Theyab Awana

Theyab started the season in great form, despite his return from the FIFA U-20 World Cup. On 17 October 2009, Coach Lotfi Benzarti surprised everyone that Theyab would be playing against Al Nasr. However, Theyab scored his first goal for the club in the match, and the first of the UAE Premier League, on 23 October 2009 against Al-Ahli Theyab played as the match ended in a 1–0 win for the Ban Yas. On 30 October 2009, he assisted two goal for Modibo Diarra, and scored his second goal of the Season against Al-Jazira on 6 November 2009 after rounding the defense and drilling the ball into the net with skill. The match was considered one of the best matches he ever played. on 24 November 2009 he played against Al Wahda in the UAE President Cup. However, Bani Yas lost 4–0 and were eliminated. On 30 November 2009 he play against Al-Shabab, and was playing a good game, but the coach replaced him at the end of the second half to be replaced by Haboush Saleh because Theyab said felt tired and fatigued. On 5 December 2009 he played against Al Dhafra. He assisted one goal for André Senghor in the 2nd minute and the match ended 1–0. On 30 December he played against Al Ain FC in the Etisalat Emirates Cup, and scored a goal in the second half.

In the first match for the UAE U-20 national team in the FIFA U-20 World Cup, Theyab played. While the team was left 2–0 down to South Africa within the first half, Theyab and the players did not surrender and in the first minute of stoppage time Hamdan Al Kamali converted a penalty to make the score 2–1. Then, just as it looked like they were still going to lose, in the third minute of stoppage time, Theyab scored from a cross from Ahmed Ali to snatch a last-minute equalizer for the UAE before the final whistle a few seconds later.[2]

Theyab was called up for the senior squad for the first time for the friendly match against Manchester City on 12 November 2009. He came in as a second-half substitute but did not impress. Despite this, he was still named in the squad the UAE International Cup 2009 on 16 December where they played against the Kuwait which was to be the farewell match for Kuwaiti player Ali Abd Redha. Theyab came on in the second half, but the match ended 0–0.

Theyab was brought to worldwide fame for the penalty kick scored with a back-heel in a friendly match against Lebanon on 17 July 2011. In the 78th minute, with the score at 5–2, a penalty was given to the UAE team, and Theyab was instructed to take it. Halfway through his path to the ball, he turned around and kicked the ball into the goal with his right heel. The coach reacted badly on the effort, and Theyab was immediately subbed off for the bad reception he received for the penalty. The incident was brought to prominence after a video of the effort was put on YouTube, and currently has over 2,800,000 views.[3] The match ended 6–2 for the UAE.[4]

Theyab played in the opening match against Saudi Arabia. He was substituted by midfielder Haboush Saleh in the 78th minute. The match ended 1–0 for United Arab Emirates.

As of 28 May 2011[10][11][12]

As of 26 August 2011[12]

Theyab Awana: international goals
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
U17
1.	17 November 2005	Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al Ain	Syria	2–0	Win	2006 AFC U-17 Championship qualification
2.	18 July 2006	Prince Sultan bin Abdul Aziz Stadium, Abha	Kuwait	2–0	Win	2006 Under 17 Gulf Cup of Nations
U20
1.	24 October 2007	Thamir Stadium, Al-Salmiya	Kuwait	5–1	Win	AFC Youth Championship 2008 qualification
2.	8 November 2008	Prince Mohamed bin Fahd Stadium, Dammam	Saudi Arabia	0–1	Win	AFC Youth Championship 2008
3.	27 September 2009	Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria	South Africa	2–2	Draw	2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup
U23
1.	11 November 2010	Yingdong Stadium, Guangzhou	Uzbekistan	3–0	Win	2010 Asian Games
UAE
1.	2 January 2011	Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al Ain	Syria	2–0	Win	Friendly
2.	17 July 2011	Sheikh Khalifa International Stadium, Al Ain	Lebanon	6–2	Win	Friendly[13]
Source: Awana Goals