Yamil Asad

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Yamil Asad
Yamil Asad Atlanta United 2017 (cropped).jpg
Asad in 2017
Personal information
Full name Yamil Rodrigo Asad
Date of birth (1994-07-27) 27 July 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth San Antonio de Padua, Argentina
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 FC Cincinnati
Number 27
Youth career
Vélez Sarsfield
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2019 Vélez Sarsfield 55 (4)
2017 → Atlanta United (loan) 32 (7)
2018 → D.C. United (loan) 30 (9)
2020–2021 D.C. United 39 (5)
2022 Universidad Católica 12 (1)
2023 D.C. United 21 (0)
2024– FC Cincinnati 23 (3)
2024– FC Cincinnati 2 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of match played 19 October 2024

Yamil Rodrigo Asad (born 27 July 1994) is an Argentine professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for FC Cincinnati in Major League Soccer.

Contents

Club career

Vélez Sarsfield

Asad played youth football and debuted professionally with Vélez Sarsfield under Ricardo Gareca's coaching, entering the field in a 1–2 defeat to Colón in the 2013 Final. [1] Asad was part of the squad that won the 2013 Supercopa Argentina, although he did not play the game.

After Héctor Canteros' departure from the club and Jorge Correa's injury, Asad started playing more regularly for the first team under José Oscar Flores' coaching in the 2014 Argentine Primera División, totaling 14 games (5 as a starter). [2] Under Miguel Ángel Russo's coaching, Asad scored his first professional goal, in a 2–1 victory over Crucero del Norte. [3]

Atlanta United

Asad playing for Atlanta United vs Montreal Impact on September 14, 2017. 2017-09-24 playing for Atlanta United vs FC Dallas.jpg
Asad playing for Atlanta United vs Montreal Impact on September 14, 2017.

On 11 January 2017, Asad was loaned to Major League Soccer's Atlanta United FC. He scored the first goal in the team's MLS history, against New York Red Bulls in a 1–2 defeat at home on 5 March 2017. [4] Despite a successful season with Atlanta, the club was unable to agree terms with Vélez Sarsfield on a permanent move and Asad returned to the Argentine club. However, MLS roster rules dictated that Atlanta maintained his rights within MLS.

D.C. United

In February 2018, a three-way transaction was struck between Vélez Sarsfield, Atlanta United, and D.C. United which resulted in Asad signing on loan for D.C. In the deal, D.C. sent $300,000 in general allocation money and $200,000 in targeted allocation money to Atlanta for Asad's MLS future. [5] At the same time, D.C. reached a loan agreement for 2018 with Vélez Sarsfield which included a purchase option of $700,000 at season's end. [6] In his debut for D.C. United against Orlando City SC on March 3, 2018, Asad scored his first goal for the team in the 32nd minute. [7] Asad scored again in the Audi Field inaugural game against the Vancouver Whitecaps on 14 July 2018. [8] The game ended as a 3–1 win for United. Asad scored 9 goals and contributed 8 assists in 2018 for D.C. United. [9]

D.C. United pursued to permanently sign Asad after the 2018 season, [10] but talks fell and Asad decided to return to Vélez Sarsfield.

Return to Vélez Sarsfield

Asad decided to return to Vélez Sarsfield in January 2019. [11]

Return to D.C. United

On 17 September 2019, Asad signed a pre-contract agreement with D.C. United for the 2020 Major League Soccer Season. [12] Asad scored his first goal for D.C. United since his return on 7 March 2020, in a 2–1 win against Inter Miami. [13] Following the 2021 season, Asad was released by D.C. United. [14]

FC Cincinnati

On 28 March 2024, after several weeks of training with the club, Asad signed a contract with FC Cincinnati, guaranteed through 2024 with a club option for 2025. [15]

International career

Due to his background, he is available to play for either Argentina, Syria and Lebanon.

Personal life

Yamil Asad is the son of former Vélez Sarsfield player Omar Asad, who scored the second goal for Vélez in the 2–0 win over A.C. Milan for the 1994 Intercontinental Cup, the same year of Yamil's birth. [16] He is also great-nephew of former international footballer and manager Julio Asad. Asad was nicknamed "El Turco" due to his Syrian/Lebanese ethnicity.

Career Statistics

Club

As of match played 28 October 2024 [17]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupContinentalOtherTotal
Div.AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vélez Sarsfield 2012–13 A. Primera División 10————10
2013–14 A. Primera División5050———100
2014 A. Primera División13010—1 [a] 0—150
2015 A. Primera División244———1 [b] 0254
2016 A. Primera División90————90
2016–17 A. Primera División20————20
2018–19A. Primera División10————10
Total55460—1010634
Atlanta United (loan) 2017 Major League Soccer 327———1 [c] 0337
D.C. United (loan) 2018 Major League Soccer30920——1 [d] 0339
D.C. United 2020 Major League Soccer233————233
2021 Major League Soccer162————162
Total395————395
Universidad Católica 2022 C. Primera División 12110—1 [a] 0—141
D.C. United 2023 Major League Soccer2102130——261
FC Cincinnati 2024 Major League Soccer233—32—1 [e] 1276
FC Cincinnati 2 (loan) 2024 MLS Next Pro 10————10
Career total2132911162204123633
  1. 1 2 Appearance(s) in the Copa Libertadores
  2. ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Libertadores Playoffs
  3. ↑ Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
  4. ↑ Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs
  5. ↑ Appearance(s) in MLS Cup Playoffs

    Honours

    Vélez Sarsfield

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