Yahya_Nader

Yahia Nader

Yahia Nader

Emirati footballer

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]

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Club career

Yahia 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

Nader 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]

References

  1. [1]
    "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.
  2. [2]
    XS Studios. "Yahia Nader". www.uaefa.ae. Retrieved 2020-01-01.
  3. [3]
    "Yahia Nader". www.kooora.com.
  4. [4]
    "UAE Olympic team list in preparation for the Asian Cup scheduled in Thailand". twitter.
  5. [5]
    "AFC Asian Cup 2023™ Qatar squad lists" (PDF). AFC.
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