Yeasin Arafat
Yeasin with Bangladesh in 2020
Personal information
Full name Yeasin Arafat
Date of birth (2003-01-05) 5 January 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Narayanganj, Bangladesh
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Left Back
Team information
Current team
 Bashundhara Kings
Number 2
Youth career
2015–2016 Arambagh FA
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Kadamtola Sangsad 9 (2)
2018–2021 Saif SC 52 (4)
2019 → Chittagong Abahani (loan) 0 (0)
2021– Bashundhara Kings 33 (2)
International career‡
2017–2018 Bangladesh U16 6 (1)
2018 Bangladesh U19 9 (3)
2019– Bangladesh U23 8 (0)
2019– Bangladesh 20 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 2 July 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2023

Yeasin Arafat (Bengali: ইয়াসিন আরাফাত; born 5 January 2003) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a left back for Bangladesh Premier League club Bashundhara Kings and the Bangladesh national team. He is known in his country for offensive playing style & skills.

Club career

Arambagh Football Academy

Yeasin began his club career in 2015 with Arambagh Football Academy, under coach Syed Golam Jilani.[1] In 2016, he helped the club secure the Pioneer Football League title, leading them to earn promotion to the country's fifth-tier, the Dhaka Third Division Football League.[2]

Kadamtola Sangsad

In 2017, he started his senior club career with Kadamtola Sangsad in the Dhaka Third Division Football League. He captained the team during the Super League round and helped them earn promotion as league runners-up. He scored twice in the Super League round; against The Muslim Institute and Araf Sporting Club, respectively.[3]

Saif Sporting Club

Yeasin started his journey in top tier from 2018 to 2019 season with Saif Sporting Club. On 19 January 2019, He made his Bangladesh Premier League debut against Rahmatganj. The debutant registered an assist in this match, resulting in a 2–1 win. On 12 March 2020, he scored his first professional league goal in a 1–1 draw with Arambagh KS.[4] In the debut season, He made 4 assists in 23 league appearances without conceding a single card. In 2019-20 BPL, he scored 2 goals with 1 assist in 6 appearances.

Yeasin played as a guest player for Chittagong Abahani Limited in the 2019 Sheikh Kamal International Club Cup. He played 5 matches and scored 1 goal against TC Sports Club, as the Chittagong-based club finished tournament runners-up.[5]

In 2019, it was revealed that Saif SC tagged Yeasin Arafat with a release clause of 1 crore taka (0.12 million USD), making him the Bangladeshi player with the highest release clause.[6][7] In September 2021, it was announced that Saif SC would not extend their contract with Yeasin.[8]

Bashundhara Kings

On 25 November 2021, Yeasin joined Bashundhara Kings.[9]

International career

Youth teams

In 2013, he made his youth team debut when he played for the national U-12 team during the Mokh Cup in Malaysia. On 27 August 2017, Yeasin scored his first international goal during a 8–0 victory over Bhutan in the third-place match of the 2017 SAFF U-15 Championship.[10] In the same year, he captained the Bangladesh U17 team during the 2018 AFC U-16 Championship qualifiers.[11]

In 2019, Yeasin made his debut for Bangladesh U19. He was captain during the 2019 SAFF U-18 Championship.[12] On 29 September 2019, he scored in the final of the tournament against India to equalise the score, however, he was shown a second yellow for taking his shirt off in celebration. Bangladesh eventually lost the match 1–2.[13][14] Yeasin was heavily criticized by local media following the final, with former national team player, Mahabub Hossain Roksy stating "Our players lack football education because there is no system of academic education in football".[15] Nonetheless, he was again given captaincy of the team for the 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualifiers.[16]

Yeasin was included in the Bangladesh U23 team for the 2019 South Asian Games and made his debut against Nepal U23. In 2021, he returned to the U23 team during the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification, held in Uzbekistan.[17] In August 2023, Yeasin who had fallen out of favour with national team head coach Javier Cabrera, was named captain of the U23 team for the 2024 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification, held in Thailand.[18]

Senior team

Yeasin made his debut for Bangladesh national team on 3 October 2019, against Bhutan in a FIFA friendly match. Bangladesh won the match by 2–0.[19]

On 4 October 2021, Yeasin scored his first senior international goal in a 1–1 draw against India in the 2021 SAFF Championship.[20][21][22] Yeasin was left out of the national camp for the 2023 SAFF Championship by coach Javier Cabrera, after failing to find sufficient game time at club level.[23]

Career statistics

Club

As of 2 July 2023.[24]
Club Season League Domestic Cup[a] Other[b] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Saif Sporting Club 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League 23 0 3 0 2 0 — 28 0
2019–20 Bangladesh Premier League 6 2 3 1 — — 9 3
2020–21 Bangladesh Premier League 23 3 6 2 — — 29 5
Saif Sporting Club total 52 5 12 3 2 0 0 0 66 8
Bashundhara Kings 2021–22 Bangladesh Premier League 18 1 0 0 6 1 3[c] 0 27 2
2022–23 Bangladesh Premier League 15 1 6 0 6 0 — 27 1
2023–24 Bangladesh Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 85 7 18 3 14 1 3 0 120 11
Notes
  1. ^ Appearance(s) in Bangladesh Federation Cup
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in Bangladesh Independence Cup
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in AFC Cup

International

As of 27 September 2022.[25]
National team Year Apps Goals
Bangladesh 2019 1 0
2020 0 0
2021 11 1
2022 8 0
Total 20 1

International goals

U-16 team

Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first.
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 27 August 2017 ANFA Complex, Nepal Bhutan Bhutan U15 7–0 8–0 2017 SAFF U-15 Championship

U-19 team

Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first.
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 29 September 2019 Halchowk Stadium, Nepal India India U18 1–1 1–2 2019 SAFF U-18 Championship
2. 8 November 2019 Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Qatar Jordan Jordan U19 1–1 1–1 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
3. 10 November 2019 Bhutan Bhutan U19 1–0 1–2

Senior team

Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 4 October 2021 National Football Stadium, Male  India 1–1 1–1 2021 SAFF Championship

Honours

Arambagh FA

Saif Sporting Club

Bashundhara Kings

References

  1. ^ "গোলের ক্ষুধা নিয়েই মাঠে নামি". Daily Nayadiganta.
  2. ^ "Arambagh FA clinch title". The Daily Star. April 9, 2016.
  3. ^ Tribune, Dhaka. "Yeasins, two beacons for Bangladesh..." Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  4. ^ sun, daily. "Arambagh hold Saif | Daily Sun |". daily sun.
  5. ^ "গোল করে নিজেই অবাক ইয়াছিন আরাফাত!". Bangla Tribune.
  6. ^ "Tk1 crore footballer Yeasin delighted after maiden call-up". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-09-02. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  7. ^ "বাংলাদেশি ফুটবলারের দাম ১ কোটি ৬০ লাখ টাকা!". Odhikar.
  8. ^ "'কোটি টাকার' ফুটবলারকে ছেড়ে দিচ্ছে সাইফ". Newsbangla24.
  9. ^ Reporter, Sports (November 26, 2021). "Abahani buckle up to dethrone Kings". The Daily Star.
  10. ^ "Bangladesh U15s outclass Bhutan to top Group A". Dhaka Tribune. 22 August 2017.
  11. ^ "Bangladesh U-16 ends AFC qualifiers with a win over Qatar". Dhaka Tribune. September 25, 2017.
  12. ^ "জাতীয় ফুটবল দলে বড় 'চমক' ইয়াসিন আরাফাত". Daily Nayadiganta.
  13. ^ ডেস্ক, খেলা (September 5, 2023). "গোলের যে দুই রেকর্ডের সামনে মেসি–নেইমার". Prothomalo.
  14. ^ "বাংলাদেশকে আরও গোল এনে দিতে চান ইয়াছিন". Prothomalo. October 5, 2021.
  15. ^ "ফুটবল খেললেই হয় না, নিয়ম-কানুনও জানতে হয়..." Prothomalo. October 2, 2019.
  16. ^ "U-19s finish bottom of group". The Daily Star. November 12, 2019.
  17. ^ "বাংলাদেশের যুব দল থেকে ছিটকে গেলেন ৪ ফুটবলার". Newsbangla24.
  18. ^ "আপাতত জাতীয় দল নিয়ে ভাবছি না". www.kalerkantho.com. September 5, 2023.
  19. ^ Correspondent, Sports; bdnews24.com. "Bangladesh beat Bhutan 2-0 in second FIFA friendly". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2020-06-08.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  20. ^ "Arafat: I was crying at dressing room". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-09-30. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  21. ^ "Yeasin helps 10-man Bangladesh to 1–1 draw against India". The Daily Star. 4 October 2021.
  22. ^ রহমান, আনিসুর; থেকে, মালে (October 6, 2021). "আর নির্ঘুম রাত কাটাবেন না ইয়াসিন". The Daily Star Bangla.
  23. ^ "সাফের ক্যাম্প শুরুর আগেই বাদ ৫ জন". SAMAKAL.
  24. ^ Yeasin Arafat at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  25. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Yeasin Arafat". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2020-06-07.

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