Abbas Yas

Abbas Yas

Personal information
Date of birth	(2003-07-03) 3 July 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth	Basra, Iraq
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Left back
Team information
Current team	Al-Minaa
Number	33
Youth career
0000–2019	Al-Minaa
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–	Al-Minaa	118	(4)
International career‡
2021–	Iraq U23	3	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 January 2024

Abbas Yas (born 3 July 2003) is an Iraqi professional footballer who plays as a left back for Iraqi Stars League side Al-Minaa. He also played as a defensive midfielder and centre back.

Club career

Yas started playing football at the Al-Minaa Academy, and was able to win with Al-Minaa U16 team the Basra Clubs U16 League in March 2019. ^[1]

In August 2019, he was promoted to play with the club's first team, where he was chosen by the team's coach Valeriu Tița. ^[2] On 12 July 2021, he scored his first Iraqi Stars League goal against Al-Quwa Al-Jawiya and helped his team win that match. ^[3] On 18 July 2021, in the following match, he scored the drew against Naft Al-Wasat and saved his team from losing. ^[4] On 11 December 2021, he scored the drew against Al-Karkh in a match that ended 1–1. ^[5] On 9 September 2022, the club's management renewed Yas's contract for an additional season with a number of players. ^[6] and was able with his team to win the Iraqi Premier Division League and promotion to the Iraq Stars League. ^{[7] [8]}

In August 2023, his contract with Al-Minaa was renewed ^[9] and he played in the starting lineup regularly in the Iraqi Stars League. On 6 April 2024, he scored a long-range goal against Al-Karkh in a match that Al-Minaa lost 3–1. ^[10] In August 2024, his contract with Al-Minaa was renewed for an additional season. ^{[11] [12]}

International career

Yas was first picked to represent Iraq in 2021, when the under-23 coach Miroslav Soukup selected him to be a part of his 23-man squad to play in 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup qualification. ^{[13] [14]} He played in the starting lineup in the matches ^[15] and helped his team win and qualify for the 2022 AFC U-23 Asian Cup. ^[16]

Honours

Al-Minaa

• Iraqi Premier Division League: 2022–23

References

1. "البصرة تشهد نهائيات كرة القدم للناشئين وكأس البصرة". basra.gov.iq (in Arabic). 8 March 2019.
2. تيتا يسلم القائمة النهائية لتشكيلة السفانة للموسم الكروي الجديد (in Arabic). basrapress24.com. 30 August 2019.
3. القوة الجوية يتعرض للخسارة من الميناء في الدوري الممتاز (in Arabic). ina.iq. 12 July 2021.
4. تعادل نفط الوسط ومضيفه الميناء في دوري الكرة الممتاز (in Arabic). shafaq.com. 18 July 2021.
5. نتائج 5 مباريات من دوري الكرة الممتاز (in Arabic). ina.iq. 11 December 2021.
6. ادارة الميناء توقع عقودا مع لاعبي شباب النادي للعب مع الفريق الاول في الموسم المقبل (in Arabic). almarsa-news.com. 13 September 2022.
7. "الميناء يتوج بطلا لدوري الدرجة الاولى بكرة القدم". ninanews.com (in Arabic). 2 June 2023.
8. "الميناء يحرز لقب دوري الدرجة الاولى للموسم 2022/ 2023". al-mirbad.com (in Arabic). 2 June 2023.
9. ادارة الميناء تجدد عقود عدد من اللاعبين وتوقع مع آخرين (in Arabic). ninanews.com. 18 August 2023.
10. الكرخ يعود من البصرة بثلاثة نقاط مهمة بعد فوزه على الميناء (in Arabic). alforatnews.iq. 6 April 2024.
11. لاعبو الميناء يجددون ولاءهم للسفانة في الموسم الكروي المقبل (in Arabic). ninanews.com. 18 August 2024.
12. الميناء يؤمن ثلاثة من مواهبه (in Arabic). almaalomah.me. 18 August 2024.
13. "سكوب يعلن قائمة أولمبي العراق للتصفيات الآسيوية". kooora.com (in Arabic). 20 October 2021.
14. "وفد المنتخب الأولمبي يصل البحرين لخوض التصفيات الآسيوية". iqiraq.news (in Arabic). 21 October 2021.
15. "الأولمبي يستهل مشواره في بطولة غرب آسيا برباعية في شباك جزر المالديف". alzawraapaper.com (in Arabic). 25 October 2021.
16. "العراق يتأهل إلى نهائيات كأس آسيا الأولمبية بعد فوزه على البحرين.. صور". shafaq.com (in Arabic). 31 October 2021.

External links

• Abbas Yas at Soccerway
• Abbas Yas at Besoccer
• Abbas Yas at Forzafootball
• Abbas Yas at Kooora.com (in Arabic) (archived in English at Goalzz.com )