Yazan Mousa Mahmoud Abu Al-Arab (Arabic: يَزَن مُوسى مَحمُود أَبُو الْعَرَب; born 31 January 1996) is a Jordanian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for K-League side FC Seoul and the Jordan national team.
.jpg) Al-Arab with FC Seoul in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Yazan Mousa Mahmoud Abu Al-Arab | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1996[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Russeifa, Jordan | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Center back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | FC Seoul | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Al-Jazeera | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | Al-Jazeera | 19 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Al-Wehdat | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Selangor | 35 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Al-Shorta | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Muaither | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | FC Seoul | 4 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Jordan U23 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Jordan | 65 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
Club career
editSelangor
editOn 18 December 2021, Yazan officially signed up with Malaysia Super League club, Selangor alongside national teammate Baha' Abdel-Rahman for 2022 season.[2]
On 3 October 2023, his contract was officially terminated by Selangor FC following an on-field incident involving a match official in a Malaysia Cup match against Terengganu FC on 24 September 2023.[3][4][5]
On 20 November 2023, Yazan has been banned for life from Malaysian football. The Football Association of Malaysia gave a lifetime ban because he violated Article 51, paragraph 1(a) and Article 59 of the association's Disciplinary Code but said the decision could be appealed.[6]
FC Seoul
editIn July 2024, Yazan signed with FC Seoul.[7]
He was named as a candidate for K League's Player of the Month award for the month of August in 2024,[8] making an immediate impression for the club.[9]
International career
editHe is playing for Jordan national football team since 2017.
Career statistics
editInternational
edit- As of match played 10 October 2024[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 2017 | 6 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 17 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 15 | 1 | |
| Total | 65 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Jordan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Al-Arab goal.[10]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 June 2021 | Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait |  Nepal |
3–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 29 January 2024 | Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar |  Iraq |
2–2 | 3–2 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup |
Honours
editJordan
- AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 2023[11]
Individual
- AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 2023[11]
- FC Seoul Player of the Month: September 2024
References
edit- ^ a b "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Jordan" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 5. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "RASMI : Yazan Al-Arab Is RED!". selangorfc.com. Selangor FC. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ Axello (3 October 2023). "TERKINI: Selangor Rasmi Tamatkan Kontrak Yazan Al Arab Yang Sepak Pengadil". vocketfc.com. Vocket FC. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ Mansor, Zulfaizan (3 October 2023). "Selangor tamatkan kontrak Yazan". bharian.com.my. Berita Harian. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ Hashim, Firdaus (3 October 2023). "Selangor tamat kontrak Yazan". hmetro.com.my. Harian Metro. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ Avineshawaran, T (20 November 2023). "Jordanian centreback Yazan Al-Arab banned from Malaysian football after referee assault". thestar.com.my. The Star. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ Hwang, Min-kuk (16 July 2024). FC서울, 요르단 국가대표 수비수 알아랍 영입. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Kyunghyang Company. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "이달의선수상 8월 후보 야잔, 이승모". Instagram.com (in Korean). FC Seoul. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "يزن العرب حديث الشارع الكوري". jfranews (in Arabic). Jfra News. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ a b Yazan Al-Arab at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ a b "AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 Technical Report" (PDF). AFC. 12 August 2024. p. 69. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
External links
edit- Yazan Al-Arab at Soccerway
- Yazan Al-Arab at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)
- Yazan Al-Arab – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
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