Abdulwasea Al-Matari (Arabic: عبد الواسع المطري; born 4 July 1994) is a Yemeni football midfielder who plays for Bahraini Premier League club Sitra and captains the Yemen national team.

Abdulwasea Al-Matari
عبد الواسع المطري
Personal information
Full name Abdulwasea Al-Matari
Date of birth (1994-07-04) 4 July 1994 (age 30)[1]
Place of birth Sana'a, Yemen
Height 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Sitra
Number 7
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Al Yarmuk Al Rawda
2015–2018 Al-Orouba (9)
2018–2019 Dibba Al-Hisn 18 (4)
2019–2020 Al-Nahda
2020–2021 Al-Nasr
2021-2022 Al-Ittihad 20 (3)
2023– Sitra
International career
2013– Yemen 63 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 December 2018
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 June 2024 [2]

International career

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Al-Matari made his international debut in 2013 in a 2–0 defeat to Bahrain in the 2015 Asian Cup qualifiers.[3]

His first international goal came against Pakistan in the 2018 World Cup qualifiers, a match which Yemen won 3–1.[4]

On 12 October 2023, Al Matari scored his 10th international goal against Sri Lanka, scoring a free kick in the dying minute of the match in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.

International goals

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Scores and results list Yemen's goal tally first.[5]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 13 March 2015 Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar   Pakistan 1–0 3–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2. 7 June 2016   Maldives 1–0 2–0 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
3. 5 September 2017 Panaad Park and Stadium, Bacolod, Philippines   Philippines 2–1 2–2 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification
4. 27 March 2018 Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar     Nepal 1–0 2–1
5. 2–1
6. 8 August 2019 Karbala International Stadium, Karbala   Lebanon 2–1 2–1 2019 WAFF Championship
7. 11 August 2019   Iraq 1–2 1–2
8. 5 September 2019 National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore   Singapore 1–1 2–2 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
9. 9 January 2023 Basra International Stadium, Basra, Iraq   Oman 1–1 2–3 2023 Arabian Gulf Cup
10. 12 October 2023 Damac Club Stadium, Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia   Sri Lanka 3–0 3–0 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
11. 17 October 2023 Colombo Racecourse, Colombo, Sri Lanka 1–0 1–1

References

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  1. ^ Abdulwasea Al-MatariFIFA competition record (archived)
  2. ^ "Abdulwasea Al Matari Statistics". Yemen-team.com. 13 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Bahrain v Yemen Match Report". AFC. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  4. ^ "World's worst team Bhutan kick off 2018 World Cup qualifying with victory". The Guardian. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  5. ^ "Al-Matari, Abdulwasea". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
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