Yasin Abbas Ayari is a Swedish professional footballer born on 6 October 2003. He plays as a midfielder for Premier League club Brighton & Hove Albion and the Sweden national team.
๐๏ธ Early Career
Ayari began playing football with the youth academy of Rรฅsunda at age 6. He moved to AIK around the age of 8.
๐ Professional Debut
Ayari made his professional debut with AIK in a 2โ2 Allsvenskan tie with Elfsborg on 6 December 2020. On 22 October 2021, he signed his first professional contract with AIK until 31 December 2025.
๐ต Brighton & Hove Albion
On 30 January 2023, Ayari signed a contract with Brighton & Hove Albion until June 2027. He made his Albion debut on 19 March as a 78th minute substitute in a 5โ0 FA Cup quarter-final win over Grimsby Town.
He made his first Premier League start on 28 May in a 2โ1 away defeat at Aston Villa. On 26 April 2025, Ayari scored his first goal for Brighton in a 3โ2 victory over West Ham United.
๐ Loan Moves
On 21 August 2023, Ayari joined EFL Championship club Coventry City on loan. On 5 January 2024, he joined fellow EFL Championship club Blackburn Rovers on a loan deal until the end of the 2023โ24 season.
๐ธ๐ช International Career
Born in Sweden to parents from Tunisia and Morocco, Ayari was a youth international for Sweden. He made his full international debut for Sweden in a friendly against Finland on 10 January 2023.
On 12 May 2026, Ayari was named in the Sweden squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. On 14 June 2026, he scored two goals in Sweden’s opening match against Tunisia.
๐ค Personal Life
Yasin Ayari was born in Solna, Sweden, to a Tunisian father and a Moroccan mother. His mother Amina works for AIK, and his brother Taha, born 2005, plays for AIK and has had a trial at Feyenoord.
| Category | Detail | Date | Club/Team |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birth | 6 October 2003 | Solna, Sweden | N/A |
| Professional Debut | 2โ2 draw vs Elfsborg | 6 December 2020 | AIK |
| First Pro Contract | Until 31 December 2025 | 22 October 2021 | AIK |
| Brighton Signing | Contract until June 2027 | 30 January 2023 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| First Brighton Goal | 3โ2 win vs West Ham | 26 April 2025 | Brighton & Hove Albion |
| Loan to Coventry | EFL Championship | 21 August 2023 | Coventry City |
| Loan to Blackburn | Until end of 2023โ24 season | 5 January 2024 | Blackburn Rovers |
| International Debut | Friendly vs Finland | 10 January 2023 | Sweden |
| World Cup Squad | 2026 FIFA World Cup | 12 May 2026 | Sweden |
| World Cup Goals | Two goals vs Tunisia | 14 June 2026 | Sweden |