Abdulwasea Al-Matari
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Abdulwasea Al-Matari | ||
| Date of birth | 4 July 1994[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Sanaa, Yemen | ||
| Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sitra | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Al Yarmuk Al Rawda | ||
| 2015–2018 | Al-Orouba | (9) | |
| 2018–2019 | Dibba Al-Hisn | 18 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | Al-Nahda | ||
| 2020–2021 | Al-Nasr | ||
| 2021-2022 | Al-Ittihad | 20 | (3) |
| 2023– | Sitra | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013– | Yemen | 59 | (11) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 December 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023 | |||
Abdulwasea Al-Matari (Arabic: عبد الواسع المطري; born 4 July 1994) is a Yemeni footballer who plays for Bahraini Premier League clubs Sitra and the Yemen national team.
International career[edit]
Al Matari made his debut for Yemen in 2013 against Bahrain during their 2015 Asian Cup qualifying group stage match, in which they lost 2–0 and failed to qualify for the tournament.[2]
His first international goal came in Yemen's first round leg against Pakistan during 2018 World Cup qualifiers, in which Yemen ran out 3–1 winners.[3]
On 12 October 2023, Al Matari scored his 10th international goal against Sri Lanka, scoring a free kick in the dying minute of the match in the 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
International goals[edit]
- Scores and results list Yemen's goal tally first.[4]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 13 March 2015 | Grand Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Pakistan |
1–0 | 3–1 | 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 2. | 7 June 2016 |  Maldives |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification | |
| 3. | 5 September 2017 | Panaad Park and Stadium, Bacolod, Philippines |  Philippines |
2–1 | 2–2 | 2019 AFC Asian Cup qualification |
| 4. | 27 March 2018 | Suheim bin Hamad Stadium, Doha, Qatar |  Nepal |
1–0 | 2–1 | |
| 5. | 2–1 | |||||
| 6. | 8 August 2019 | Karbala International Stadium, Karbala |  Lebanon |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2019 WAFF Championship |
| 7. | 11 August 2019 |  Iraq |
1–2 | 1–2 | ||
| 8. | 5 September 2019 | National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore |  Singapore |
1–1 | 2–2 | 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 9. | 9 January 2023 | Basra International Stadium, Basra, Iraq |  Oman
|
1–1 | 2–3 | 2023 Arabian Gulf Cup |
| 10. | 12 October 2023 | Damac Club Stadium, Khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia |  Sri Lanka
|
3–0 | 3–0 | 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 11. | 17 October 2023 | Colombo Racecourse, Colombo, Sri Lanka | 1–0 | 1–1 |
References[edit]
- ^ Abdulwasea Al-Matari – FIFA competition record (archived)
- ^ "Bahrain v Yemen Match Report". AFC. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ "World's worst team Bhutan kick off 2018 World Cup qualifying with victory". The Guardian. 13 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
- ^ "Al-Matari, Abdulwasea". National Football Teams. Retrieved 6 September 2017.
External links[edit]
- Abdulwasea Al-Matari at Soccerway
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Categories:
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Yemeni men's footballers
- Yemen men's international footballers
- Yemeni expatriate men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Yemeni League players
- Oman Professional League players
- UAE First Division League players
- Al Yarmuk Al Rawda players
- Al-Orouba SC players
- Al-Nahda Club (Oman) players
- Dibba Al-Hisn Sports Club players
- Expatriate men's footballers in Oman
- Yemeni expatriate sportspeople in Oman
- Expatriate men's footballers in the United Arab Emirates
- Yemeni expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
- People from Sanaa
- 2019 AFC Asian Cup players