Yanal Abaza ( ar, ينال أباظة) (born 1 May 1976) is a retired
Syrian
footballer
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who played as a
defender.
He represented the
Syria national team between 2000 and 2002, earning 12
caps
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He made four appearances in the
2002 West Asian Championship that was hosted in Syria. As well as having three separate spells with
Syrian Premier League
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club
Al-Wahda, Abaza played in the
Jordan League
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for
Al-Wahdat
Al-Wehdat Sport Club ( ar, نادي الوحدات الرياضي}) is a Jordanian sport club founded in 1956. The club is based in and represents the Amman New Camp, a Palestinian refugee camp which is also known as Al-Wehdat. Al-Wehdat's hom ...
and the Syrian First Division for Al-Nidhal.
[ Yanal is an ethnic Circassian. He retired in August 2010.]
References
External links
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1976 births
Living people
Syrian men's footballers
Syrian expatriate men's footballers
Syrian people of Circassian descent
Syrian people of Abkhazian descent
Expatriate men's footballers in Jordan
Men's association football defenders
Syrian Premier League players
Syria men's international footballers
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