Yeasin Arafat (footballer)

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Yeasin Arafat
Yeasin Arafat in 2020.jpg
Yeasin with Bangladesh in 2020
Personal information
Full name Yeasin Arafat
Date of birth (2003-01-05) 5 January 2003 (age 18)
Place of birth Narayanganj, Bangladesh
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Left Back
Club information
Current team
 Bashundhara Kings
Number 2
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Kadamtola Sangsad
2018–2021 Saif SC 44 (3)
2021- Bashundhara Kings
National team‡
2017–2018 Bangladesh U16 6 (1)
2018– Bangladesh U19 9 (3)
2019– Bangladesh U23 1 (0)
2019– Bangladesh 9 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 July 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 October 2021

Yeasin Arafat (Bengali: ইয়াসিন আরাফাত; born 5 January 2003) is a Bangladeshi professional footballer who plays as a left back.[1][2] He currently plays for Bashundhara Kings and the Bangladesh national team.[3] He also plays for the Bangladesh national under-23 team and captains the Bangladesh national under-19 team.[4] He is known in his country for offensive playing style & skills.[5]

Club career[]

Kadamtola Sangsad[]

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 in 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 the highest release clause.[6]

Bashundhara Kings[]

Yeasin joined Bashundhara Kings for the 2021-22 Bangladesh Premier League season.[7]

International career[]

Youth teams[]

Yeasin represented Bangladesh U-16, Bangladesh U-19 and Bangladesh U-23 in international levels. He scored total 4 international goals for Bangladesh U-16 and Bangladesh U-23. He was captain of Bangladesh in 2019 SAFF U-18 Championship and 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification.

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.[8] He scored a goal against India in 2021 SAFF Championship.[9]

Career statistics[]

International[]

As of 22 February 2020
National team Year Apps Goals
Bangladesh 2019 1 0
2020 0 0
Total 1 0

International goals[]

U-16 team[]

Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first.
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 27 August 2017 ANFA Complex, Nepal Bhutan Bhutan U15 7–0 8–0 2017 SAFF U-15 Championship

U-19 team[]

Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first.
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 29 September 2019 Halchowk Stadium, Nepal India India U18 1–1 1–2 2019 SAFF U-18 Championship
2. 8 November 2019 Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Qatar Jordan Jordan U19 1–1 1–1 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
3. 10 November 2019 Bhutan Bhutan U19 1–0 1–2

Senior team[]

Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first.
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 4 October 2021 National Football Stadium, Male  India 1–1 1–1 2021 SAFF Championship

References[]

  1. ^ "Bangladesh - Y. Arafat - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  2. ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Yeasin Arafat". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  3. ^ "Arafat: I was crying at dressing room". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-09-30. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  4. ^ Tribune, Dhaka. "Yeasins, two beacons for Bangladesh..." Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  5. ^ "Yeasin Arafat – Saif Sporting Club". Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  6. ^ "Tk1 crore footballer Yeasin delighted after maiden call-up". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-09-02. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  7. ^ Reporter, Sports (November 26, 2021). "Abahani buckle up to dethrone Kings". The Daily Star.
  8. ^ Correspondent, Sports; bdnews24.com. "Bangladesh beat Bhutan 2-0 in second FIFA friendly". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
  9. ^ "Yeasin helps 10-man Bangladesh to 1-1 draw against India". The Daily Star. 4 October 2021.

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