Yamil Rodrigo Asad (born 27 July 1994) is an Argentine professional

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who plays as an

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for Universidad Católica.

Club career

Vélez Sarsfield

Asad played youth football and debuted professionally with Vélez Sarsfield under

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's coaching, entering the field in a 1–2 defeat to Colón in the 2013 Final. Asad was part of the squad that won the

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, although he did not play the game. After

Héctor Canteros Héctor Miguel Canteros (born 15 March 1989) is an Argentine football midfielder who currently plays for CSA, on loan from Argentine Primera División club Platense. He previously played for Vélez Sarsfield, Villarreal, Flamengo, Chapecoen ...

' departure from the club and

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's injury, Asad started playing more regularly for the first team under

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' coaching in the

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, totaling 14 games (5 as a starter). Under

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's coaching, Asad scored his first professional goal, in a 2–1 victory over

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Atlanta United

On 11 January 2017, Asad was loaned to

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. He scored the first goal in the team's MLS history, against

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in a 1–2 defeat at home on 5 March 2017. Despite a successful season with Atlanta, the club was unable to agree terms with Vélez Sarsfield on a permanent move and Asad returned to the Argentine club. However, MLS roster rules dictated that Atlanta maintained his rights within MLS.

D.C. United

In February 2018, a three-way transaction was struck between Vélez Sarsfield, Atlanta United, and

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which resulted in Asad signing on loan for D.C. In the deal, D.C. sent $300,000 in general allocation money and $200,000 in targeted allocation money to Atlanta for Asad's MLS future. At the same time, D.C. reached a loan agreement for 2018 with Vélez Sarsfield which included a purchase option of $700,000 at season's end. In his debut for D.C. United against

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on March 3, 2018, Asad scored his first goal for the team in the 32nd minute. Asad scored again in the

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inaugural game against the

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on 14 July 2018. The game ended as a 3–1 win for United. Asad scored 9 goals and contributed 8 assists in 2018 for D.C. United. D.C. United pursued to permanently sign Asad after the 2018 season, but talks fell and Asad decided to return to Vélez Sarsfield.

Return to Vélez Sarsfield

Asad decided to return to Vélez Sarsfield in January 2019.

Return to D.C. United

On 17 September 2019, Asad signed a pre-contract agreement with

for the 2020

Season. Asad scored his first goal for D.C. United since his return on 7 March 2020, in a 2–1 win against

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. Following the 2021 season, Asad was released by D.C. United.

International career

Due to his background, he is available to play for either

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and

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Personal life

Yamil Asad is the son of former Vélez Sarsfield player

Omar Asad Omar Andrés Asad (born 9 April 1971) is an Argentine football manager and former player who played as a forward. As a player, Asad spent all of his career in Vélez Sársfield, winning 8 titles with the club (including both the Copa Libertadore ...

, who scored the second goal for Vélez in the 2–0 win over

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for the

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, the same year of Yamil's birth. He is also great-nephew of former international footballer and manager

Julio Asad Julio Daniel Asad (; born 7 June 1953) is an Argentine former football player and manager. He played as a midfielder, and participated with Argentina in the 1975 Copa América. Asad was nicknamed "El Turco" due to his Syrian and Lebanese eth ...

. Asad was nicknamed "El Turco" due to his Syrian/Lebanese ethnicity.

Career Statistics

Club

Honours

Vélez Sarsfield *

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References

External links

Profile
at Vélez Sarsfield's official website
Argentine Primera statistics
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