeat at Aston Villa in the last game of the season.[6]

Coventry City (loan)

On 21 August 2023, Ayari joined EFL Championship club Coventry City on loan.[7]

Blackburn Rovers (loan)

On 5 January 2024, Ayari joined fellow EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers on a loan deal until the end of the 2023–24 season.[8]

International career

Born in Sweden to parents from Tunisia and Morocco, Ayari is a youth international for Sweden.[9] Ayari made his full international debut for Sweden in a friendly game against Finland on 10 January 2023.[10]

Personal life

His mother Amina works for AIK, and his brother Taha, born 2005, plays for AIK and has had a trial at Feyenoord.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 30 January 2024[11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AIK 2020 Allsvenskan 1 0 1 0 — — 2 0
2021 Allsvenskan 12 0 5 1 — — 17 1
2022 Allsvenskan 24 4 0 0 — 5[a] 1 29 5
Total 37 4 5 1 0 0 5 1 48 6
Brighton & Hove Albion 2022–23 Premier League 3 0 1 0 0 0 — 4 0
2023–24 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 — 0 0
Total 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 0
Coventry City (loan) 2023–24 Championship 13 1 0 0 — — 13 1
Blackburn Rovers (loan) 2023-24 Championship 0 0 2 0 — — 2 0
Career total 53 5 9 1 0 0 5 1 67 7
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

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. ^ "Deniz enjoys another away day but Albion lose finale". Brighton & Hove Albion. 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  7. ^ "Coventry sign Brighton midfielder Ayari on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  8. ^ "Ayari arrives!". Blackburn Rovers FC. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  9. ^ Abeid, Mahdi (23 October 2021). "موهبة تونسية تفرض وجودها في عملاق السويد وتظفر بعقدها الأول". alaraby.co.uk (in Arabic).
  10. ^ "Avslöjar: Premier Leagues succélag visar intresse för AIK-talang". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  11. ^ "Sweden - Y. Ayari - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". uk.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 August 2023.

External links

Blackburn Rovers F.C. – current squad
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