Yeasin Arafat (footballer)

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]

Yeasin Arafat
Yeasin with Bangladesh in 2020
Personal information
Full name Yeasin Arafat
Date of birth (2003-01-05) 5 January 2003
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 (7)
2021– Bashundhara Kings 7 (0)
National team‡
2017–2018 Bangladesh U16 6 (1)
2018– Bangladesh U19 9 (3)
2019– Bangladesh U23 1 (0)
2019– Bangladesh 14 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 February 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 29 March 2022

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 potential 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

On 25 November 2021, Yeasin joined Bashundhara Kings.[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 teamYearAppsGoals
Bangladesh 201910
2020 0 0
Total10

U-16 team
Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first.
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.27 August 2017ANFA Complex, Nepal Bhutan U157–08–02017 SAFF U-15 Championship

U-19 team
Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first.
NoDateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.29 September 2019Halchowk Stadium, Nepal India U181–11–22019 SAFF U-18 Championship
2. 8 November 2019 Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Qatar Jordan U19 1–1 1–1 2020 AFC U-19 Championship qualification
3. 10 November 2019 Bhutan U19 1–0 1–2

Senior team
Scores and results list Bangladesh's goal tally first.
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.4 October 2021National Football Stadium, Male India1–11–12021 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.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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