Yasin Ayari
Ayari playing for Sweden in 2026
Personal information
Full name Yasin Ayari[1]
Date of birth (2003-10-06) 6 October 2003 (age 22)
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 66 (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 22 (5)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23:05, 17 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 7:17, 15 June 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.

Notes

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 Tunisia.[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 17 May 2026[18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[b] League cup[c] Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AIK 2020 Allsvenskan 1 0 1 0 — — 2 0
2021 Allsvenskan 12 0 5 1 — — 17 1
2022 Allsvenskan 24 4 0 0 — 5[d] 1 29 5
Total 37 4 6 1 0 0 5 1 48 6
Brighton & Hove Albion 2022–23 Premier League 3 0 1 0 — — 4 0
2024–25 Premier League 34 2 3 0 2 0 — 39 2
2025–26 Premier League 29 3 1 0 2 1 — 32 4
Total 66 5 5 0 4 1 0 0 75 6
Coventry City (loan) 2023–24 Championship 13 1 — — — 13 1
Blackburn Rovers (loan) 2023–24 Championship 10 0 3 0 — — 13 0
Career total 126 10 14 1 4 1 5 1 149 13
  1. ^ Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjasːɪn]; French pronunciation: [jasin], according to his Tunisian father.
  2. ^ Includes Svenska Cupen, FA Cup
  3. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  4. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of match played 14 June 2026[19]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 2023 2 0
2024 6 1
2025 9 2
2026 5 2
Total 22 5
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 Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 11 October 2024 Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia 5  Slovakia 1–0 2–2 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C [20]
2 6 June 2025 Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary 11  Hungary 2–0 2–0 Friendly [21]
3 5 September 2025 Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia 13  Slovenia 2–1 2–2 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification [22]
4 14 June 2026 Estadio BBVA, Guadalupe, Mexico 22  Tunisia 1–0 5–1 2026 FIFA World Cup [23]
5 5–1

Honours

Individual

  • Swedish Midfielder of the Year: 2025[24]

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 Edit this at Wikidata
  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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