| Yahya Al-Ghassani | |
| Fullname: | Yahya Ali Saeed Al-Ghassani |
| Birth Date: | 18 April 1998 |
| Birth Place: | Sharjah, United Arab Emirates |
| Height: | 1.75 m[1] |
| Currentclub: | Shabab Al Ahli |
| Clubnumber: | 11 |
| Youthclubs1: | Al Ahli |
| Youthclubs2: | Al Wahda |
| Years1: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Al Wahda |
| Caps1: | 34 |
| Goals1: | 4 |
| Years2: | 2021– |
| Clubs2: | Shabab Al Ahli |
| Caps2: | 66 |
| Goals2: | 14 |
| Position: | Winger |
| Nationalyears1: | 2020 |
| Nationalteam1: | United Arab Emirates U23 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2022– |
| Nationalteam2: | United Arab Emirates |
| Nationalcaps2: | 16 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 5 |
| Pcupdate: | 30 March 2024 |
| Ntupdate: | 28 January 2024 |
Yahya Ali Saeed Al-Ghassani (Arabic: يحيى الغساني; born 18 April 1998) is an Emirati professional footballer who plays as a winger for UAE Pro League club Shabab Al Ahli.[2]
Al Ghassani played with Al Ahli and Al Wahda at youth level. He signed a four-year contract with Al Wahda in 2018 to participate in the UAE Pro League.[3] On 4 January 2021, he left Al Wahda and signed for Shabab Al Ahli on a three-year contract.[4]
Al Ghassani participated at the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship with the United Arab Emirates Olympic team.[5]
On 4 January 2024, Al Ghassani was named in the UAE's squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.[6] He scored in the UAE's opening match of the tournament – a 3–1 win over Hong Kong on 14 January.[7]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Al Wahda | 2018–19 | UPL | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 4 | |
| 2019–20 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 3 | |||
| 2020–21 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | |||
| Total | 34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 51 | 8 | |||
| Shabab Al Ahli | 2020–21 | UPL | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 3 | |
| 2021–22 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 30 | 3 | |||
| 2022–23 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 28 | 8 | |||
| 2023–24 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 6 | |||
| Total | 66 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 101 | 20 | |||
| Career total | 100 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 16 | 3 | 27 | 6 | 152 | 28 | |||
Scores and results list the United Arab Emirates' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Al Ghassani goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 January 2022 | Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 2–0 | 2–0 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification | ||
| 2 | 12 September 2023 | Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb, Croatia | 1–0 | align=center rowspan=2 | 4–1 | Friendly | |
| 3 | 4–0 | ||||||
| 4 | 14 January 2024 | Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar | 3–1 | 3–1 | 2023 AFC Asian Cup | ||
| 5 | 23 January 2024 | Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar | 1–2 | 1–2 |
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