Yasin Abbas Ayari ( ar, ياسين عباس عياري; born 16 April 2003) is a Swedish professional

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who plays as a midfielder for Championship club

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, on loan from 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.

AIK

Ayari made his professional debut with AIK in a 2–2

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tie with

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on 6 December 2020. On 22 October 2021, he signed his first professional contract with AIK until 31 December 2025.

Brighton & Hove Albion

On 30 January 2023, Ayari signed a contract with Brighton & Hove Albion until June 2027. Ayari made his ''Albion'' debut on 19 March, coming on as a 78th minute substitute replacing

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in the 5–0 FA Cup quarter-final win over

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side Grimsby Town. 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

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in the last game of the season.

Coventry City (loan)

On 21 August 2023, Ayari joined

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club

on loan.

International career

Born in Sweden to parents from Tunisia and Morocco, Ayari is a youth international for Sweden. Ayari made his full international debut for

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in a friendly game against Finland on 10 January 2023.

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

International

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Ayari, Yasin 2003 births Living people People from Solna Municipality Swedish men's footballers Sweden men's international footballers Sweden men's youth international footballers Swedish people of Tunisian descent Swedish people of Moroccan descent Men's association football midfielders AIK Fotboll players Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. players Allsvenskan players Footballers from Stockholm County Swedish expatriate men's footballers Premier League players Expatriate men's footballers in England Swedish expatriate sportspeople in England Coventry City F.C. players