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 Arafat
Personal information
Full name Yeasin Arafat
Date of birth (2003-01-05) 5 January 2003
Place of birth Narayanganj, Bangladesh
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Playing 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)
* 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 28 February 2020

Club career

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

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]

References
  1. "Bangladesh - Y. Arafat - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  2. Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Yeasin Arafat". www.national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  3. "Arafat: I was crying at dressing room". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-09-30. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  4. Tribune, Dhaka. "Yeasins, two beacons for Bangladesh..." Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  5. "Yeasin Arafat – Saif Sporting Club". Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  6. "Tk1 crore footballer Yeasin delighted after maiden call-up". Dhaka Tribune. 2019-09-02. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
  7. Correspondent, Sports; bdnews24.com. "Bangladesh beat Bhutan 2-0 in second FIFA friendly". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2020-06-08.
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