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Abbas Yas

Abbas Yas
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-07-03) 3 July 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Basra, Iraq
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Al-Minaa
Number 33
Youth career
0000–2019 Al-Minaa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019– Al-Minaa 118 (4)
International career‡
2021– Iraq U23 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 January 2024

Abbas Yas (born 3 July 2003) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a left back for Iraqi Stars League side Al-Minaa. He also played as a defensive midfielder and centre back.

Club career

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Yas started playing football at the Al-Minaa Academy, and was able to win with Al-Minaa U16 team the Basra Clubs Youth League in March 2019.[1]

In August 2019, he was promoted to play with the club's first team, where he was chosen by the team's coach Valeriu Tița.[2] On 12 July 2021, he scored his first Iraqi Stars League goal against Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and helped his team win that match.[3] On 18 July 2021, in the following match, he scored the drew against Naft Al-Wasat and saved his team from losing.[4] On 11 December 2021, he scored the drew against Al-Karkh in a match that ended 1–1.[5] On 9 September 2022, the club's management renewed Yas's contract for an additional season with a number of players.[6] and was able with his team to win the Iraqi Premier Division League and promotion to the Iraq Stars League.[7][8]

In August 2023, his contract with Al-Minaa was renewed[9] and he played in the starting lineup regularly in the Iraqi Stars League. On 6 April 2024, he scored a long-range goal against Al-Karkh in a match that Al-Minaa lost 3–1.[10] In August 2024, his contract with Al-Minaa was renewed for an additional season.[11][12]

International career

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Yas was first picked to represent Iraq in 2021, when the under-23 coach Miroslav Soukup selected him to be a part of his 23-man squad to play in 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification.[13][14] He played in the starting lineup in the matches[15] and helped his team win and qualify for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup.[16]

Honours

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Al-Minaa

References

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  1. ^ "البصرة تشهد نهائيات كرة القدم للناشئين وكأس البصرة". basra.gov.iq (in Arabic). 8 March 2019.
  2. ^ تيتا يسلم القائمة النهائية لتشكيلة السفانة للموسم الكروي الجديد (in Arabic). basrapress24.com. 30 August 2019.
  3. ^ القوة الجوية يتعرض للخسارة من الميناء في الدوري الممتاز (in Arabic). ina.iq. 12 July 2021.
  4. ^ تعادل نفط الوسط ومضيفه الميناء في دوري الكرة الممتاز (in Arabic). shafaq.com. 18 July 2021.
  5. ^ نتائج 5 مباريات من دوري الكرة الممتاز (in Arabic). ina.iq. 11 December 2021.
  6. ^ ادارة الميناء توقع عقودا مع لاعبي شباب النادي للعب مع الفريق الاول في الموسم المقبل (in Arabic). almarsa-news.com. 13 September 2022.
  7. ^ "الميناء يتوج بطلا لدوري الدرجة الاولى بكرة القدم". ninanews.com (in Arabic). 2 June 2023.
  8. ^ "الميناء يحرز لقب دوري الدرجة الاولى للموسم 2022/ 2023". al-mirbad.com (in Arabic). 2 June 2023.
  9. ^ ادارة الميناء تجدد عقود عدد من اللاعبين وتوقع مع آخرين (in Arabic). ninanews.com. 18 August 2023.
  10. ^ الكرخ يعود من البصرة بثلاثة نقاط مهمة بعد فوزه على الميناء (in Arabic). alforatnews.iq. 6 April 2024.
  11. ^ لاعبو الميناء يجددون ولاءهم للسفانة في الموسم الكروي المقبل (in Arabic). ninanews.com. 18 August 2024.
  12. ^ الميناء يؤمن ثلاثة من مواهبه (in Arabic). almaalomah.me. 18 August 2024.
  13. ^ "سكوب يعلن قائمة أولمبي العراق للتصفيات الآسيوية". kooora.com (in Arabic). 20 October 2021.
  14. ^ "وفد المنتخب الأولمبي يصل البحرين لخوض التصفيات الآسيوية". iqiraq.news (in Arabic). 21 October 2021.
  15. ^ "الأولمبي يستهل مشواره في بطولة غرب آسيا برباعية في شباك جزر المالديف". alzawraapaper.com (in Arabic). 25 October 2021.
  16. ^ "العراق يتأهل إلى نهائيات كأس آسيا الأولمبية بعد فوزه على البحرين.. صور". shafaq.com (in Arabic). 31 October 2021.
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