Yazan Al-Arab
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Al-Arab with FC Seoul in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Yazan Mousa Mahmoud Abu Al-Arab | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 31 January 1996[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Russeifa, Jordan | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Center back | ||||||||||||||||
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Current team | FC Seoul | ||||||||||||||||
| Number | 5 | ||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Al-Jazeera | ||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
| 2015–2019 | Al-Jazeera | 19 | (1) | ||||||||||||||
| 2019–2021 | Al-Wehdat | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Selangor | 35 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Al-Shorta | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Muaither | 8 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2024– | FC Seoul | 12 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
| 2015–2018 | Jordan U23 | 7 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
| 2017– | Jordan | 70 | (3) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2025 | |||||||||||||||||
Yazan Mousa Mahmoud Abu Al-Arab (Arabic: يَزَن مُوسَى مَحْمُود أَبُو الْعَرَب; born 31 January 1996) is a Jordanian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for K-League side FC Seoul and the Jordan national team.
Club career
Selangor
On 18 December 2021, Yazan officially signed up with Malaysia Super League club, Selangor alongside national teammate Baha' Abdel-Rahman for 2022 season.[2]
On 3 October 2023, his contract was officially terminated by Selangor FC following an on-field incident involving a match official in a Malaysia Cup match against Terengganu FC on 24 September 2023.[3][4][5]
On 20 November 2023, Yazan has been banned for life from Malaysian football. The Football Association of Malaysia gave a lifetime ban because he violated Article 51, paragraph 1(a) and Article 59 of the association's Disciplinary Code but said the decision could be appealed.[6]
FC Seoul
In July 2024, Yazan signed with FC Seoul.[7]
He was named as a candidate for K League's Player of the Month award for the month of August in 2024,[8] making an immediate impression for the club.[9]
International career
Al-Arab has been a regular for the Jordan national football team since 2017.
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 10 October 2024[10]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 2017 | 6 | 0 |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2019 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 17 | 1 | |
| 2022 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 15 | 1 | |
| Total | 65 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Jordan's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Al-Arab goal.[10]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 June 2021 | Jaber Al-Ahmad International Stadium, Kuwait City, Kuwait | Nepal | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2 | 29 January 2024 | Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar | Iraq | 2–2 | 3–2 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup |
| 3 | 20 March 2025 | Amman International Stadium, Amman, Jordan | Palestine | 1–0 | 3–1 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
Honours
Jordan
- AFC Asian Cup runner-up: 2023[11]
Individual
- AFC Asian Cup Team of the Tournament: 2023[11]
- FC Seoul Player of the Month: September 2024
References
- ^ a b "FIFA Arab Cup Qatar 2021: List of players: Jordan" (PDF). FIFA. 4 December 2021. p. 5. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
- ^ "RASMI : Yazan Al-Arab Is RED!". selangorfc.com. Selangor FC. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
- ^ Axello (3 October 2023). "TERKINI: Selangor Rasmi Tamatkan Kontrak Yazan Al Arab Yang Sepak Pengadil". vocketfc.com. Vocket FC. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ Mansor, Zulfaizan (3 October 2023). "Selangor tamatkan kontrak Yazan". bharian.com.my. Berita Harian. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ Hashim, Firdaus (3 October 2023). "Selangor tamat kontrak Yazan". hmetro.com.my. Harian Metro. Retrieved 3 October 2023.
- ^ Avineshawaran, T (20 November 2023). "Jordanian centreback Yazan Al-Arab banned from Malaysian football after referee assault". thestar.com.my. The Star. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ Hwang, Min-kuk (16 July 2024). FC서울, 요르단 국가대표 수비수 알아랍 영입. Sports Kyunghyang (in Korean). Kyunghyang Company. Retrieved 16 July 2024.
- ^ "이달의선수상 8월 후보 야잔, 이승모". Instagram.com (in Korean). FC Seoul. 3 September 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "يزن العرب حديث الشارع الكوري". jfranews (in Arabic). Jfra News. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ a b Yazan Al-Arab at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ a b "AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 Technical Report" (PDF). AFC. 12 August 2024. p. 69. Retrieved 13 August 2024.
External links
- Yazan Al-Arab at Soccerway
- Yazan Al-Arab at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com)
- Yazan Al-Arab – K League stats at kleague.com (in Korean)
- Yazan Al-Arab at National-Football-Teams.com