Yahya Al-Ghassani

Yahya Ali Saeed Al-Ghassani (Arabic: يَحْيَى عَلِيّ سَعِيد الْغَسَّانِيّ; born 17 April 1998) is an Emirati professional footballer who plays as a winger for UAE Pro League club Shabab Al Ahli.^[2]

Yahya Al-Ghassani

Personal information
Full name	Yahya Ali Saeed Al-Ghassani
Date of birth	(1998-04-17) 17 April 1998 (age 27)
Place of birth	Sharjah, United Arab Emirates
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Position(s)	Winger
Team information
Current team	Shabab Al Ahli
Number	11
Youth career
	Al Ahli
	Al Wahda
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2021	Al Wahda	34	(4)
2021–	Shabab Al Ahli	78	(17)
International career‡
2020	United Arab Emirates U23	3	(0)
2022–	United Arab Emirates	32	(9)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 December 2024

Club career

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]

International career

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]

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 December 2024.

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

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		24	5	2	1	2	2	3	1	31	9
	2024–25		4	0	0	0	5	2	2	1	11	3
	Total		78	17	7	1	18	5	17	3	120	26
Career total			112	21	9	1	21	5	29	7	171	34

International

Scores and results list the United Arab Emirates' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Al Ghassani goal.

List of international goals scored by Yahya Al Ghassani

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	27 January 2022	Al Maktoum Stadium, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	Syria	2–0	2–0	2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	12 September 2023	Maksimir Stadium, Zagreb, Croatia	Costa Rica	1–0	4–1	Friendly
3				4–0
4	14 January 2024	Khalifa International Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar	Hong Kong	3–1	3–1	2023 AFC Asian Cup
5	23 January 2024	Ahmad bin Ali Stadium, Al Rayyan, Qatar	Iran	1–2	1–2
6	10 October 2024	Hazza bin Zayed Stadium, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates	North Korea	1–0	1–1	2026 FIFA World Cup qualification
7	19 November 2024	Al Nahyan Stadium, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates	Qatar	5–0	5–0
8	21 December 2024	Sulaibikhat Stadium, Sulaibikhat, Kuwait		1–1	1–1	26th Arabian Gulf Cup
9	27 December 2024		Oman	1–0	1–1

Honours

Al Wahda

• UAE Super Cup: 2018^[5]

Shabab Al Ahli

• UAE Pro League: 2022–23^[5]
• UAE President's Cup: 2020–21^[5]
• UAE League Cup: 2020–21^[5]
• UAE Super Cup: 2020,^[5] 2023,^[5] 2024^[5]