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| 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 | Midfielder | ||
| Team 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 | 56 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | → Coventry City (loan) | 13 | (1) |
| 2024 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Sweden U17 | 4 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Sweden U19 | 10 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Sweden U21 | 12 | (2) |
| 2023– | Sweden | 17 | (3) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:24, 7 January 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:44, 20 November 2025 (UTC) | |||
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Yasin Abbas Ayari (Arabic: ياسين عباس عياري; Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjɑː.sɪn aˈjɑː.rɪ]; born 6 October 2003) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 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 and 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]
On 26 April 2025, Ayari scored his first goal for Brighton in a 3–2 victory over West Ham United at Falmer Stadium.[7]
Coventry City (loan)
On 21 August 2023, Ayari joined EFL Championship club Coventry City on loan.[8]
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.[9]
International career
Born in Sweden to parents from Tunisia and Morocco, Ayari was a youth international for Sweden.[10] Ayari made his full international debut for Sweden in a friendly game against Finland on 10 January 2023.[11]
Personal life
His mother Amina works for AIK, and his brother Taha, born 2005, plays for AIK and has had a trial at Feyenoord.[citation needed]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 11 January 2026[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Europe | 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[c] | 1 | 29 | 5 | ||
| Total | 37 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 48 | 6 | ||
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2022–23 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | Premier League | 34 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 39 | 2 | ||
| 2025–26 | Premier League | 19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 22 | 3 | ||
| Total | 56 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 5 | ||
| Coventry City (loan) | 2023–24 | Championship | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 2023–24 | Championship | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 116 | 9 | 14 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 139 | 12 | ||
- ^ Includes Svenska Cupen, FA Cup
- ^ Includes EFL Cup
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
International
- As of match played 15 November 2025[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| 2024 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2025 | 9 | 2 | |
| Total | 17 | 3 | |
- Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ayari goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 October 2024 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia | 5 |  Slovakia |
1–0 | 2–2 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C | [14] |
| 2 | 6 June 2025 | Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary | 11 |  Hungary |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly | [15] |
| 3 | 5 September 2025 | Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia | 13 |  Slovenia |
2–1 | 2–2 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | [16] |
Honours
Individual
- Swedish Midfielder of the Year: 2025[17]
References
- ^ "Yasin Abbas Ayari om landslagsdebuten". svenskfotboll.se. 25 April 2019.
- ^ "17-åring från start i AIK – här är laget mot Elfsborg". 6 December 2020.
- ^ "A-lagskontrakt för Yasin Ayari". AIK Fotboll.
- ^ "Albion sign Yasin Ayari from AIK". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 30 January 2023. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
- ^ "Wembley next as Albion cruise into FA Cup semi-finals". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 19 March 2023. Archived from the original on 13 April 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
- ^ "Deniz enjoys another away day but Albion lose finale". Brighton & Hove Albion. 28 May 2023. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
- ^ "Brighton 3–2 West Ham (Apr 26, 2025) Game Analysis". ESPN. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ "Coventry sign Brighton midfielder Ayari on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "Ayari arrives!". Blackburn Rovers FC. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
- ^ Abeid, Mahdi (23 October 2021). "موهبة تونسية تفرض وجودها في عملاق السويد وتظفر بعقدها الأول". alaraby.co.uk (in Arabic).
- ^ "Avslöjar: Premier Leagues succélag visar intresse för AIK-talang". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
- ^ "Y. Ayari". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
- ^ Yasin Ayari at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Slovakia-Sweden | UEFA Nations League 2025". UEFA. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "Hungary vs Sweden: Friendlies stats & head-to-head". BBC Sport. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "Slovenia-Sweden | European Qualifiers 2026". UEFA. 5 September 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
- ^ "Övriga utmärkelser" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
External links
- Yasin Ayari at Brighton & Hove Albion F.C.
- Yasin Ayari at Premier League (archived)
- Yasin Ayari at Soccerway
- Yasin Ayari at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
