Yasin Ayari

Yasin Ayari
Ayari with Sweden in 2026
Personal information
Full name Yasin Ayari[1]
Date of birth (2003-10-06) 6 October 2003
Place of birth Solna, Sweden
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Brighton & Hove Albion
Number 26
Youth career
2010–2012 Råsunda
2012–2020 AIK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 AIK 37 (4)
2023– Brighton & Hove Albion 67 (5)
2023–2024 → Coventry City (loan) 13 (1)
2024 → Blackburn Rovers (loan) 10 (0)
International career‡
2019 Sweden U17 4 (1)
2021–2022 Sweden U19 10 (1)
2022–2024 Sweden U21 12 (2)
2023– Sweden 25 (5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 16:00, 1 July 2026 (UTC)

Yasin[a] Ayari (Arabic: ياسين عباس عياري; born 6 October 2003) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Premier League 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.[2]

AIK

Ayari made his professional debut with AIK in a 2–2 Allsvenskan tie with Elfsborg on 6 December 2020.[3] On 22 October 2021, he signed his first professional contract with AIK until 31 December 2025.[4]

Brighton and Hove Albion

On 30 January 2023, Ayari signed a contract with Brighton & Hove Albion until June 2027.[5]

Ayari made his Albion debut on 19 March, coming on as a 78th minute substitute replacing Alexis Mac Allister in the 5–0 FA Cup quarter-final win over League Two side Grimsby Town.[6] 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 Aston Villa in the last game of the season.[7]

On 26 April 2025, Ayari scored his first goal for Brighton in a 3–2 victory over West Ham United at Falmer Stadium.[8]

Coventry City (loan)

On 21 August 2023, Ayari joined EFL Championship club Coventry City on loan.[9]

Blackburn Rovers (loan)

On 5 January 2024, Ayari joined fellow EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers on a loan deal until the end of the 2023–24 season.[10]

International career

Ayari playing for Sweden U21 in 2023

Born in Sweden to parents from Tunisia and Morocco, Ayari was a youth international for Sweden.[11] Ayari made his full international debut for Sweden in a friendly game against Finland on 10 January 2023.[12]

On 12 May 2026, Ayari was named in the Sweden squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.[13] On 14 June 2026, he scored two goals in Sweden's opening match against his paternal country, Tunisia, as Sweden beat Tunisia by 5–1.[14]

Personal life

Ayari was born in Solna, Sweden, to a Tunisian father and a Moroccan mother.[15][16] His younger brother, Taha, is also a professional footballer.[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 27 August 2026[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[b] League cup[c] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
AIK 2020 Allsvenskan 1010——20
2021 Allsvenskan 12051——171
2022 Allsvenskan 24400—5[d]1295
Total 374610051486
Brighton & Hove Albion 2022–23 Premier League 3010——40
2024–25 Premier League 3423020—392
2025–26 Premier League 2931021—324
2026–27 Premier League 1000002[d]030
Total 675504120786
Coventry City (loan) 2023–24 Championship 131———131
Blackburn Rovers (loan) 2023–24 Championship 10030——130
Career total 12710141417115213
  1. ↑ Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjasːɪn]; French pronunciation: [jasin], according to his Tunisian father.
  2. ↑ Includes Svenska Cupen, FA Cup
  3. ↑ Includes EFL Cup
  4. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

As of match played 30 June 2026[19]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Sweden 202320
202461
202592
202682
Total255
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ayari goal.
List of international goals scored by Yasin Ayari
No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
111 October 2024Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia5 Slovakia1–02–22024–25 UEFA Nations League C[20]
26 June 2025Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary11 Hungary2–02–0Friendly[21]
35 September 2025Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia13 Slovenia2–12–22026 FIFA World Cup qualification[22]
414 June 2026Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe, Mexico22 Tunisia1–05–12026 FIFA World Cup[23]
55–1

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Squad List: FIFA World Cup 2026: Sweden (SWE)" (PDF). FIFA. 17 June 2026. p. 42. Retrieved 17 June 2026.
  2. ↑ "Yasin Abbas Ayari om landslagsdebuten". svenskfotboll.se. 25 April 2019.
  3. ↑ "17-åring från start i AIK – här är laget mot Elfsborg". 6 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "A-lagskontrakt för Yasin Ayari". AIK Fotboll.
  5. ↑ "Albion sign Yasin Ayari from AIK". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 30 January 2023. Archived from the original on 30 January 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "Wembley next as Albion cruise into FA Cup semi-finals". Brighton & Hove Albion F.C. 19 March 2023. Archived from the original on 13 April 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "Deniz enjoys another away day but Albion lose finale". Brighton & Hove Albion. 28 May 2023. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  8. ↑ "Brighton 3–2 West Ham (Apr 26, 2025) Game Analysis". ESPN. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  9. ↑ "Coventry sign Brighton midfielder Ayari on loan". BBC Sport. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
  10. ↑ "Ayari arrives!". Blackburn Rovers FC. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  11. ↑ Abeid, Mahdi (23 October 2021). "موهبة تونسية تفرض وجودها في عملاق السويد وتظفر بعقدها الأول". alaraby.co.uk (in Arabic).
  12. ↑ "Avslöjar: Premier Leagues succélag visar intresse för AIK-talang". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 10 January 2023. Retrieved 10 March 2023.
  13. ↑ "Mystiskt inlägg efter petningen". www.expressen.se (in Swedish). 12 May 2026. Retrieved 15 May 2026.
  14. ↑ "Sweden smash five past Tunisia in World Cup opener". Reuters. 14 June 2026. Retrieved 14 June 2026.
  15. ↑ "Who is Sweden's Yasin Ayari and why didn't he celebrate against Tunisia?". Al Jazeera. 15 June 2026. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  16. ↑ "Why Didn't Yasin Ayari Celebrate Sweden's Goal Against Tunisia?". FourFourTwo. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  17. ↑ Asp, Viktor (4 May 2022). "Taha Ayari provspelade med Feyenoord: "Ser det inte som ett hot"". Fotboll Sthlm (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  18. ↑ "Y. Ayari". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 April 2025.
  19. ↑ Yasin Ayari at National-Football-Teams.com
  20. ↑ "Slovakia-Sweden | UEFA Nations League 2025". UEFA. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  21. ↑ "Hungary vs Sweden: Friendlies stats & head-to-head". BBC Sport. 6 June 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  22. ↑ "Slovenia-Sweden | European Qualifiers 2026". UEFA. 5 September 2025. Retrieved 5 September 2025.
  23. ↑ Millington, Live ReportingAdam. "Sweden vs Tunisia LIVE: FIFA World Cup 2026 Group F radio, score, commentary & updates". BBC Sport. Retrieved 15 June 2026.
  24. ↑ "Övriga utmärkelser" (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 18 December 2025.
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