Yeasin Arafat (footballer)
Yeasin Arafat (Bengali: ইয়াসিন আরাফাত) is a Bangladeshi footballer who plays as a left back.[1][2] He currently plays for Saif SC and Bangladesh national under-23 team.[3] He also captains Bangladesh national under-19 team.[4] He is known in his country for offensive mentality & skills.[5]
 Yeasin in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Yeasin Arafat | ||
| Date of birth | 5 January 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Narayanganj, Bangladesh | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left Back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Saif SC | ||
| Number | 2 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Kadamtola Sangsad | ||
| 2018– | Saif SC | 29 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Bangladesh U16 | 6 | (1) |
| 2018– | Bangladesh U19 | 9 | (3) |
| 2019– | Bangladesh U23 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019– | Bangladesh | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 March 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 December 2020 | |||
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 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 highest release clause.[6]
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.[7]
Career statistics
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 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 U18 | 1–1 | 1–2 | 2019 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 |
References
- "Bangladesh - Y. Arafat - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Yeasin Arafat". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- "Arafat: I was crying at dressing room". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-09-30. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- Tribune, Dhaka. "Yeasins, two beacons for Bangladesh..." Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- "Yeasin Arafat – Saif Sporting Club". Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- "Tk1 crore footballer Yeasin delighted after maiden call-up". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-09-02. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- Correspondent, Sports; bdnews24.com. "Bangladesh beat Bhutan 2-0 in second FIFA friendly". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2020-06-08.