Saleh Badr Al-Yazidi (Arabic: صالح بدر اليزيدي; born February 10, 1993) is a football player who plays for Lusail as a midfielder. Born in Yemen, he has represented Qatar at youth level. His family is descended from the sheikhdom ruled by the Yazidi tribe in Lower Yafa, a historic state in what was then known as the British Aden Protectorate (present-day Yemen). He played football for a team in Yemen in his youth years, and was later a student at the acclaimed Aspire Academy in Qatar. He gained Qatari citizenship in July 2011.[1] His family still lives in Yafa.
_(Saleh_Al_Yazidi).jpg) Al Yazidi in an Al Sadd line-up in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Saleh Badr Abdulrab Al-Yazidi Al Yafei | ||
| Date of birth | 10 February 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Lower Yafa, Yemen | ||
| Height | 1.66 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder / Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Lusail | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2008 | Al Muaither | ||
| 2008–2010 | Aspire Academy | ||
| 2009–2011 | Al Sadd | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2018 | Al Sadd | 34 | (2) |
| 2016 | → Umm Salal (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Al-Khor (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Al-Markhiya (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Al-Sailiya | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Al-Shamal | ||
| 2020 | Al-Markhiya | ||
| 2020– | Al-Bidda | ||
| 2021–2023 | Al Ahli | 23 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Al-Sailiya | 10 | (0) |
| 2024– | Lusail | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2011 | Qatar U20 | 9 | (6) |
| 2012 | Qatar U23 | 4 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editYazidi previously played for Al Muaither's youth teams.[2] He later joined Aspire Academy, before becoming a part of Al Sadd's youth team, where he won the top scorer title for the U-19 league with 14 goals in 2011. He graduated from Aspire Academy in 2010.[3]
He made his first-team debut for Al Sadd in 2010.
International career
editU-20 team
editYazidi made his debut for the national youth team in August 2011, against Japan.[4] He featured in the 2012 AFC U-19 Championship qualification campaign for the Qatar under–20 team. He scored 3 goals in the 5 matches Qatar played, including a brace against Bahrain. Qatar finished at the top of their group, ending the qualification with a loss against Tajikistan.
Yazidi also played one game in the 10th International Friendship Youth Tournament, which Qatar came runners-up in, scoring a goal.
He participated in the ASPIRE U–19 tournament in which Qatar won. He played all 3 games and scored a brace against Tunisia.[5]
U-23 team
editYazidi made his U–23 debut in the 2012 Summer Olympic Qualifiers. His first appearance was on 5 February 2012 against Oman, in a dramatic match which ended 2–2.[6] Shortly after, he featured in a match against Saudi Arabia, which Qatar won 2–1, thanks to an assist Yazidi provided to Hassan Al Haidos two minutes before half-time.[7]
In the qualifying campaign for the 2014 AFC U-22 Asian Cup, he participated in a warm-up game against the UAE. He also came on as a substitute in their first group stage game against Maldives in the 60th minute, scoring a goal 17 minutes later in the 77th minute in order to give Qatar 2–0 win.[8]
Honours
edit- Al Sadd SC
- Individual
- Qatar Youth League Top Scorer: 2011
Personal
editHe is a distant relative of Mohammed Al Yazidi, who is also an Al Sadd player.[1][9]
References
edit- ^ a b akhbaralyom.net - لاعب يمني في صفوف المنتخب القطري (in Arabic)
- ^ "Young Badr impresses Amouta". Doha Stadium Plus. 28 November 2012. Retrieved 29 November 2012.
- ^ ASPIRE - Where Aspire Graduates Are
- ^ المنتخب القطري للشباب يلتقي نظيره الياباني ودياً Archived 2012-09-08 at archive.today (in Arabic)
- ^ Qatar win Aspire U-19 Cup
- ^ AFC - Match Summary - Qatar vs Oman
- ^ AFC - Match Summary - Qatar vs Saudi Arabia
- ^ "Match Summary". AFC. 23 June 2012.
- ^ لاعبون من اصل يمني (in Arabic)