Yahia Nader Moustafa Elsharif (Arabic:يحيى نادر مصطفى الشريف) (born 11 September 1998) is an Emirati footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a centre back for Al Ain.[2][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yahia Nader Moustafa Elsherif[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 11 September 1998[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder, centre back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Al Ain | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013-2018 | Al Ain | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018– | Al Ain | 90 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2019–2021 | United Arab Emirates U-23 | ||
| 2022– | United Arab Emirates | 9 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2023 | |||
Club career
editYahia Nader is a football player with Egyptian origins born in the United Arab Emirates. He played with Al Ain in juniors and participated in the first team in 2018 after allowing those born in the UAE to participate in the UAE Pro League.
International career
editNader was granted Emirati citizenship in 2019 and was chosen to participate with the Olympic team in the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship.[4]
He received his first international cap for the United Arab Emirates' senior team when coming in as substitute for Abdullah Ramadan at the 75th minute of the World Cup 2022 AFC Playoff against Australia in June 2022.
On 4 January 2024, Nader was named in the UAE's squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[5]
Honours
editAl Ain
External links
edit- Yahia Nader at Soccerway
References
edit- ^ a b c "FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2018: List of Players: Al Ain FC" (PDF). FIFA. 6 December 2018. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 December 2018.
- ^ XS Studios. "Yahia Nader". www.uaefa.ae. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
- ^ "Yahia Nader". www.kooora.com.
- ^ "UAE Olympic team list in preparation for the Asian Cup scheduled in Thailand". twitter.
- ^ "AFC Asian Cup 2023™ Qatar squad lists" (PDF). AFC.
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