Yeasin Arafat (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yeasin Arafat | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Narayanganj, Bangladesh | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left Back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Saif SC | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Kadamtola Sangsad | ||
| 2018– | Saif SC | 29 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Bangladesh U16 | 6 | (1) |
| 2018– | Bangladesh U19 | 9 | (3) |
| 2019– | Bangladesh U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019– | Bangladesh | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 March 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 February 2020 | |||
Yeasin Arafat (Bengali: ইয়াসিন আরাফাত) is a Bangladeshi footballer who plays as a left back.[1][2] He currently plays for Saif SC and Bangladesh national under-23 team.[3] He also captains Bangladesh national under-19 team.[4] He is known in his country for offensive mentality & skills.[5]
Club career
In 2017, Yeasin started his senior club career with Kadamtola Sangsad in Dhaka Third Division Football League (overall 5th tier). His outstanding performance and potentiality earned him a contract from top tier side Saif SC.
Saif SC
Yeasin started his journey in top tier from 2018-19 season with Saif SC. On 19 January, 2019, He made his Bangladesh Premier League debut against Rahmatganj. The debutant registered an assist in this match resulting a 2-1 win. In the debut season, He made 4 assists in 23 league appearances without conceding a single card. In 2019-20 BPL, he scored 2 goals with 1 assist in 6 appearances.
In 2019, it was revealed that Saif SC tagged Yeasin Arafat with a release clause of 1 crore taka (0.12 million USD), making him the Bangladeshi player with highest release clause.[6]
International career
Youth teams
Senior team
Yeasin made his debut for Bangladesh national team on October 3, 2019 against Bhutan in a FIFA friendly match. Bangladesh won the match by 2-0.[7]
References
- ^ "Bangladesh - Y. Arafat - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Yeasin Arafat". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ^ "Arafat: I was crying at dressing room". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-09-30. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ^ Tribune, Dhaka. "Yeasins, two beacons for Bangladesh..." Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ^ "Yeasin Arafat – Saif Sporting Club". Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ^ "Tk1 crore footballer Yeasin delighted after maiden call-up". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-09-02. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ^ Correspondent, Sports; bdnews24.com. "Bangladesh beat Bhutan 2-0 in second FIFA friendly". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
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