Yahia Nader

Yahia Nader
يحيى نادر
Personal information
Full name	Yahia Nader Moustafa Elsherif
Date of birth	11 September 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder, centre back
Team information
Current team	Al Ain
Number	6
Youth career
2013-2018	Al Ain
Senior career*
Years	Team
2018–	Al Ain
International career
2019–2021	United Arab Emirates U-23
2022–	United Arab Emirates
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2023

Yahia Nader Moustafa Elsharif (Arabic:يحيى نادر مصطفى الشريف) (born 11 September 1998) is an Emirati footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or a centre back for Al Ain.^[2]^[3]

Club career

Yahia Nader is a football player with Egyptian origins born in the United Arab Emirates. He played with Al Ain in juniors and participated in the first team in 2018 after allowing those born in the UAE to participate in the UAE Pro League.

International career

Nader was granted Emirati citizenship in 2019 and was chosen to participate with the Olympic team in the 2020 AFC U-23 Championship.^[4]

He received his first international cap for the United Arab Emirates' senior team when coming in as substitute for Abdullah Ramadan at the 75th minute of the World Cup 2022 AFC Playoff against Australia in June 2022.

On 4 January 2024, Nader was named in the UAE's squad for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup.^[5]