Omar Yaisien
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Colombes, France[1] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2019 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Al Ain | 18 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Al-Hamriyah | ||
| 2024 | Fleetwood United | ||
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Egypt U23 | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2025 | |||
Omar Yaisien (Arabic: عمر ياسين; born 8 May 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder. Born in France, he represents Egypt internationally.
Club career
Having developed in the academy of Ligue 1 side Paris Saint-Germain from the age of five,[2] Yaisien moved to the United Arab Emirates in September 2019, signing a three-year deal with Al Ain.[3] After limited opportunities in his first season, he was linked with a move to Hatta Club in January 2021,[4] and then Egyptian club Smouha at the end of the 2020–21 season,[5] though he ultimately did not join either.
International career
Yaisien was called up to represent the Egypt U23s in a friendly match against the Netherlands U21 in March 2019.[6] The following month, he declared his intention to represent Egypt at international level.[2][7] Having spent a year in the country, he later stated that he was open to representing the United Arab Emirates as a naturalised player.[8]
Personal life
Yaisien was born in France to an Egyptian father from Minya Governorate and Algerian mother. He is the younger brother of the footballer Abdallah Yaisien.[7][9]
Career statistics
- As of 12 May 2025.[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Al Ain | 2019–20 | UAE Pro League | 11 | 1 | 5[a] | 1 | 3[b] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| 2020–21 | 7 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 18 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
- ^ a b Appearances in the UAE League Cup
- ^ Appearances in the AFC Champions League
References
- ^ a b Omar Yaisien at WorldFootball.net
- ^ a b "الحوار الكامل- عمر ياسين: أفضل اللعب لمنتخب مصر عن ارتداء قميص فرنسا" [Full Interview - Omar Yaisien: I'd rather play for Egypt than wear the French jersey]. sport.elwatannews.com (in Arabic). 22 April 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ "العين الإماراتي يتعاقد رسميًا مع إدريس مزاوياني وعمر ياسين حتى 2022" [Al Ain FC officially signs Idriss Mazawiani and Omar Yaisien until 2022]. eremnews.com (in Arabic). 1 September 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ "تعرّف على وجهة عمر ياسين على سبيل الإعارة" [Find out where Omar Yaisien is on loan]. dubaisports.ae (in Arabic). 22 January 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ "الكشف عن الوجهة المصرية لعمر ياسين" [Omar Yaisien's Egyptian destination revealed]. dubaisports.ae (in Arabic). 8 June 2021. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ Lantheaume, Romain (25 March 2019). "PSG : Omar Yaisien convoqué avec l'Egypte U23 !".
- ^ a b "لاعب سان جيرمان في المنتخب الأوليمبي.. سجل أوروبيًا.. ويشجع الأهلي وصلاح قدوته" [Paris Saint-Germain player in the Olympic team, scored a European goal, supports Al-Ahly, and Salah is his role model]. yallakora.com (in Arabic). 23 March 2019. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ "لاعب العين الإماراتي لـ"الوطن": لا أمانع اللعب باسم الإمارات.. ومزاملة صلاح حلم" [Al Ain player to Al Watan: I don't mind playing for the UAE... and playing alongside Salah is a dream]. sport.elwatannews.com (in Arabic). 31 May 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ Soliman, Seif (1 September 2019). "OFFICIAL: Egypt's Omar Yaisien joins Al Ain from PSG".
- ^ Omar Yaisien at Soccerway. Retrieved 26 October 2019.