# Yasin Ayari

Yasin Abbas Ayari (Arabic: ياسين عباس عياري; Swedish pronunciation:; 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.

### AIK

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

### Brighton & Hove Albion

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

#### Coventry City (loan)

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

#### 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.

## International career

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

## Personal life

His mother Amina works for AIK, and his brother Taha, born 2005, plays for AIK and has had a trial at Feyenoord.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 15 March 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National cup | National cup | League cup | League cup | Europe | Europe | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| AIK | 2020 | Allsvenskan | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| AIK | 2021 | Allsvenskan | 12 | 0 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 1 |
| AIK | 2022 | Allsvenskan | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 1 | 29 | 5 |
| AIK | Total | Total | 37 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 48 | 6 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2022–23 | Premier League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2023–24 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | 2024–25 | Premier League | 25 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 |
| Brighton & Hove Albion | Total | Total | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Coventry City (loan) | 2023–24 | Championship | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 1 |
| Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 2023–24 | Championship | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 88 | 6 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 107 | 7 |
* ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

### International

    As of match played 19 November 2024
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Sweden | 2023 | 2 | 0 |
| Sweden | 2024 | 6 | 1 |
| Total | Total | 8 | 1 |
    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. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1. | 11 October 2024 | Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia | Slovakia | 1–0 | 2–2 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League |