Yasin Ayari


Yasin Abbas Ayari is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 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 and 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.
On 26 April 2025, Ayari scored his first goal for Brighton in a 3–2 victory over West Ham United at Falmer Stadium.

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 was 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

International

No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition
111 October 2024Tehelné pole, Bratislava, Slovakia51–02–22024–25 UEFA Nations League C
26 June 2025Puskás Aréna, Budapest, Hungary112–02–0Friendly
35 September 2025Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia132–12–22026 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

Individual